Accessorize With Your Heart

Sure, we've all heard that accessories make the woman, or man for that matter. We've heard that accessories are the way to complete any outfit and create a look. Knowing what to accessorize an outfit with can be a challenge to some and a simple task for others. However, you do not have to despair that you will go through your life as one of the accessory-challenged. There really is hope for anyone!

There is just one simple thing to know about accessorizing. Some people use their innate sense of style, others use a personal shopper and still others copy celebrities or icons of fashion.
This may be someone's sense of style, but it doesn't mean it is yours. Accessories are actually all about expressing your personality in your own unique way.

You should always choose accessories that make you feel good about yourself, and seem to speak to others about who you are. This is true even if you are the type of person that likes to pair vintage jewelry with an Old Navy sweatshirt that belonged to your last boyfriend. Or you are the kind of person who thinks that head to toe yellow gives a hint to your inner sunshine!

Life is what you make of it, and it is too short to worry about whether or not you have chosen the right handbag for the right purse. Even if someone thinks your choice of flamboyant copper metallic handbag does not really go with your black pinstripe suit, who cares? It is you, and that is all that matters.
Accessorizing is not about following the rules. It is about following your heart and indulging your desire for things that make you feel good about yourself.

So throw caution to the winds and accessorize to your heart's content! Finish off those outfits in any way you want. Walk proud and show off your ability to accessorize with your heart instead of your latest copy of Cosmo. You know you have it in you!

by Christena Palmer