SCARVES AND BELTS: THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCESSORIZING

Although a dress, a pair of jeans and tee, or tunic and leggings etc. sometimes look good in themselves, but accessories are the much needed items which complete any outfit and help make ones appearance look put-together and polished.

Personally, I love accessorizing almost every outfit and cannot lay enough stress on the importance of accessorizing. Although almost all of you know the importance of accessorizing, I have tried to illustrate the importance of accessories by breaking down my outfit in to 3 parts, basically showing how I built up the outfit from basics with the help of accessories.

1. I started off with a simple gray tunic with some leggings. Although I am wearing a top and a bottom, the outfit in itself looks dull and boring. The tunic looks shapeless and does nothing for my body-type.

2. To give a little structure to the outfit I added a belt around the waist. The belt helps accentuate my waist and makes the tunic look feminine.

3. And lastly, I added a scarf to complete the look. Since the basic outfit consists of neutrals and is rather dull, I chose a bright floral scarf to brighten the look.

In my opinion, the final outfit looks polished and put-together and gives the
impression that I have put some thought in to getting dressed up (which I have J). Also, what would you classify this look/style as? I was thinking something on the lines of Bohemian?

I am looking forward to your valuable suggestions and feedback.

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12 years ago

Vildy

Veteran

Pretty! If it's Bohemian then to me it's more like Bohemian Goes to Town. You wear that volume of scarf so well for a petite-looking person. I'm 5 feet and I struggle not to look All-Scarf.

Anonymous

I really like 1 and 2 just as much as 3. You are already wearing earring hoops and metallic sandals. #1 looks cool and floaty for a warm day and #2 adds just a bit of structure. You could add an "arm party" of bracelets as another accessory to the first looks.

bj1111

I really like the illustrations of adding accessories. a bright scarf is your signature element.

I'm team minimal. I would have chosen a more subdued color or pattern. But if i were in india, who knows? I might be persuaded to go local.

Ornella

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Beatiful Asingh, firstly - congratulations on your recent wedding. I wish you and the lucky man who won your heart every happiness.

This is great post and illustrates accessorising very nicely. Personally, I see one more look here, that with scarf only and without the belt. I think all four are perfect and could be worn by diffeerent fashion personalities - in my own early YLF days I myself would go as far as outfit 3, nowadays I am somewhere between 1 and 2. But, outfit 3 is very YOU and therefore perfect.

rachylou

Now, I really like #1, but have to agree that with accessories, now we're talking you. Fab frock!

Such a good illustrative post. You accessorise so well and it suits you to a 't'. my fave is 2, which is probably more my persona, though I do like a scarf and wear them a lot. Love the tunic BTW.

Thistle

Terrific illustrations of the before and after of accessories. Those scarfs are such a lovely signature element of your style!

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