How to Accessorize Your Casual Wardrobe

By eHow Fashion, Style & Personal Care Editor

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Casual is the watchword.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Hair Accessories
Handbags
Men's Dress Belts
Men's Loafers
Sun Hats
Sunglasses
Women's Belts
Women's Loafers
Women's Sandals
Bracelets
Casual Earrings
Mens' Watches
Women's Watches

Step1

Consider your activities for the day. If you'll be hiking, leave those platform sneakers in the closet.

Step2

Choose a watch that's really you: plastic or wide band, sporty or tank.

Step3

Drape a bandanna or a vintage, silk or hand-knit scarf around your neck - or tie your hair with it - and you'll look pulled together.

Step4

Change your look with a belt. Choose from a fabulous variety: wide, thin, decorative, etc.

Step5

Keep your shoes on! They can be trendy, classic, down-home or chunky. For chic yet casual outfits, opt for sneakers, sandals, cowboy boots or loafers.

Step6

Have fun with jewelry, and remember that pearls go with everything. Hoop earrings, ethnic beads, stones and wires are everywhere, as are nose rings, chokers and hair clips. Consider making your own.

Step7

Use a backpack for fun, comfort and usefulness. Keep in mind that a straw bag or a book bag can also be a stylish alternative to a purse.

Step8

Put a water bottle and your sunglasses in a canvas bucket bag. If you're just carrying around your keys and lipstick, try a tiny knit purse.

Tips & Warnings

Have fun, but maintain a sense of balance. Too many bangles can bungle a sundress and ruin a sleek sandal look.
Remember hats. Straw hats and watch caps, bucket and porkpie hats, and caps and berets are fun and casual. They lend you a confident air.
Make sure your footgear matches your day's blueprints. Nothing gets you down more than aching feet.

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Anonymous said

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on 8/8/2006 Go to thrift stores and Salvation Army stores for really cool vintage accessories. They're also really cheap. You could find cool jewelry there for half the price than those expensive stores at the mall.

Anonymous said

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on 6/30/2006 When you can't find a shirt to go with a skirt (to dress it down a little), wear a white wifebeater. It goes with anything and you can play it up really well.

Anonymous said

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on 11/22/2005 Try making bead jewelries to match different wardrobe selections. These are all easy to make. In just under 5 minutes, you can have your own dangling earrings or in under 30 minutes, you can have a complete matching set! No need to buy all those accessory and fashion jewelries anymore!

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on 11/22/2005 Use old denim cloth, or a cute patterned material, and braid it to the necessary length to make a chunk braid bracelet or a choker (it gets even cuter as it frays a little). You can always use the bracelet as a hair tie later on in the day for an even more casual look. I used one of my favorite jeans to make cut-offs and used the left over fabric to make a watch band and a braided hair tie. I pull them out every spring!

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on 11/22/2005 When I wear dark blue flare jeans, I like to wear a cute white/off-white top without anything on it with a white cloth (decorative) scarf through the belt loops. Cute white tennis shoes complete the look.

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