How many times have you heard or read the words “signature style?” Now be honest, how many times have you tried to emulate some else’s signature style? We all have. But then what makes it signature is chipped away. So why not just create your own style and discover a look that compliments who you are. Experts agree that “every lifelong look starts out when someone tries a new style.”

Start by finding your Zen style. Be real about what you love, what you’re most comfortable wearing and what makes you feel sexy, smart, fancy, sophisticated…whatever you want to be, find it and then embrace it. Let what makes you feel great become your style. Don’t try to be a trend or a fad, create the next trend and let others follow you.

Now that you’ve been encouraged to find your own style, whatever that may be, think natural and easy. If you feel best when you’re dressed to the nines and in full makeup and hair spray, how will you feel on the weekends or holidays when you just don’t have the will to get ready? Keep your style manageable so you can always look and feel your best.

Keep evolving. As your life changes, your family changes and your body changes, so must your style change. Don’t hold on to a style that you have outgrown, either physically or simply because of your age. What worked for you at 30 may not be so appropriate or appealing at 45. If you found a signature style at any point in your life, you can find one again. Better yet, continue to make your style your own. Let what makes you happy in your hobbies, your job and your free time play a big role in what you wear and how you let your clothes define you.

Whether you’re working to discover your signature style for the first time or you’re redefining your style, if the clothes don’t work on your body, don’t try to make them. Never force a style. Give anything a try, but also be willing to let anything go. Trust yourself to be a good judge, both in the mirror and in your heart. Find a few people who can be totally honest and either back you or trump you on what you’ve chosen.

So whether you find you’re a princess, gothic, punk, Sophia Loren or Gwen Stefani, above all be sure you found yourself. Take what comes naturally and dress it up, add some bling, evolve as your life evolves and enjoy being you. Those are the simple keys to taking what you already are and making it shine for today, tomorrow and for years to come.

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