Here’s how you find your AUTHENTIC personal style
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- So before you begin building a wardrobe you love or immerse yourself into your style, it really helps to map out where you want it to go. And well, your personal style should be personal. I've found that this method (while may feel over the top at first) can give you a lot of clarity on what you are personally drawn to and help you see the common threads of your style and aesthetic.
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Spectacular! Just what I needed since I am drowning in Kibbe, color analysis & trying to put it all together into a FUNCTIONAL wardrobe.
The next part is out tomorrow and I think it might help tie some of it together! 🥰🥰
@@Gabriellearrudadesign and then we take over the world 🔥
@@jaclynwoodyer222 💪 definitely!
Omg I didn’t expect filling out the worksheet to be so fun and enlightening!! This hands down is the best fashion video I’ve EVER watched on personal style THANK YOU ❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰❤️❤️
🥰🥰🥰 I’m so glad it helped!! It’s so exciting to hear
I so agree omg 💗 deserves to be seen!!!
I’ve never felt more inspired to find my style this year! Thank you 💜✨
“Yay” to part two of personal style! Love your videos! Your personality and suggestions, as well as your knowledge, combines information and fun! It really supports my thinking about my dressing habits! So helpful! Thank you!
Thank you so much! Part 2 is actually up “how to build a closet you actually love”
Ok 2 minutes into the video and i just have to pause and shout THANK YOUUUUUU!!!! 😍😍😍🤓❤️ ok moving on with the video🤓🤓
Yay! Thank you!! 🥰🥰
Haha... 😂I did it at the end
I've been kind of confused about my personal style lately between coming out of the pandemic, a career change, and trends around me shifting and changing. I've been thinking that my life needs now, my personality, current trends, and what looks good on me wouldn't come together. Going through your worksheets have helped put together how all of these different points can start to come together. It won't be easy to put together, but I'm taking that as a sign I'm finding the core of me and not just how my job or current trends say to dress.
I’m on the exact same journey ❤
I loved this approach and creating a "moodboard" was so fun! I realized there are three distinct styles I'm drawn to, and I can translate them to "party", "work" and "casual" styles which is absolutely amazing. Now I only need to realize how I can implement them... :,)
Implementing all my tastes into one cohesive personal style has been the hardest part of my journey to acquire a personal style
@@JadedForAlwaysI mean, I don’t think it’s super necessary for them to all be the same thing, but rather to have elements from one aspect kind of “bleed over” into elements of the other aspects 💭
Like I think these styles are so some extent applicable to everyone.
For me my work and casual clothes have less distinction. So lets say my casual clothes are vintage / cottagecore ish, and work clothes are kind of either super modern businesswear (silk blouse with khakis in some form) or dark academia.
Then party wear is bright colors and revealing.
To bridge the gap I’ll take elements of vintage style and incorporate it in the others- So for clubwear maybe opting for lace and frilly details but the piece will be distinctly too revealing to wear in the other contexts.
OR incorporating a more modern look to vintage silhouettes, by having a long below the knee a-line dress that also has funky cutouts.
Dressing things down is easy IMO so much of my clothes are kind of business casual or fancier; pairing any dress with a fanny pack and tennis shoes or sneakers effectively dresses it down as does wearing almost any top with bike shorts.
I think accessories become so critical in bridging the gap too; I have pieces that are pretty iconic for me that I use in all occasions, dressed up, dressed down, dressed right, dressed left, dressed backwards lol 😝
What I’m saying is those accessories can really be used to define you. A pendant necklace with a symbol that speaks to you can be worn dressy or casual; a statement bracelet people will begin to see as “yours” and so it doesn’t matter what context you wear it in it becomes signature. Same with shoes, like “oh there’s their classic yeezys” (or whatever shoes lol idk)
Either way kind of blurring the lines is the key I think to there being less distinction between each different way you need to show up in your life 💭
And taking that personal history of influences should influence that decision!!!
