If your lifestyle is very casual, a wardrobe filled with structured blazers, floaty dresses, or fragile fabrics isn’t going to serve you well. So many of us buy garments for a lifestyle we aspire to rather than live. Once you have your overall style word, look at your lifestyle to help choose your second word. If you choose a common term like classic or boho or sporty as your overreaching first word, dig deeper for more descriptive terms to modify your version of it. It also helps to start a mood board on Pinterest and save images you’re attracted to. What are the silhouettes like, and how colorful are the fabrics? Find a word that describes these favorites. What do these pieces have in common? Are they structured? Floral or solids? Is the fabric woven or knit? Loose and flowy? Try to narrow down what these garments have in common. Take the pieces that you always reach for out of your wardrobe and lay on the bed or hang on a rack.
Most people tend to buy multiples of what they love, and that’s a clue to your first word. Start with what you already own because it’s a good road map to discover the things you’re attracted to. Knowing what will work seamlessly into your wardrobe makes it easier to put an outfit together that really feels like you. These three words describe not only how you like to look but also a feeling you aspire to. Once you decide on your three words, they become the formula you use to create outfits and refer to before you add items to your closet. how does the three-word Method help you find your personal style? Stylist Alison Bornstein has recently added her interpretation to the discussion on her TikTok channel. In 2016, influencer Chriselle Lim described it as her go-to way to put her outfits together. Tibi founder Amy Smilovik has been putting her spin on the three words style formula for several years on her IG channel. I helped my clients narrow down their style using three words over 20 years ago. This concept has been around forever with varying numbers of words. If this has ever happened to you, it may help to know how to use the three-word method to find your personal style. For example, if you put a perfectly lovely outfit together, but something feels off, it could be that the message your outfit is sending is not in line with how you want to look.
Honing your personal style saves you money, time, and angst if you’re anything like me.
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