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Hello
I have some rules for myself. Not the ordinary rules of fashion, but the ones that I create during all this time:
- Never ever use yellow. Somehow I think yellow doesn’t look good on me, not even in accessories
- Never use white bottoms. My bottom must be always darker so only dark jeans, chocolate brown and ink blue pants – very bad in summer. I very short and I’m a Hourglass-pear, so I have this felling that white or any light color make me shorter and larger
- Leggings. I always though they don’t look good on me. But I have some now and I will give then a change
- Foot fingernails paint as dark red. This one was difficult. 2 years ago I will never ever do sandals. I hated my feet. Today I have sandals and give myself pedicures and feel amazing
- Dresses. Think they are too dressier. This one has pass, last year, finally.
- Mixing patterns. I’m “only one pattern kind of girl”

So, thank you for give me another point of view. Do you have already made rules?

15 years ago

Alecia

Veteran

I'm a little confused. Are these all things you won't do?

Now that I think about it, I don't really have any rules for myself. I can still get into a rut but that's more lack of confidence than constricting rules.

Active Member

The first two are the ones I would like to have enough confidence to break :), the others I’m working on breaking

Kate

hmmm, I'm gonna think about my own rules and report back later.

In terms of yellow, I promise you there is a yellow out there that you can wear - it is in every seasonal palette! If you know or figure out your season it will be a lot easier to find the right yellow for you!

rae

(website)

Hm, I have some similar rules:

current rules:
- Never wear orange, especially near my face (coral and peach are great, but burnt orange, persimmon, etc. make me look so ill!)
- Never wear pastels, except on my feet.
- Never wear high waisted jeans (my short waist cannot handle them!)
- Never wear animal print (just not my personality).

- I used to avoid skirts, because I thought they chopped my body up, but now I love them.
- Used to never wear gold, but now I will, if the outfit seems to need gold.
- For the most part I still never wear chest pockets but, sometimes, if the pocket is perfectly flat, with no contrast stitching, and the same color as the shirt, I will let it go.

chewyspaghetti

I used to have rules like that for myself. Now, I've tossed them all out the window.

Queen Mum

bdinis- just a comment about your white bottoms rule. If you keep your top half also light colored, or have white in your top, it keeps balance in your outfit and might just work for you. for example..

http://i959.photobucket.com/al.....16a5_b.jpg

Sarah

No rules, just guidelines (primarily for body shape)

taylor

I won't buy or wear against my face:)

brown, yellow, orange.

I am a solid girl, so I have very few pattern items.

rute

Hi B!!!

Welcome! I see you're from Lisbon too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rules made to be broken:
- I never used light bottoms and this year I have bought a light grey jeans and you want believe but when I wear it, so many people tell me I look slimmer;
- I'm so glad You embraced sandals! Love them!
- Mixing patterns. I can't say nothing here because I'm even worse, I don't have any patterns.. but I'm working on this area!

Louise

My rule is Never say never x

Great. Thanks

I’m bending some rules: sandals, pedicures, dresses and for testing this weekend: leggings. This is all too new for me, so thank you all for the support. Thank you Angie for all great advises.

Rute: great to know someone is very close. Maybe we can talk about shops from here. Most of the shops I see here in YLF do not ship to Portugal. Never tried light grey jeans. Have to put it on my list

queenie: great advise. I have a top that has the same colors (white and black). I will give it a try someday, maybe take the top with me to the shop.

For the rest: thank you and kisses

Great Ideia B!

I always get jealous with all those talk about stores and were to buy something and most stores don't ship to Portugal!

cciele

Good for you, B, for trying to expand your fashion horizons. I don't have many rules, but the ones I do have have to do with general suitability:
- Never wear shorts, dresses, or skirts that are more than 2 inches or so above my knee (I'm too old for this)
- Never wear anything in that deadening taupe/beige/khaki color near my face. Ditto certain shades of yellow and orange.
- Never wear a top that shows the top of my bra (heh)
- Never wear a top that exposes my midriff

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