Fall Fashion

The beginner fashionista would be saying, "its only August, why are we discussing fall fashion?" But we professional shoppers know that retail stores start getting their fall merchendise in now! So start looking.
Personally every season I make a "look" book. Its basically a notebook filled with magazine cutouts of looks like like.
Making a fashion lookbook is a discover your fashion sense and create your signiture look. If you are anything like me, it will also help you to remember what exactly your looking for while youre shopping.

Items you'll need are:
Scissors
Glue or tape (glue works better)
A blank notebook or 3 ring binder
Fashion Magazines

1.
Gather your supplies together. You'll need a blank notebook or a three ring binder, hole punch, and blank paper, plus scissors, glue and a pen or pencil. Find or collect catalogs and magazines that appeal to you.

2.
Browse through the magazines or catalogs and clip out pictures that appeal you. Even if it's just the necklace the model is wearing or perhaps the way she has her hair styled, clip it out. Put your clippings to one side.

3.
Organize the clippings according to category. Categories may be: hairstyles, accessories, shoes, clothing.

4.
Now clip around the pictures in whatever way pleases you. Using glue or the glue stick, paste them into the notebook or onto the pages for your binder. Hole punch the pages and insert them into the three ring binder if using such a binder.

5.
Now take your pen or pencil and make notes on the pages. What appeals to you about the picture? Be as discerning as possible. Sometimes it's not so much the dress that catches your eye, but the whole composition of the fashion shoot - is it daring, modern, country style, or softly romantic? Make notes next to the photos about what appeals to you.


Continue to add to your look book whenever you have time. Think of it as personal scrapbooking or your own personal fashion stylist!
After you've collected several pages of photos, trends will emerge. Perhaps you will surprise yourself. You may notice that you like more dramatic pictures than you thought possible. Certain colors will dominate: neutrals, pastels, or perhaps bold prints and patterns. Create a list of the overarching themes that emerge. This is now your style guide!
If any of the styles seem too risky for you, take small steps. If you see in your style book that you seem to gravitate towards bold patterns, jewelry and looks, but in your personal life you are shy and tend to wear plain clothing, perhaps your heart is telling you that you need to be bolder. Begin by choosing simple yet bold accessories to jazz up your current outfits. You don't need to spend a fortune. Visit thrift shops, eBay, Goodwill Stores, or garage and yard sales to find simple accessories and clothing that follow your new style. Take one step at a time and begin to follow your heart as revealed in your own personal style book!