How to Make a Style Statement

Modern Asian-inspired living room.

A style statement is the personal statement that determines the way that you decorate your home or the fashion that you choose to wear. It is the way you outwardly express your inner essence. To truly know how to make a style statement about yourself, you must first know yourself; what you want and what you don't. Don't just grab onto every trend that comes around. Choosing to carry the same leopard print purse with the glitzy peace sign because everyone else is carrying it, for example, isn't making a style statement. Don't give into trends; be yourself.

Instructions

Clothing Style Statements

1. 

   Your fashion style statement should make you feel comfortable.

   Write down colors and fabrics that you feel comfortable wearing under a column titled "Yes." Write a list of colors or fabrics that you feel uncomfortable wearing under a column heading titled "No." Place this list in your wallet or purse to keep with you. When you shop for clothes, stick to this list and don't allow yourself to budge from it. Many times clothing items are purchased because they are a good buy, but are never worn due to their color or fabric in consistency with the buyer's personality.

2. 

   Fashion style statements allow the true you to be the focus.

   Purchase accessories, such as scarves, belts, vests and hats only if you truly love them and feel that they are truly "you." If you feel they cause confusion in you or with an outfit, leave it. Style statements are about reflecting your style, not items. You want people to say, "Here comes Tammy," not, "Here comes Tammy's vest, scarf and belt mishap." If you don't feel comfortable with any accessories, that's fine; simplicity is sometimes best and can be a style statement all to itself.

3. 

   Your style statement should be able to make transitions between dressing up and down and still be yours.

   Give yourself room to relax with a creative edge. Carrie and Danielle Online state that a style statement is based on the 80/20 principle. It is 80 percent your essence and the 20 percent is what makes the difference of being yourself. If you are the type to cut holes in your jeans, style statement unofficial guidelines say you should go for it.

4. 

   Clothes will reflect how you feel on the inside.

   Allow your style to enhance the mood that you're in. Your state of mind is what makes the style statement work. According to Santa Banta Online, no matter how how good the clothes you're wearing, if you're not in a good mood, you will not be able to look good.

Design Style Statement

1. 

   Brown leather furniture.

   Walk from room to room in your home, with pad and pencil in hand and write two columns, one titled, "Love It" and one titled, "Wish I Could Replace It," as advised by Style Statement Online. Catalog all of your furniture and decor items.

2. 

   Traditional style statements are simple, yet elegant.

   Gather items that you love, including jewelry or clothing items.

3. 

   Contemporary style ottoman.

   Find a comfortable place, close your eyes, reach into your imagination and try to discover why you love those items. Style Statement Online suggests to imagine that real world constraints con't apply to you and to imagine how you would decorate or what would you wear if you had no boundaries. Write down your answers.

4. 

   Elegant Victorian style bedroom.

   Look for commonalities in your answers. You may find that you are more drawn to one design than another or one color sceme than another. This will help you to find your style in design and give you a bouncing off point to reinvent your style statement.

References

• Style Statement: Real Simple: Life Made Easier
• Carrie and Danielle: Style Statement

Resources

• Santa Banta: There is no such thing as casting couch: Kangana Ranaut