what's good today I'm going to recreate some of my old outfits and make them better how am I gonna do that well I'm gonna walk you through the whole process and hopefully this video can help you learn how to upgrade your outfits as well fashion is in the details and there are a few small but intentional choices that you can make to elevate your daily style and make a huge impact on your overall look if this video helps you in any way be sure to give it a like And subscribe if you haven't already now
let's get into it if you look at all of these older outfits they all kind of have something in common what is that well one of the biggest fashion mistakes that I made in the past is not understanding fit and proportion and that's mainly because I didn't understand my body now let me walk you through what I mean by this when I used to gather outfit inspiration from Pinterest I thought that I could just use any sweater or any coat as long as it was similar I also thought well this girl is skinny and I'm
skinny too so it'll look the same on me there's two gigantic mistakes that I made here the first mistake I made is not understanding fit the material stiffness and cut of a garment is what determines the overall look of a piece for example a lightweight Blazer is going to have a very different look from a wool blazer because the stiffness of the wool creates a more structured look so if you see a Pinterest girly wearing thick plaid pants and you try to recreate the outfit with lightweight plaid pants you might think oh well she's wearing
plaid pants I have plaid pants so it should work out but you're going to get a very different outfit simply because of the weight and structure of the fabric the second mistake I made is not understanding proportion and a lot of that had to do with the fact that I didn't understand my body now I used to think that I had super broad shoulders because when you objectively look at the shape of my body my shoulders are wider than my hips so I was like yeah I have broad shoulders but then I started coming across
pictures of celebrities that actually had broad shoulders and I thought to myself hmm maybe my shoulders aren't as broad as I thought they were and so I pondered on this for a very long time until I had an epiphany and came to the realization that it's not that my shoulders are broad it's that my hips are really narrow this piece of information was invaluable to me because I was able to learn that different types of fabrics Styles and cuts will fall on my body differently than someone with wider shoulders or wider hips another huge piece
of information that I learned about my body is that I have really long legs in comparison to my torso now some people have long legs and a short torso some people have a long torso and short legs and some people are more balanced regardless clothing is going to look different on different proportions if you're going to recreate an outfit that you see someone else wearing you need to consider their proportions as well as your own for example someone with a longer torso and wider hips looks very different for me even if we're wearing a similar
outfit [Music] now these two things are kind of why I'm reluctant to agree with that hole is this a good outfit or is she just skinny sort of thing because look I see skinny people with terrible outfits all the time I mean look at these foreign is that celebrities have stylists and stylists understand everything that I just talked about they understand fit and proportions and the way different Fabrics drape around different body types celebrities pay good money to look good everyone has the ability to be stylish you do not need to be skinny to have
good outfits you just need to understand your proportions and the fit and cut of the clothing that you're buying make your closet work for you not the other way around now that we've got all that covered let's put all that knowledge into practice and recreate some of my old outfits together thank you okay so I can immediately identify why this outfit doesn't work the biggest one is that these jeans have way too short of an inseam remember how I said I have long legs and a short torso well these jeans are too short on me
another thing I can identify is that the pant legs kind of taper inwards because I have narrow hips and wider shoulders these tapered pants bring attention to the fact that I have very narrow hips and this makes the outfit look very imbalanced let's swap out these jeans with these these jeans are longer which is much more suitable for the length of my legs and they are slightly flared which balances out my narrow hips having black on top and white on the bottom is way too much contrast for this outfit especially because my body doesn't have
balance proportions so let's switch out this black shirt with this cropped white one this is much more balanced right look at how big of a difference being more intentional makes all right three key issues with this one number one these are the same jeans that I was wearing in the first outfit they're too short number two tapered legged pants look better with a more narrow shoe These Boots are too chunky for these jeans creating an imbalance number three it's kind of hard to tell with this lighting but this Blazer is quite fit to the body
yet the shirt that I'm wearing underneath is pretty loose this makes the shirt look super wrinkled because there's too much fabric that isn't accommodated by the fit of the Blazer and it was honestly quite uncomfortable to wear because of that so let's fix this let's switch out the jeans with the same pair from outfit one now personally when I wear pants and a shirt I like to show skin somewhere to break up that kind of solidness of an outfit and add more interest otherwise it can feel a bit overwhelming and uncomfortable like I'm drowning in
clothing in the first outfit I achieved this with a cropped t-shirt but in this outfit I'm going to do this with a v-neck top well this is actually a bodysuit but you know the Vibes boom this is already looking way more balanced I'm going to keep the same color scheme here so I'm gonna wear these black booties as you can see they are much more narrow of a silhouette than the other boots and they're also a lot point tier which in my opinion looks more striking and adds more visual interest so I'm gonna put these
on in the original outfit you can see that the Blazer is quite snug this outfit is pretty casual and I want to feel comfortable in this outfit so I'm going to switch out that blazer for this one that is way looser of a fit also I found that double-breasted Blazers look kind of weird on me anyway I think it's because I have a narrow body so it's too much fabric for me and it makes me feel and look like I'm drowning with that being said if you are trying to recreate someone's outfit consider the fit