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Hi! Thanks for this explanation. Love your advice. After I wrote the comment, I did Gabrielle’s moodboard exercise and came to a similar conclusion. I enjoyed hearing about your tastes. Luckily, I know what I like in terms of fashion. I generally know what colors do not work on me.
I have classic and natural tastes. When I say natural, I mean simple, made to last materials. A good t-shirt and bootcut-leg pant/dark jean. I’m into certain bold pieces like leather, dark near-knee high laced boots I love the look of dainty clothes, but feel like I’m playing pretend when I wear them.
I wear my hair curly and love a good Diana Ross big hair moment. I follow the fingertip rule when it comes to hemlines + I don’t do crop tops. V necks and wraps complement me. Super into pops of color showing up in the outfit. Thin vertical stripes here and there.
People sensing who I am through my clothes is the dream - I’ll feel like I did my job well. Most of my time is spent at work (business casual too) or doing outdoor activities like runs, bike rides, rollerblading, etc.
I’ll begin trying to combine elements of my style interests in casual dressing. Casual is the hardest form of dress for me, personally. I never know what to wear. I end up in athleisure or jeans and a shirt (which is terrible in the summer).
doing god's work as always. cannot wait for part 2!!
😂 yes! It's coming this week!
Wow I was really surprised at how cohesive my mood board ended up being! And it feels so much more reflective of me than the pinterest board I made of clothes I like
Im a soft classic kibbe, with classic ingenue essence, and a clear winter. 😅😅😅😅
I searched for this vid for weeks (it just popped up today and I do not know how I did not have the mind to check all your vids)). I made my first style board during the winter and it is a great tool to dig into memories and causes. Going to work on your templates. I feel it's the way to bring things from subconscious into the life. It's so valueble to me, as I got lost among my classical upbringing, France and Arabia periods of life. I have a degree in English and French and in religious studies. I live in one of the biggest European cities in the world with my hus and 3 small kids. I like soft piano music, Le ptite prince and gold and ethereally long dresses. I am not sure with religion but am ready to stand by its moral and legal code. There is no ready esthetics to accomodate this mix.
I’m working on a full video now digger deeper into personal style maps. Don’t be afraid to find your own head to toe looks that personally manifest those inspirations
@@Gabriellearrudadesign right, i guessed so after your last video and the super informative short. Can't imagine you nerding even deeper))
definitely the most complete video on this topic, thank you!
I'm glad you found it helpful!
I'd love a part two! I will say--one of the most helpful things for me (after the aforementioned Kibbe ID, color analysis, and Simon Doonan's hilariously zany pointers) was a guest post on The Lingerie Addict detailing personal style for one's underpinnings. My other source of advice: Alison Freer. Her remarks on having a primary as well as a secondary style are gold.
Loved this video. Thank you so much!
Awesome- I’ll have to check those out, thanks for sharing!! 🥰
Can you point me to where I can get Simon Doonan’s best pointers? Thank you very much! Also, which guest post on the Lingerie Addict was so helpful?
@@BbGun-lw5vi I don't know if you've read Doonan's book Eccentric Glamour, but it is a laugh riot in addition to being genuinely helpful as far as a general road map for personal style. As for the blog post on The Lingerie Addict, the title escapes me, but it was a detailed guide on how to make sure your lingerie matches your personal aesthetic.
@@AngryTheatreMaker Thank you so much for answering. I’ve never read his book. But I love reading and I’ve seen him in videos and like him a lot so that will be my next book. Thanks again.
Sounds fun! Will look that up!!
😭 Sagittarius omg! How relatable that was...✨🤷
It’s the sag curse 🙃
@@Gabriellearrudadesign 😼 i love you more now .
Thank you for this!! It’s so eye-opening, especially your analogy of the personal style foundation map to the overall structure of a house.
