How to Find Your Style?

Finding your style is less about sticking to a clearly-defined aesthetic and more about learning to dress for who you are. Watch the video below to learn more about the primary building blocks of your personal style.

Start by determining who your style icons are. It’s likely you’ll be a mix, like Selena Gomez with a splash of Bella Hadid and some Rihanna thrown in there for good measure.

1. Think About Your Personality

Your style is a reflection of who you are, but it's not just your personality traits that have an impact on your style. It's the way you think, feel and act that determines your personal style, too. So, before you take a quiz or ask other people what they think of your style, it's important to take a look at yourself and identify your dominant style essence.

Start by looking at the people you admire and find yourself drawn to. These are your style icons, and they can tell you a lot about what kind of person you want to be. Do you aspire to be classy and elegant like Audrey Hepburn? Maybe you're more of a girl next door type. Or, perhaps you're more of a diva and love to dress up like Beyonce? Or, do you prefer to keep things simple and effortless and lean more towards a classic feminine style?

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Think about what activities you do in your free time, too. Do you love to engage in domestic activities, such as cooking, gardening or sewing? Are you a creative soul that loves to express yourself through art, music or drama? Or, do you enjoy taking bubble baths, receiving flowers, sipping tea and writing handwritten notes? These are all signs that you may have a feminine/romantic style essence.

Once you've identified your dominant style essence, it's a good idea to write down a list of the elements that you really like about this style. This will help you narrow down the pieces in your wardrobe that best reflect your style and also gives you a starting point when it comes to finding new styles to try.

2. Take a Closer Look at Your Wardrobe

It’s no secret that what you wear says a lot about you. Your closet is a mirror that reflects your personality and lifestyle, and it can even reveal key psychological issues. The “psychology of style” has even launched a new field of study. It’s important to look inside yourself before you look outside. It’s easy to get caught up in fads and trends, but you have to learn how to identify your true style before you can create it.

If you’re looking for inspiration, it can be helpful to sift through your wardrobe and find your favorite pieces. Ask yourself why you love them, and use those pieces as a springboard when shopping for new items. The ultimate goal is a wardrobe that fully aligns with your style goals. Aim to buy items that you can wear at least three ways, and avoid purchasing anything that doesn’t serve your wardrobe needs.

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You can also look to fashion magazines for ideas. Read through the fashion articles and look at the pictures to see what kinds of clothing and accessories appeal to you. You can also surf online style blogs or social media, and look for images that catch your eye. It’s a good idea to make a Pinterest board or designated folder on your phone where you save these photos, so you can easily reference them when shopping or planning outfits.

Another way to identify your style is to look at the people who inspire you. Whether it’s celebrities, politicians, or co-workers, make a list of the people whose style you admire most. You can then start to notice patterns in their clothing and try to mimic their looks.

3. Look at Your Favorite Brands

As you start to delve into finding your style, it can be easy to get stuck in a trap of looking outside yourself for direction. This may be through fashion blogs, magazines, or even social media posts. This kind of approach is often counterproductive and a little bit dangerous. It takes the power away from your own instincts and can lead to you purchasing items you don’t really need.

You can still use these kinds of resources to find inspiration for your style, but focus more on observing your own personal taste rather than trying to conform to a particular type or look. Try to notice the colors, patterns and textures that you’re drawn to, and the pieces that make you feel confident.

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Similarly, take a look at your closet and figure out what you keep repeating over and over. This will tell you a lot about the styles you like and how they work together.

It’s also worth figuring out your style icons — those people (living or dead) who have the kind of looks you admire and want to emulate. You might be all about elegance and LBDs like Audrey Hepburn, or you might lean more towards a classy-diva vibe à la Beyonce. More likely, though, you’ll be a mix of a few different influences: maybe Selena Gomez with a dash of Bella Hadid and Rihanna thrown in for good measure.

Aside from these major building blocks, there are lots of other things you can do to figure out your style. For example, you might make liberal use of the “Pin” button on Pinterest; browse Instagram for outfit ideas; or keep a binder of cut-out pictures from fashion magazines by your bedside to draw inspiration.

4. Look at Your Outliers

When you have a style, people pay attention to what you wear. It’s like your signature look that lets the world know who you are – and it looks fabulous. If you’re struggling to figure out your style or are looking for a new direction, it’s important to take a closer look at how you want to be seen and how that translates through your clothing choices.

Start by taking a look at your closet and paying special attention to the pieces you’re repeating the most, as well as the ones that you don’t really love or wear at all. The items that are most repeated indicate what you prefer in terms of style. Maybe you love ruffles and lace, floral prints, and feminine details, or maybe you’re into more relaxed silhouettes with flowing fabrics.

If you’re stuck, try surfing fashion blogs and online magazines to find a style you love. It’s a great way to see how different styles work together and you can also pin the pieces you love to Pinterest for future reference. Once you find a style you enjoy, try mixing in a few of the styles that aren’t as consistent with your wardrobe.

The key is to be true to yourself. You might not be a boho babe or a vintage gal anymore, but that doesn’t mean you can’t step into those shoes and show the world how beautiful you are. It just means you have to find your own version of it, based on what you’re drawn to, how that makes you feel, and how you want the world to see you.

5. Take a Closer Look at Your Pins

Pins are a powerful way to build an online portfolio, share ideas with your audience, and attract new followers. Pinterest also provides useful metrics to help you understand how your Pins are performing. For example, the Impressions metric maps out how many times your Pins show up in someone’s feed or search results on the site. You can zoom in to explore this metric by content type, device, source, and other criteria. In this way, you can identify your best performing Pins, and learn what types of calls to action or content themes, or even Pin designs, are most effective for converting users.

It’s likely that you’ve already used Pinterest to curate Pins on a specific topic or style that you like. For example, you might have a board dedicated to “recipes” that you want to try, or another for outfit inspiration that you can wear for a special event (like a wedding). When browsing these boards, take note of the styles that you keep in your collection. Are they mostly monochromatic, or do you tend to mix patterns and prints? These are some of the clues that will reveal your core preferences to you.

Surfing fashion blogs or online magazines is a great way to discover styles that are currently trending. This can also give you a sense of who your main style icons are. Are you a Selena Gomez-style person, or more of a Bella Hadid with a dash of Rihanna type? These are your style icons, and it’s important to have a clear idea of who they are so that you can create and share Pins that speak to this niche.