Do you have any 'Style Rules'?

[WilburIsSomePig]

These days I generally believe that you should wear what the hell you like but I can clearly remember thinks from my youth that were an absolute no no.

My mum was horrified when I went out in a coat with my skirt hanging down a couple of inches from the bottom. (This was the 80's).

I would never have worn red and green together, whereas now I have a pair of bottle green trousers that I like with a dark red jumper and hope that I don't look too much like an extra from Elf.

Do you have any particular 'rules' that you stick to?

With apologies to their devotees - I am quietly appalled by knee-high boots

I think the high heeled tight ones with skinnies look dated now, but I quite like a softer, looser suede over knee. The problem with those is that they need to be good quality or they sag. I like these.

www.shopbop.com/shirley-over-knee-boot-frye/vp/v=1/1535325516.htm

I think knee high boots can look fab, but you have to get everything right: the exact length (height?), the exact looseness and the exact right heel to work in profile, and that's before you've even dressed them right with the rest of your outfit.

90% of pairs I've ever seen get something wrong. I have very skinny calves and most boots fit like wellies on me, so I was delighted when that company "Duo Boots" came along selling boots which you order to calf measurement. Year in year out I scoured the website, willing to drop a couple of hundred quid on finally getting well-fitting boots, and year in year out I scrolled through hundreds of designs wondering why they couldn't get a single one right.

(Eventually I did find a nice pair, spend a fortune on them and they fell apart after about a month. The company were completely unapologetic about the appalling quality of their hyper-expensive boots. They've now either been bought out by, or rebranded into "Ted and Muffy" , resulting in, if possible even more ghastly, dated designs at even higher prices. And I bet the quality's still shit.)

MuseumOfCurry me too

Flo that jumper from Em&Me is beautiful and I am hovering over add to bag, but I am worried the neck is slightly too tight. I have a generous bust (34f), I need something just a bit more relaxed, I think. Oh it's so hard

Oh, thought of another one after exercising yesterday. For the love of God, wear knickers under exercise leggings. I was at the back of the hall and believe me it doesn't matter how slim you are, once you touch your toes everything is on show. 😷

My style rule is to wear what I like to wear not what media and ads tell me to wear!

No tops showing below jumpers or dresses below coats/jackets.
No tee shirts with slogans
No backs of trousers/jeans trailing along the floor
No clothes which are a size too small or a size too big
No fabric with huge floral patterns on
Ear rings are necklace must be of same material, eg no mixing gold and silver

Typing this has made me realise just how may of them have come from my Mum - who, I must admit, always looks fr more stylish than me.

I never wear knickers with exercise tights - don't understand how anything is on show, my tights are high waisted and have a very dense weave.

Have seen some very obvious knicker choices at exercise classes but have never noticed problems with no knickers.

No knickers with tights for exercise? With nothing over the tights?

And people go on about not showing a skirt under a coat.

Rules I tend to stick to -

Either skinny bottom or top half with clothing - not both, ie skinny jeans & floaty top, or tight t shit & boyfriend jeans.

Either tits or legs out for a night out, never both (not literally)

If I wear a girly dress & feel too girly I put a denim or leather jacket on with it to bring it down a bit.

Animal prints in v small doses - ie ballet flats or a scarf.

And I would never wear any of the following:

Short Bootcut jeans
Mum boots
Crocs
Leggings without something that at least totally covers my arse
Skirts short enough to show my cheeks when I bend over

lweji

Well, it depends on the exercise? You shouldn't wear underwear when biking, for example.

What else? A scarf should keep me warm. It's not an accessory I wear indoors unless it's needed.

No dark tights with pale shoes, no clashing patterns

I always ware sleeves of some description.
Never all tight or all floaty... loose bottom half means fitted top, skinnies with floaty top etc.
Never too short or boobs hanging out.
Classic always beats fashion in my book.

If you're not on the beach nothing that is wider than it is long.

I've loved reading these, given me some brilliant ideas to try as well.

I'm having trouble giving up my scarves, I need to wean myself off them I think!!

Only black tights with very dark clothes otherwise neutral colour tights.
Toes and heels must be covered if wearing tights.
No animal prints.
Long boots fine with short skirts/dresses.
No double denim

No jewellery which looks like it's come from a vending machine.

Shoes and clutch the same colour for special events.
If wearing a short dress then don't show cleavage.

It's lovely isn't it Rick but way too high for me too. Breaks one of my own rules in fact.

No Earth tones, no light clothes except white - I'm a jewel winter, and I need bright colours or black/grey otherwise I look ill/tired

Tops should skim my body - not loose, not tight and with sleeves - l/s preferably --> massive arms

Show legs --> short dresses, short skirts as long as flared look good on me because I'm rectangle-shaped

Now trying to buy natural fibers only

Walk away from cute clothes that look very trendy and will fall apart after two wears

Eyebrow shape really makes a difference - I look better in thick, straight brows (as opposed to my natural thick unruly curved brows)

Patterns - Striped B/W tend to look really good on me, so that's almost always a good buy and the only pattern that I can wear close to my face; I don't like floral - can't pull it off. If with pattern, maybe I can do it if in the bottom half. I like quirky patterns - star, heart, etc.

Also small bust - no plunging, no V necks. I have found out high-neck top looks good on me.

Oh, no animal prints too. Others can look chic but I really hate it on myself.

V-necks wherever possible - round necks and high necks make my huge boobs look even bigger.
No above the knee skirts (legs too stumpy to carry it off these days)
No jeans in any shape or form (no styles flatter me or are comfortable)
Nothing with frills or bows - I'm looking at you Per Una.
Quality over quantity - investment pieces rather than fast fashion.
Nothing from Next, aka frumpsville.
Natural fabrics wherever possible.
No beige / cream / brown / pastel colours - they wash me out.
95% of my wardrobe is "jewel" colours, such as ruby red, emerald green, magenta and sapphire blue - so much better for my skin tone.
No high heels - as much as I love how they look, I find them intolerable to walk in.

Oh, no animal prints too. Others can look chic

They can look many things, but chic is not one of them.

I'm not against people wearing them, but I wouldn't call them chic. :)

tighty loosy or loosy tighty as above. Short skirts with long sleeves.
No frills or bows (breasts)
no black opaque tights with black clothes as the tights are always blacker. Grey tights far more preferable generally.
Boat neck, cowl neck, occasional v neck.
Dark top and light skirt/trousers is always a winner
Always pencil skirt, ribbed if possible, rarely below the knee.
New jackets/coats are always worth it as they are part of the outfit
Skinny jeans and tight-fitting smart trousers with no gaping at the thighs.
Scarves are fine with a fitted jacket / coat / jumper
There has to be a really good reason for heels - and in fact my hypermobile joints turn my thighs out better in flats generally
I really don't mind showing my bra straps

No knickers with tights for exercise? shock With nothing over the tights? shock

Lweji you are joking right? I get that everyone has a personal preference about whether they wear knickers under tights for exercise but what on earth would you wear over them?