Comments on: How to Make an Outfit Look More Put Together https://corporette.com/how-to-make-an-outfit-look-more-put-together-2/ A work fashion blog offering fashion, lifestyle, and career advice for overachieving chicks Thu, 23 Dec 2021 17:12:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: anon https://corporette.com/how-to-make-an-outfit-look-more-put-together-2/#comment-4203126 Thu, 22 Jul 2021 14:58:29 +0000 https://corporette.com/?p=95967#comment-4203126 Tailoring. The most accessible example of this is Kate Middleton. Jenny Peckham or Zara, everything is tailored to a perfect fit. This elevates even the simplest basics. If it doesn’t fit, it will never look polished. I agree with the prior posters too who say iron/steam and accessories. My style goal is to achieve this polish so i am really focused on watching others right now too– and these are my takeaways!

Also, i have a shopper appointment at a department store coming up soon to help me with this. I have asked for outfits, not pieces, so i can see how they work together and to take some of the guesswork out. I think shopping for outfits (esp for work) is an easier way to tackle this than trying to frankenstein put together looks on my own (which i lack the skill for!).

]]> By: Anonymous https://corporette.com/how-to-make-an-outfit-look-more-put-together-2/#comment-4203018 Thu, 22 Jul 2021 12:20:36 +0000 https://corporette.com/?p=95967#comment-4203018 In reply to Jessica.

Jessica, I think you got it. Putting on jewelry signals thought and intention. I have two friends who always look polished even in gym clothes or jeans. I have identified the following: 1) their clothes are always fresh and pressed (white tshirts don’t look grungy, cuff isn’t fraying); 2) their hair is neat and finished (one has curls, one has straight but neither ever looks like they slept on it); and 3) there is an intentionality to their accessories (jacket is right length over long sweater, bag is cute, sneakers are not filthy)….

]]> By: Jessica https://corporette.com/how-to-make-an-outfit-look-more-put-together-2/#comment-4202998 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 23:30:01 +0000 https://corporette.com/?p=95967#comment-4202998 Can we discuss the role of jewelry in looking polished?
To me, a t-shirt and shorts is very different from a t-shirt and short *with* a wrist full of bracelets or a statement necklace. Perhaps the subliminal message is “I took the time to add these purely decorative features to this outfit, ergo, I’m polished”?

]]> By: kh https://corporette.com/how-to-make-an-outfit-look-more-put-together-2/#comment-4202719 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 15:48:10 +0000 https://corporette.com/?p=95967#comment-4202719 I think about this a lot because I would always like to look more polished than I do. I agree with Anon for one– iron/ steam your clothes. I also think things need to fit properly, not too big and not too small. Another biggie which Kath doesn’t mention is hair and make up. Polished women in t-shirts and shorts have polished hair styles and, if they wear makeup, it’s fresh. I also think accessories, even just earrings or a necklace make a difference. Also, the reality is that unless you are naturally gorgeous the older you get the more attention it takes. I am 46 and decided 10 years ago that I wasn’t going out without doing my hair anymore. I just felt I couldn’t get away with it like I could when I was younger.

]]> By: Anon https://corporette.com/how-to-make-an-outfit-look-more-put-together-2/#comment-4202533 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 00:40:07 +0000 https://corporette.com/?p=95967#comment-4202533 Iron it. Or steam it.

(Advice from my husband, actually, but 100% applicable.)

]]> By: SS https://corporette.com/how-to-make-an-outfit-look-more-put-together-2/#comment-4202487 Tue, 20 Jul 2021 20:58:09 +0000 https://corporette.com/?p=95967#comment-4202487 I think choosing clothes and accessories that work for who you are and the body you have NOT what is currently trendy is great advice.

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