of the clothes that the person is wearing [Music] okay there's a lot going on here I don't know what I was thinking when I put this outfit together like what was that about so let's fix it now I still have this shirt but here's why I don't really wear it these days this shirt is very thin and flimsy because of this it wrinkles very easily and it clings to my body in very unflattering ways I mean look at the way it's clinging to my bust area it's super uncomfortable when you have to constantly mess around
with your clothing throughout the day personally I feel way more confident in my outfit when I know that it looks good no matter how it's laying on my body with this shirt I am constantly worried about it clinging in unflattering ways and I'm always messing with it on the other hand let's take a look at this graphic tee the fabric is quite thicker and there's a little bit more structure in the shoulders so it doesn't cling to my body it falls on it like a hanger this is a much more comfortable and flattering type of
graphic tee for me anyway now keep in mind that these are both men's shirts and they're both the same size the key difference here is the fabric weight or density one clings and one Falls let's go with the more flattering option these pants that I'm wearing in the older outfit were trousers like a business casual trouser and I love trousers I wear them when I want to be put together and I wear them even when I'm styling a streetwear outfit I just love the juxtaposition I love trousers the problem here is that these are not
the trousers for me they're too short and once again they are tapered now I don't know why I had so many short tapered pants maybe it was the trend at the time but it was not the trend for me that's why it's so important to understand your body and have a personal style because if you just follow Trend after Trend they might not work for you they might not look good you might not be comfortable and it'll be a complete waste of money but anyway back to the pants we're gonna swap these out for these
trousers wow what a difference they're a much better length and again they slightly flare out to create more balance plus these are pleated and because I have narrow hips this little pleat detail adds a little more volume to my hip area making me look more balanced this color palette is all over the place I'm actually going to keep the red shoes for a pop of color but we're gonna switch out this jacket for a black one because look that just makes more sense now I was probably wearing that jacket because it was a little cold
outside so I'm gonna match the energy here and put on this lightweight Puffer boom to accessorize I'm gonna wear this red bag so that your eyes go across the outfit without the bag your eyes go straight to the shoes you know what I'm saying so matching that bag with the shoes makes your eyes see the outfit as a whole it goes from top to Middle to bottom as opposed to like just go into your shoes whiz what a terribly proportioned outfit wowzers two main issues with this one one it's very top heavy I'm wearing this
furry jacket thing which is huge compared to the bottom half of my body which is a terrible combination for someone who has no hips this outfit is bringing attention to the fact that there are no hips there the other issue is the skinny jeans now look if you want to keep wearing your skinny jeans then you should do that I personally don't think that they are the most flattering type of pant for a majority of body types again if you're comfortable in your skinny jeans and you love them then you should keep wearing them but
if you're like me and you only ever wore skinny jeans because they were the trend at the time and not because they actually look good or are comfortable to wear then consider not wearing them anymore explore literally any other type of pants and yes I am talking to you fellow Millennials once you release yourself from the chains of skinny jeans you will find fashion so much more exciting because there are so many different types of pants out there now for me the reason why I don't like skinny jeans especially in this picture is because I
have narrow hips and these high-waisted skinny jeans are not doing anything for me I also have really skinny long legs I look like a pair of training chopsticks so let's fix this let's make this outfit monochromatic boom less contrast means that my uneven proportions are less pronounced we are also not wearing skinny jeans anymore we got flared pants on look lots of women don't have that perfect hourglass shape I would actually say that most of us don't I'm one of them I will never look like this but I can create an hourglass silhouette by making
my pants flare out at the bottom to mirror my shoulder line this looks much more balanced doesn't it okay I don't hate this outfit I think it looks all right but there are a few tweaks that we can make to make it an outfit you know what I'm saying like right now this is this is just I but we want a look you feel me because right now I look like a Silicon Valley Tech bro that just discovered what an Overcoat is so let's start with the sweater let's swap this out with a crew neck
sweatshirt the original sweater was a turtleneck and I felt a little claustrophobic in it especially because I'm wearing so much fabric in this outfit the lowered neckline of this new sweater feels a lot more comfortable for me the sweatpants in the original outfit are tapered at the bottom and because this sweatshirt is a little loose fitting I don't want to be heavy on the top and skinny on the bottom because this is going to create that same imbalance that I had in that last outfit I'm gonna put on a pair of looser fit sweatpants I
think having an exposed ankle with sweatpants can look a little awkward so I'm going to swap out these low top sneakers for high tops this coat is nice I still have it but I haven't been wearing it as often because I recently got another one that fits me way better this one is longer so it harmonizes really well with my elongated body the other coat that I had was shorter and I don't know how to explain it but it was a really awkward length for how long I am in contrast when my mom who is
quite a bit shorter than me wears a coat with a similar length it looks more harmonious on her in my personal opinion if you're on the taller side or if you're shorter but you have really elongated limbs a longer coat looks better this is just my opinion this coat also fits looser if you look at the beige coat the shoulder lines are closer to the collarbone whereas the darker coat has a more elongated shoulder line and the armpits are positioned much lower this is great because it leaves room for any loose fitting sweater that you
wear underneath so while the original outfit wasn't necessarily bad it was kind of just okay this new outfit has a lot more flavor it's a little bit more stylish and those small changes that we made have a really big impact on the overall look so what do you guys do you think the new outfits are an improvement let me know which Recreation was your favorite in the comments down below if you learned something new in this video please let me know in the comments or give this video a like subscribe if you would like to
see more videos like this and I'll catch you guys next time peace [Music] [Laughter] [Music]
