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Stylist and fashion blogger Vəfa Paşazadə on why style is confidence not price, why trendy costs money and style doesn't, what really makes an outfit look cheap, and why you should carry the clothes, not let them carry you.
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Style gets mistaken for a price tag and a logo. In this LaGrace Podcast, stylist and fashion blogger Vəfa Paşazadə makes the case that it's neither: style is confidence you can read across a room, the woman in red walks in already stating her position, and a black suit with one striking detail can say just as much. Being trendy costs money; having style doesn't.
It's a warm, practical conversation about whether style is born or learned, what actually makes an outfit look cheap, dressing well at the weight you're at now rather than waiting, the tight link between style and psychology, and why you should beautify the clothes, not the other way around.
You can learn the theory, but a real sense of style is intuitive, some people pick the right thing without knowing why. And you're not obliged to have it: that's what a stylist is for, exactly like any other specialist you'd trust with something you can't do yourself.
You can read a woman's confidence from how she dresses, the woman in red walks in already stating her position, but never her value or self-respect. A black suit with one striking accessory can announce just as much.
Trend means chasing four haute-couture collections a year, you can't keep up and shouldn't try. Buy the base, not the trend: a good base lasts you years, a trend tires you within one or two.
Unkempt hair, skin or nails undo any expensive suit. Fix problems from the inside, see a dermatologist, don't bury them under the thickest foundation. And a single stain drops the value of any garment, however costly.
Clothes shouldn't beautify you, you beautify the clothes. When a woman truly understands that, everything falls into place. It's aura, not the label: a woman who isn't conventionally beautiful can be the most magnetic person in the room.
Head-to-toe logos read cheap, and the more logo there is, the more fakes exist of it. Authentic or not, know the measure: a great overall look beats a monogram head to toe, and if something makes you happy and harms no one, wear it.
Women gain weight after childbirth and hide for years in old clothes, feeling worse next to everyone else. Dressing well at the weight you're at now gives you more energy and more compliments, the ideal moment never comes, so start from where you are.
A woman's inner state shows in her appearance, hair especially, a sudden chop or colour change often signals something. The most beautiful, most stylish women are often the least sure of themselves, and changing only your look can change how the world treats you, and in turn your life.
“Clothes shouldn't beautify you; you beautify the clothes.”
“Dressing with style isn't the same as dressing expensively.”
“The most beautiful, most stylish women are often the least sure of themselves.”
“The trend comes and goes; the base always stays.”
