Discover Your Fashion Personality

Ginny Villegas in the workshop on Dressing & Fashion

          Having good fashion sense is not only enjoyable; it gives joy to others.  I have discovered that we can improve this in two simple and economical ways. First, observe keenly the beauty in nature—their harmony and balance.  Second, reflect well on who we are.  Let me elaborate in reference to a lecture on Dressing and Fashion I attended last November 19, 2010 at the Makiling Conference Center situated in the Laguna hills of Calamba City.

 

                A few years back, I used to assist Ginny in some of her fashion workshops. I learned many things and enjoyed those seminars too.   She gives useful advice and reminders on elegance and style.  With a bit of effort to practice those fashion counsels, they can bring out the beauty patent in every person while respecting that person’s originality.

          How does one acquire good taste in fashion? Observing nature teaches us important principles on the roles of colors, patterns, textures, proportions and dimensions in the art of dressing.  The right fit of the clothes is also key to elegance in grooming. The truths in aesthetics as applied to fashion enhance one’s good features and can downplay the natural flaws.  And for women, aside from the proverbial smile that completes the get-up, one will also be fully dressed with a touch of make-up.

"Dressing and Fashion" seminar participants

          What we wear—inclusive of hairstyle and make-up—tells us of our personal style and story.  Our choice of fashion accessories also reveals our experiences and interests.  What is your fashion personality? It can be natural, classic, romantic, dramatic, or ethnic. One’s fashion style can also change in time—as one gets older—or due to a change in job or activity. Changes as there may be, it is important to have consistency in the person’s total look according to her or his specific fashion personality.

 Elegance which is the external beauty in our lives will be complete if these other details are there: cleanliness, order and neatness, good manners, composure in bearing, poise in movement, refinement in behavior and speech, demeanor, propriety, and sense of decency.  Cultivating elegance and a pleasant personal style is vital.  Edith Stein, a German philosopher and now a saint, once said on the role of women in national life, “The nation…doesn’t simply need what we have.  It needs what we are.”   

How does one develop his or her fashion style?  Have a love for beauty and work at it in earnest.  Develop a practical fashion sense.  Educate oneself in good taste.  Another tip—get a good coach who is competent and honest, zealous to bring out the best and beautiful in you.   If you like to contact Ginny for more details on her fashion and personality development clinics for men and women, e-mail her at ginnyvillegas@yahoo.com.