Simple Ways To Upgrade Your Style Instantly On A Budget

[Music] bonjour friendship ladies we women over 50 are always looking to a greater style but now we are doing so on an ever tighter budget i am here to prove to you today that style does not have to be expensive and that you don't have to splash out on designer brands the simple ideas that i'm going to give you today will give you many more outfit options once you start applying these ideas you may get many more ideas of your own so i hope you will come back to us and share this with us so here are five simple ways to upgrade your style without spending a dime and they don't depend on age size or body shape with each of these techniques i am going to give you an exercise so you can apply them straight away so who says that marianne does not give you mushy a very first a simple way to a brighter style is wear white i often mention this one because it works wonders wearing white simple isn't it but it works white is such an easy and simple upgrade that anyone can do wearing white instantly upgrades your outfit from ordinary casual to elevated casual we all have white pieces in our closet so you don't have to spend any money on this one so instead you can just shop your closet as we say but i know that many of us don't want to wear white because hey our clothes are gonna get dirty i see so what anything that you will wear will get dirty at some point but it can get washed don't you have a washing machine i think you do so wear your white clothes instead of just keeping them for sundays as an exercise have a look at what you are wearing today is there any piece that you can replace with a white one for instance replace blue jeans with white jeans instant upgrade a floral dress with a white dress instead of grey or black blazer into a white blazer instant upgrade or black flats with white trainers instant upgrade you can also go through your closet and have a look through your clothes what pieces you could replace with white one for your next outfit our next simple way to instantly upgrade your style on a budget is wear monochrome outfits monochrome outfits have a knack for making you look upgraded and chic but first what is monochrome well it can be for instance black and white they are contrasting colors but this is the exception and we all know how effortlessly elegant black and white outfit can be but really a monochrome outfit is an outfit made of varying tones of only one color you can have those in the beiges and caramels the black and very shades of grey and the varying shades of blue and these monochromes are neutral and classic for those right on trend monochrome outfits you now have the bright colors especially for the summer you can have the pinks and fish yards and the reds these are more standout combinations and you will need some confidence to wear them but they can look absolutely amazing as an exercise go to your closet and have a good look at the range of colors that you have what are the monochromes that you could use pull out the species hang them over the door and start creating some outfits and please let us know how you get on in the comments below our next simple way to upgrade your outfit on the budget is vary the texture of your pcs on your outfit contrast contrast contrast for a different sort of interest than the monochrome look do you only wear cotton in summer and wood in winter have you thought about mixing the fabrics and textures in your outfit this would upgrade your outfit while still staying on a budget because instead of only wearing linen or cotton in the summer why not add silk lace shimmery denim or broadly anglers for my french ladies who are in the southern hemisphere and are currently in winter you could vary your wool you could have lambswood you can have kaneshme you could have angora more add some leather full leather kojiro denim for fur velvet some leather or faux leather on an outfit is great for instance as footwear but avoid the all leather look unless your biker for instance let's have a look at leather leather is smooth shiny cool so in your outfit you could contrast that with for instance something in wool wool is warm it's soft matte do you see where i'm getting at varying the textures and the fabrics in your outfit will make your eye fit so much more interesting and give it some depth as your exercise go to your closet and have a look through your clothes have a good look at the fabrics and the textures touch the fabrics are they cool why are they warm are they shiny or matte are they smooth velvety or rough so can you make a winter or summer outfit more interesting and upgraded with varying fabrics and textures let us know in the comments our next simple way to upgrade your style on the budget is to wear fewer pieces of jewelry but where your best wearing a large quantity of so-so jewelry does not a chic outfit make you could be padding on piece after piece necklace after necklace ring after ring on all fingers and bracelet gather but do you know what matters in the end quality yes it is the quality of the pieces that matters most and here you have it one of my pillars of frenchie quality over quantity many if not most women already have beautiful pieces of jewelry but they don't want to wear them every day they want to keep them for best i advise you to wear your best jewelry every day because if you don't wear this piece of jewelry you might as well not have any please let me know if you agree in the comments below a voila your style is instantly upgraded and now for your exercise go through your jewelry box right now and have a look if you can wear some of your best pieces right now and of course honor them our next simple way to instantly upgrade your style is wearing a belt i can see a lot of people doing a double take right now but marian is advocating just well built to instantly upgrade our look may we this is so simple and of course to be honest a very affordable way to upgrade our outfit as an exercise add the belt to your jeans to your tailored trousers to your shirt to your sweaters to your dresses to your jackets and blazers and coat and trench coats and if you don't have a belt wear scarf by lovely ladies if your outfit could do with some bend bling right now have a look in your wardrobe to see what you could add and of course go through the other techniques that i have been teaching you today in this video to instantly upgrade your style on a budget if you enjoyed this video you'll love this one

Channel: Marie-Anne Lecoeur - The French Chic Expert

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Length: 8min 28sec (508 seconds)

Published: Fri Aug 05 2022