Basic styling rules?

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Right, have been following "styled by suzie " and various other people. I'm trying out some new styling rules! Can anyone help me to put together a list? So far I have:

1. when wearing jeans, roll them up so you are showing a bit of ankle with trainers.

2. Trainers tend to be white (what about winter?!) plimsol types, not chunky sports things.

3. Tuck T-shirt's in! There seem to be various ways to do this, which escape me.

4. Tuck then into mainly high waisted bottoms. This was a revelation to me! I always avoided T-shirt's because I feel chunky in them but tucking them in is so flattering!

5. Have a good supply of plain T-shirt's that go with anything (white being a main colour).

There must be more...how about belts?? Any advice on boots? Winter shoes?

For reference I am a size 14, with boobs and a bum. But general styling tips welcome! Just want some easy wins!

Mine are

1. Loose top with fitted bottom or vice versa.

2.Makeup - emphasise lips or eyes , never both

1. Buy the best handbag or shoes that you can afford
2. Scarf adds Instant chic
3. Have good underwear
4. Always dress unexpectedly- jeans with stylish dressy top, doc martens with floaty dresses

7.everything must be laundered well, mended well.

1. Always look in 2nd hand shops
2. You are beautiful - no matter what your shape.

10. You dress better and with more imagination when you have less clothes. 11. Always wear broad spectrum sunscreen - summer and winter.

1. Always always always have clean shoes, polished if relevant but even if only converse, they still need to be clean.

1. Never be creased. Even very casual clothes are ironed or steamed.

1. Tops are tucked 95% of the time (apart from jumpers).

1. Never wear a loose top with loose trousers or skirt. If one piece is loose the other will be fitted.

1. The rule of thirds/golden ratio - not set in stone but I do bear it in mind

1. It takes just as long to put on shit clothes as it does to put on nice clothes

1. If there are belt loops, wear a belt

1. If something needs mended, mend it

1. Black tights and light coloured shoes = no

Always wear a minimum of 3 colours

Always have something a bit ‘off’

Don’t overdo the jewellery

Quality not Quantity

Avoid high fashion

Spend on underwear, footwear and bags

Avoid black as there are always better options, but if you must, never wear with pastels.

@lunathecat - love the 'dress unexpectedly' tip. I feel so stylish if I dress a fancy dress down or dress up a slouchy dress. More so than being 'all smart' etc.
I've worded this really badly!

S021 I don't think I ever wear more than three colours! Maybe three different shades of the same colour.

Then you’re wearing 3 colours *
It includes accessories, scarf, bag, nails, jewellery etc

Sorry that was to evilharpy

I know people who wear statement jewellery but they will have matching earrings, pendants and bracelets and maybe add a scarf it's all a bit much.

Oh god I hate lots of matchy matchy jewellery. Also only one item should be statement. So big earrings, no necklace. Big necklace, no earrings or small studs.

I don't wear any jewellery but once I've sorted my wardrobe I will get some key items! Thanks all!

Match your hardware. So, jewellery, zips, all metal detail like jeans buttons/studs, lace hoops, handbag hardware etc. should match

Mine are:

1. Don’t be afraid to dress differently (looking like everyone else isn’t stylish, it’s trendy).
2. Don’t wear anything g sporty unless you are doing something sporty.
3. Dress for your shape.
4. Focus on natural textures and colours (but one pair of leather shoes instead of three fakes, prioritise traditional indigo dye over cheap blue dye, wear undyed fabrics etc).
5. Dress for your age. Most youthful clothing only looks good because young people who wear it look good. If you don’t have a great body/skin etc you need to accept that you can’t make bad clothing look nice).

Oh and don’t be afraid to break the one loose one fitted rule. If you have a good body fitted all over or loose all over will look more stylish.

Here are mine:

Navy is often much more flattering than black or dark grey

Dress for the weather - you will always feel 100% better if your outfit is neither too hot or too cold

Sometimes a size up can look more flattering (a size down never does)

Clean shoes and clean hair always make you feel better

If you're think about getting the style analysis from her I would go ahead and do it it's fab! Gives the colours and shapes that suit best so I can only speak for mine but yes to a belt and high waisted. Getting the ankles out with chunky white trainers goes with loads and chunky ankle boots for winter.

The main difference for me is the lipstick I never really bothered before but having them matched to your colour really helps me be a bit braver

Tucking tops in doesn’t work for me. I’m reasonably slim overall, but I do have a little spare tyre round the middle. Tucking tops in makes that spare tyre the focus and makes me look tubbier than I actually am. Far better for fitted tops to skim over it, or looser ones to end just a touch lower.

Doobigetta I can't tuck in tops either... I think it looks lovely on other people but I have a disproportionately large behind and it looks ridiculous on me!

Yes I was thinking about her style analysis thing! However she seems to be in her busy season and always booked up. She has been discovered by the daily mail too so that has boosted her audience. Sadly I really like her and can't match the lovely her to doing stuff in a rag like the mail!

Dress for the weather.
Tops should be a flattering colour for your skin.
Shoes and clothes should always be kept clean, neat and well mended.
Not so obvious but try to get 7-8 hours of sleep, eat as well as you can and drink plenty of water. Do some small amount of exercise each day, even just walking or some kind of mini yoga work out. Relatively low impact but it keeps your muscles toned.
Emphasise eye makeup or lipstick, never both.
Make sure your foundation, concealer and powder all match your skin well, and if you can see that you're wearing face makeup you're wearing too much.

Totally agree it's a weird match her in the daily mail and the trolls on there are awful too but least she's getting some nice publicity out of it too.

I waited ages and ages for the analysis just not sure if it would be worth it because there's so much free Info on Instagram etc but it's really helped me with shopping and wearing stuff I already own. Now I want the hair one and the glasses one but I'm not made of money!

Avoid black as there are always better options
I am unconvinced. Black is my happy colour.

I find the older I get the more navy suits me -
Tan shoes will go with a lot of outfits - navy and black for instance
neat, unvarnished nails can look fine
Less is more -

My mantra is always better to be over dressed than under dressed.

I always get compliments when I wear black. Navy isn't great for everyone.

I agree not to get hung up on sizes. Also oftentimes people wear clothes that are too big for them, especially at the moment when everything seems massive. I’m probably a 10 on average but could fit in some of Next’s size 6s