I’m so glad!! 🥰
As a fellow Sag, this was so on brand for us :D I see so much Kibbe but rarely useful personal style processes. Great job- new sub
This worksheet sounds really empowering! (It does tie back to in a way some things business brands do to find their visual style, especially if it's a very personal solopreneur brand.) I love how you're holding onto tools like Kibbe lightly enough and with the big picture in mind.
Still love your channel. Best advice ever. Worksheets were great, fun to do :)
Thank you for validating my seemingly chaotic personal style. I also have 3 or 4 go-to "looks" depending on the event at hand.
Here for a part 2!
Glad to hear it! 😊
This is soooo helpful. Thank you.💕
You’re welcome 🥰
I just found your channel, and subscribed. Your informative, uncomplicated, witty, and your video was a joy to watch. Most importantly you helped me realize that I don't have to fit into a style box. Freedom, hurray! thank you for your insight.
Thank you so much! I’m so glad- and welcome!
This is amazing! I love your videos. Your sense of humor comes through in such a fun way and cracks me up. So relatable.
Thanks so much 🥰
Thank you, Gabrielle ❤
This is an amazing! Thank you so much for providing these worksheets and steps to finding our personal style! I have one question: for the 'History list' do we list down any style inspirations we saw when we were growing up up to the age of 18 or maybe 21 or do we also include anything from we saw in our 20s and 30s? Thank you!
I think you can include anything up to your current age, as long as it made an impact. The more you look at your style map (when you create it) the more you can hone it down. But the history list is kind of a brain dump to see all those style influences and aesthetics over the years, and any common threads.
part 2!!! You are so amazing! Love it
It's up! { build a caloset you love, video}. Glad you liked this one!
this is so helpful! suddenly I have an easy visual map I can reference any time I'm making a new purchase so I dont end up with random stilettos I would never wear/ dont fit into my style at all lol THANK U💔💔
Im so glad it’s been helpful 🥰🥰
commenting to hint hint to the algorithm to keep recommending this to people who haven't found your fantastic channel yet
Good video. Thanks!
You're welcome!
@@Gabriellearrudadesign You are welcome! So enjoy your content and so helpful. Appreciate all that you do. Blessings.
Yes part 2❤
“You walked in. I woke up. I’ve never seen a pretty girl look so tough, baby. You got that look. Color you peach and black. Color me taken aback. Crucial. I think I want you.” - U Got the Look by Prince. I was three years old when this song was released. I wanted to be that girl when I grew up. Mission accomplished.
Thanks! This was hilarious!!! I know my authentic style, but I always love finding fresh inspiration to weave into it and see others' ideas on the topic!!!
This was so much fun! Love the breadth of questions you created here Gabby! I feel like I've always been super in tune with my personal style, but it's always so much fun to explore new elements and bring in more details I can delight myself with! Thanks for sharing! xo
This was such a kind and meaningful compliment, thank you so much!! And I'm so happy you are so in tune with your personal style, it can be so liberating🥰🥰
To anyone who feels that this guide was a little overwhelming, I felt the same bcz of my anxiety. But then with the gap of maybe few days to few months I came back here and I understood it better and better. Gabby doing a fantastic job here.
I hve a req. maybe for video or someone can answer, I feel restricted by the colour palette bcz in here, they don't really make clothes in those colours...for instance I am Dark autumn and I feel my doing gets limited while looking for clothes in such colours.
I'm glad you took some time and came back to it. Going at your own pace is so important. It should be a fun process, not stressful. And I think giving yourself time to process where you want your style to go makes the results more successful.
Keeping a strict color palette can be difficult. When I found my color season I shopped/purchased way less because so many of the initial things I liked were warm toned. Now, I try to keep my overall wardrobe in my color palette, but I do make exceptions for when I use my essence a bit more in an outfit, or if I'm ok with the color being noticed before me.
Do you shop online? You can sometimes use the search function to try to limit the colors you are buying. And at times you can even borrow from sister palettes.
