10 commandments of dressing

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24.10.10

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Harper Bazaar’s 10 commandments of dressing:

When contemplating a purchase or just deciding what to wear, consider these tenets and you can’t go wrong:

1. Know what you like and what you don’t.
2. Dress for yourself—not for anyone else.
3. Dress to suit your age.
4. Dress to suit your shape.
5. Look appropriate for where you are going.
6. Wear your clothes with confidence.
7. Feel good about what you spend your money on.
8. Embrace your individual style.
9. Don’t be a slave to the latest trend
10. Don’t be afraid to break the rules.

31 thoughts on “10 commandments of dressing”

  4. those commandments are exact the ones i tell myself when i get dressed or when i go shopping.by the way, do you know by chance which brand carries that orange bag in your collage? i've been eyeing it for a while.

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  9. great, yet another item to add to my 'if i was a miljonair'-list. haha ;-)though i have to say, i still like the SC speedy's the most.

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  10. I am writing this donw!allthough I disagree a bit with rule number 5 because rule number 5 and 2 can clash a bit with eachother

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  13. i think these "rules" are great, and really helpful. but i feel like a lot of the time, the reason people have such a hard time getting dressed/buying clothes is because they don't exactly know their style/what suits them/etc. being told how to figure some of these things out would be more helpful than just being told that these are the things i have to keep in mind, you know?

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  14. Ivania: Yes. But I think rule nr 2 and 5 together make sense to me. Though, I think we should look appropriate all the time regardless for the occasion.. Catherine: I totally get what you mean, but these rules are like food for thought. Yeah, in order to "follow" these rules, people must figure out what they like and don't like, what suits their shape etc.. and I guess that's through trial and fail. I've already written a segment on how to build the perfect wardrobe based on likes/dislikes, body, etc. and everything seems to be figured through trial and fail in the end. But I think the rules are for people who've already found their individual style.

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  16. my daughter turned 4 this year and is going to school since september. And whenever I would pick her up or bring her to school, I would take off my heels, put on a pair of old jeans that I absolutely dispise, throw my hair in a ponytail take off whichever lipstick I was wearing before I went. This all to blend in and look 'appropriate'.(I allready get alot of stares for being the youngest of all the mom's(22), didn't want to be the weirdest too)But it made me feel even more insecure to not look and feel like myself and like I usually do (plus I was always wearing the same jeans, they probably think I don't do laundry hahaha)So yeh, for the occasion of picking up my kid at school I might not look appropriate in the eyes of many, but I do stick to rule no2! which is the most important I think, stay true to yourself and dress for yourself not for anyone else.. I think that if you do that you'll discover your personal style too.

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  18. I guess these rules may be helpful for someone struggling with a closet full of junk, but what I would love to see is someone cobble together a pamphlet of 'what to wear…to a hockey game, to a funeral, to a burger joint, to church, etc.' I think scenario dressing is the hardest, especially for 'one-off' situations. For me, I always struggle with what to wear to a wedding, because I don't reallly like dresses or skirts and don't host a bevy of black-tie-appropriate items in the wardrobe. I think this is why I need to look for ONE perfect black dress and hell, I will wear that thing to a burger joint if it makes me feel good.

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  19. don't worry I love long comments and how your blogposts always start interesting discussion.inapropriate is to some people synonimous to not blending in, being different, being slightly overdressed or just unexpected

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  21. Hi Dear!What a lovely blog you have.. great pictures and inspiration! Thanks for sharing! And keep it up! I really love the sweater in your next post! Nice, darling!Follow me, and I'd love to return the favor!Lotts of Love from Stockholm! xoxo

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  22. "Don’t be a slave to the latest trend"if only everyone could follow this one. I hate when I go out and all the girls around me are dressed up the same (which happens a little bit too often)

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  24. I'm 'afraid' I often violate rule number 3, after all, I don't really believe there is such a thing as age apropriate dressing (obvious exceptions excluded). I like to dress 'older', or at least that's how I think a more classic style would be deemed, but still I am constantly told that I look much younger than I am (to the point where it get's annoying), so perhaps the older thing is only in my head. Nevertheless, the other rules are pretty much spot on.

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  26. yeah I really like this 2, Don’t be a slave to the latest trend and don’t be afraid to break the rules. Well it signifies my sense of style, I'm not afraid to wear what I want as long as it won't hurt you lol

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  28. Darn right Harpers and Dead Fleurette, I particularly like the camel coat and do I spy Yasmin Sewell in the collage?xxhttp://millyfellintothewardrobe.blogspot.com/

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