Steps to Style: Step 2: Knowing yourself and what you like.

So style isn't fake. Obviously it has to be you. You can definitely be inspired by other people but you can't be them, you have to be you. So first let's follow some ground rules on style:

1. Be you. Of course.
2. Wearing generic label brands such as Hollister, American Eagle, Abercrombie, and so on does not qualify as style. And yes, they really are generic actually. Don't try proving me wrong.
3. Buying expensive clothing does not mean you have style. It means you're probably broke and could have bought some really ugly clothing. Being a recessionista(yes that cheesy term from TJ Max) and having style is just as awesome.
4. There really aren't too many rules. 

There's also a spoiler alert, before you set out on this journey. You're style will evolve, based on you, what inspires you, and what you like.

 Okay, let's get started. Go through your closet, go through all your clothes. Make separate piles. One is for clothes you like and wear. Another for clothes you aren't sure about. The last one is for clothes that don't fit you and clothes that you definitely don't like anymore. Put the clothes you like back in the closet. The pile you're unsure about, try them on. Decide if you like them or not. Finally take the clothes you don't like/don't fit you and bring them to good will or a local thrift shop. (Partly taken from Lauren Conrad's book of Style)

Next, find what inspires you. If you don't know what this means, here's what inspires me:
-People: Audrey Hepburn, Twiggy, Coco Chanel, Oscar de la Renta, Zooey Deschanel, etc.

         












Art: Vladimir Kush, Magritte, Monet, Toulouse-Lautrec, James Jaques Joseph Tissot, Giacomo Balla, etc.

Music: The Beatles, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Foster the People, Cage the Elephant, Never Shout Never, Green Day, Kid Cudi, Mac Miller, She & Him, The Downtown Fiction, Two Door Cinema Club, etc. etc. (There's too many to name)
The sixties(no not hippies), costume jewelry(pearls), other various vintage items, drawing, designing, painting, writing, some amount of edgyness.

So yes, now that you know a lot about me, find out who you are, what inspires you.

p.s: Find some describing words or words that you just like: I like snazzy(not like shnazzy), classy, jazzy, iridescent, fancy, cute, adore, aquamarine, multiple french words and phrases.
 Also what your favorite colors are: Aquamarine, Pearly pink, Red, Black, Silver, Gold, Mocha, White, etc.
And favorite patterns: Stripes, Polka-dots, Herring-Bone, etc.

Eventually you'll see this will all come together, I know I'm throwing a lot at you...Don't worry.