But, if it feels limiting, just take it one step at a time. You don't have to feel confined by your palette. It's a tool to use when you want people to see you first, as opposed to noticing the clothes first.
What hilarious and great editing 😂 also wonderful information
Thank you!! 🥰
I am attracted to all things classically artistic and refined but I also eras like the Romantic era, so when I was typed by a professional kibbe person online as a Soft Classic I thought that made sense but what about my romantic leanings? So I tried both Classic and Romantic styles and found that I look so much better with simple sillouettes. What I did to mix the romantic in there is I wear more Romantic style jewelry and more colors than the neutral classics. I now believe that my essence is both romantic and classic which could be summed up as a romantic with restraint. It's just that I'm funny which throws me a bit. Anyway, loved this video!
Makes total sense! I think essences can help put the missing puzzle pieces together. And Sounds like you have a great method to adding those romantic touches
@@Gabriellearrudadesign It took a while but when everybody says they think of me as being an artistic person and a creative person I thought well then why don't I gravitate towards more boho or artsy craftsy fashion? That's not me at all. I like glam and refinement and I thnk that is found to some extent in the Soft Classic it's just I lean a bit more heavily into romantic than the average Soft Class is supposed to. INteresting stuff
New subscriber! I love this video! Very informative, the most informative I’ve ever watched. I just have one question? What is the work outfit you’re wearing in the thumbnail? I love work dresses that are modern/contemporary/asymmetric futuristic looking work dress/outfit but can never find the on google. Can you help locate those themes/outfits?
It’s actually a top - I got it from the real real a couple years ago- Jonathan simkhai I believe! And I’m so glad you like the video 🥰
I think this video of yours is actually one of the best 🥺💗 deserves way more views!!! I went in having an idea of my personal style but after this I have a better understanding of why 🥰
My earliest influences were actually what I can only describe as hyper-femme… 💗😎💗 Dorothy from Wizard of Oz has been a SUPER early influence of mine and I definitely dressed as her for halloween when I was 7 😊 I even found Princess Peach was on my list 😂 she was my main in smash bros for yearsss!!! But also Runescape (specifically the lederhosen look) and Tokyo Mew Mew played into my style, influencing who I am today!
I didn’t dress feminine for the longest time but looking at my influences it makes total sense why I ended up embracing a more girly expression in my mid 20’s! (I had also gotten out of a relationship where the dude liked a more masc expression and gosh I think I didn’t realize how much it had influenced me until getting out!!!) 🥲
Anywaysss that’s not the point, the point is better late than never to start embracing a more authentic style that makes you feel 10000x more confident haha!!! 💗
I’m like 50% mary poppins esque (vintage style) , 10% futuristic, 20% fairy and 20% business chick 😝
soooo cooool! This is fun!
Thank you! 😊
I NEED THAT SWEATSHIRT LIKE YESTERDAY?!?!?!
can we have a video that goes more in depth on making the brand boards and picking the elements that we include? I'm having a hard time turning the worksheets into a cohesive brand board.
Yes! I’ll add it to my list! Have you done the previous worksheets (it’s in the same download but different files) about history and preferences- those should help you fill your boards
@@Gabriellearrudadesign Thank you so much! I've done the history list, the personal style foundation map, and answered some of the questions from the second video in this series (wardrobe function, non-negotiables, fit, how I want to be seen in different settings). Were there more worksheets that I missed? I'm really just having trouble getting a sense for the, for lack of a better word, aesthetic manifestations of the information on the worksheets.
This is soooooo good. You’re an Angel.
thank you!!
I'm a total Dramatic Classic - and already mostly knew my style, but your videos and taking tests really helped. My only downfall there is I LOVE CHUNKY SHOES. I do not wear them a lot, but I do like them. Winter helps because I can wear boots. I don't wear the big clunky ones, but ... I do have some platform slides and a pair of chunky Mary Janes. Please tell me there is a way to work some chunky shoe/boots into the Dramatic Classic look? If not, I'll probably do it anyway - lol.
very interesting! I'm waiting for part 2 :)
🥰 working on it!
