What's Your Style? Fitting In Or Standing Out?
What's Your Style? Fitting In Or Standing Out?
What do you do when you want to dress stylishly but everyone around you is frumpy or in athleisure?
Do you stand out or bland in?
How do you cope with challenges to your style and your motivation for being stylish?
Have you ever been challenged?
What is your story? How did you cope? Let’s chat!
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Yes, I experienced this! I'm not a fancy dresser, but I make an effort to look nice without over-doing it, especially with office attire. Then I started working at a State job and it was nicely mentioned to "not over do it" with my style because the public clients we served were mainly low income. Well, I certainly understood that comment and changed my style while still looking nice and put together. In a few months I'll be moving to another state (in the U.S.) that has a very different climate. I'll be retired when I move and will continue dressing appropriately to my new location, but still with my style that will definitely be heavily influenced wtih Marie-Anne's wonderful suggestions and guidance in her videos.
I always take care when I dress to dress beautifully, creatively and often with colour in the Italian way- I have learned a lot about French chic from you Marie Anne so I am now incorporating that into my style too. I like the air of nonchalance and sense of not caring ( while taking care of themselves), that French women have.
Today, I wore black linen pants, a Lily Silk offwhite tshirt and a cream coloured "lady sweater" with a thin black horizontal stripe to the grocery store. Matching cream ballet flats and crossbody purse completed the outfit. I find that dressing well prompts more respect from others in public.
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Bonjour Marie-Anne.
I think its about buying appropriate clothes and it doesn’t have to be expensive. It’s like shopping for groceries if you buy junk food you will eat junk. We need to be mindful and take care of ourselves so our little girls learn early.
16:24 I feel like you – it's respectful to others to make an effort. My sister thinks I am 'showing off'. I explained that I felt it was respectful to dress nicely because other people had to look at me. She then got angry and asked did I think she was disrespectful… what do I say to that?
If you feel uncomfortable in dressing well and hanging out with your current crowd, then perhaps you need new friends.
Tell me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are”.
I am proud to be Italian and when our families get together, everyone dresses beautifully — it's part of our culture. We take great care in making beautiful food, and the way we dress and present ourselves is equally important. I enjoy ironing and pressing my clothes and getting ready for the week. I love to wear starched shirts with linen pants and skirts. I live in Canada and when I travel to Italy, I always feel like I'm with people who get my sense for beautiful style.
“Even in Britain? “
I like being unique in the way I dress. Love wearing beautiful, feminine clothing to express my joy of being a woman. But often am afraid others who dress more casually than I do, judge me as arrogant or a snob. I am definitely neither. Just love celebrating my womanhood and letting out my creative self.
I always leave the house looking as nice as possible , i would never go outlooking a mess I must also have my makeup on. I try also to look my best for my husband weve been marreid 57 years and I am 84 years old also its a respect for myself. Love your videos I do do as you say, keep things simple. Thankyou and God bless.
I have been asked if I am going onto a formal occasion, and even if I am going to a funeral. I don't consider myself as dressing particularly smartly- I like textures and jersey fabrics, I would expect this more if I wore blazers and smart trousers all the time, like I did when I worked in an office- I think things have definitely shifted since the pandemic.
Not all Italian dress well. I'm so tired of stereotypes.
At work we had an Italian company, who manufactured some of our products in the automotive industry. When the men came to visit, you always noticed how well they maintained their clothing, shoes and overall appearance from the corporate owner all the way down to the technicians. It made me want to dress better, especially during those visits!
Another thought provoking live stream. I’ve just finished my ironing whilst listening… took care to do a meticulous job as I feel better when it’s done properly. Thanks Marie Anne
I spent years and a lot of money on custom made suits and good shoes and bags. (Still have a 40 year old BREE bag that is in fine shape). Now that I am retired I was glad to donate my good clothes for women who were escaping abuse and needed goód clothes for job interviews. I enjoyed my time doing that and I'm also enjoying days in the garden getting dirty and hours paddling my canoe around and weeks in the backcountry….all of which requires good quality clothing (not cheap for sure but one's safety depends upon it) but definitely not a tailored look. I'm enjoying it and it's more comfortable than my suits ever were.
Comment. Unlike women of my own generation it’s the much younger ones that compliment me on my style which I find very sweet and encouraging. Women of my age seem to almost resent the fact that I have obviously done my best for myself. Sad really.
I love your podcasts, so common sense, fun and chic 🙂 Re frumpy friends, I am often shocked by what I see other people wearing and I am anything but a paragon of fashion myself lol. Learning so much from your advice. Thank you!
How can the Montecito twerps have the nerve to even speak or suggest that everything they said is not hurtful.
MM has her claws and her sugars ready to get her hands on the prize, but unfortunately she’s one plane or car crash away from her delusional game
I agree 100% Marie Anne. Shoes make a massive difference and good silk scarves are transformational.
and of course, a good haircut, from denise
I really enjoy standing out, i live in a ghetto, but i love dressing up, spend less on my good clothes than my locals wear around me, i hunt for bargains in charity shops as i am a pensioner, love from Denise, have got some Chanel, John Rocha, Converse, and lots of M&S
I also cannot leave my house without being dressed in something at least as pulled together as good jeans, good shoes and a top I could have worn to work at a fairly formal company. Retired now but still have to look clean, covered and appropriate.
It has been fun to listen,
and read the comments! Cheers me right up.
Love your (new?) glasses and your lighter hair. Looking great!