Te amo sos una genia
The hardest thing for me is finding plus size clothes that work for my shape and style. Most of my clothes are clothes that I could find that fit on my body (aka I can get the item of clothing on), and that's the only thing that works for me. I also don't have $50+ to spend on clothes being on disability.
ACCROSS THE UNIVERSE IS YOUR COMFORT MOVIE TOO OH MY GO. S H
It’s amazing 🤩🤩🤩
Garbrielle: think about a visceral moment in your childhood
My brain: me sitting in front of the TV watching cell block tango on repeat
YESS! love it
this is amaizing but theres one thing i dont understand completly, how do you go to your map to your brand board?, i know is kinda easy but how do you know what you want to be there
It can take some experimentation. I tend to throw everything on the board- step back and see what outfits the board sparks. Try those outfits out- then re-evaluate. I’m doing a video next on examples that include creating outfits from your boards/style parameters which might help to see as well!
What do you do if your natural features and body shape dont march with your personal style? For example I hate the fact that I am most likely a gamine. I hate the gamine style for the most part. I love styles like ethereal or romantic but I don't seem to have that in my blend.
i love this approach🙂
I'm so glad!!🥰
What is it that attracting people who hurt me- does this mean i have to value myself more
i don't have many memories before the last 5 years, is it ok if i use recent "foundational" memories to fill that in? (i don't know why i don't have memories i just dont' lol)
I found my style but according to kibbe I look ugly in it. I hate sharp lines and geometric shapes. They're so boring yet apparently that's what I look "good " in
If kibbe isn't working for you, it's not a requirement. It's just one potential tool to use. If you feel good in those clothes, and like the way you like, then that is first and foremost.
@@Gabriellearrudadesign yeah totally. Ig I'm just a little disappointed. It's a rlly cool system tho
@@jenesaissubliminals1159 it is, but if it’s not working for you now that’s ok. The only other thing I’d consider is to ask if you’re 100% confident in your id? It can take awhile with alll the nuances to id yourself correctly, and ppl usually go through a couple ID possibilities before landing on theirs
@@Gabriellearrudadesign I'm not rlly sure. Everyone on reddit said I look like a pure d but then again the pictures were taken from a lower angle. Since I'm 5'9" I only have like 2 other options
I need that See You In Hell sweatshirt
I got it from "Wicked Clothes" (it was a targeted insta ad lol)
Theatrical Romantic? Never looked longer than to figure out that I wasn't one. All I've ever wanted to be is a Natural. Don't care what kind. I'm a Soft Classic 😭
I’ve signed up to get the free worksheets and Canva template several times, but I haven’t gotten any emails 😞. How can I go about getting those?
Have you checked your spam folder? If it’s not there send an email to info@gabriellearruda.com
the links aren't working :(
Just tested them and they worked for me. You can always try copying and pasting them into your browser 👍🏻
gamine essence
Are there women who are just stuck on a few pairs of denim and a tee shirt? Ah. I hve a rigid style!?
Yes, I think we all have our comfort outfits and moments where we just want to wear t-shirts and jeans...and that's totally ok! It's not rigid, it's making your clothes work for your lifestyle. A t-shirt and jeans can still be a personal style.🥰
Why do you hate dramatic essence? Is it so awful to have a yan style??
I’m confused- I don’t hate dramatic at all, I have dramatic essence and a yang leaning style
I have no bad of good intention with this, but do you know you have lots of vocal fry when you're speaking? 😃
Haha, not surprised- I have a lower singing voice as well
if i wasnt subscribed alredy, i would subscribe immediately after hearing that subscribe friends at the end, it was so happy and genuine! And video was amazing, and veryyyy helpful, thank youuu!! 🤍
Thank you so much! That’s so nice of you to say and it means a lot 🥰🥰🥰