By Ibobo Favour Adaeze –
Some people cut a dash. They look impressively attractive because of how they portray themselves, demeanors, appearance by wearing stylish clothes. Their striking appearances make them stand out and look smart.
Normally, we all need food, shelter to survive, look good, and for good health. Just as we need food and shelter, the same way we need clothing. We need to cloth ourselves; to cover up our nakedness, prevent sickness and skin wrinkles.
In doing this, we need to fashion the way we cloth ourselves, keep our environment, eat food. So, fashion is very crucial to humans.
Fashion has to do with the way we cloth ourselves, decorate ourselves and the way we behave. It can make a person look like a million dollars.
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Therefore, it is necessary to be classy (fashionable), so we can know how best to decorate ourselves, including every area of our life.
Our attitude, appearance, the way we dress, needs to be well fashioned. A fashionable person is a well respected person. Our appearance determines how people acknowledge us. The things we do, and the way we do them shows how classy or fashionable we are.
We can fashion ourselves with what we have. You don’t have to own the whole world before you can be fashionable or look classy. That is, you don’t have to own the most expensive and stylish cloth, or the most beautiful car or house, or make expensive hair. Better still, work in the best company before you can be fashionable.
What really matters is your appearance – inward and outward. Always appear near, both in and out. Some people look extremely classy in their outward appearance (that is, the way they dress and decorate themselves), but inwardly (that is their attitude, way of reasoning) are dowdy.
Therefore, it is important to be classy in every area of your life, including our lifestyle.
Now, let us examine how we can fashion our lifestyle. First of all, what is a lifestyle? A lifestyle is the usual way of living of a person. A person’s lifestyle entails what he/she does, and he/she chooses to them.
Lifestyle is the way people live daily. It encircles the person’s work or life balance, social life and more. For example, being an extrovert, going to beach every Sunday, reading/studying 2hours daily, could be the lifestyle of a person.
We fashion our lifestyle, by decorating our life. How do we decorate our life? We decorate our life by firstly, accepting our personality. A person’s personality has to do with the nature or character of a person.
In fashioning our lifestyle, we need to accept our personality, and fashion it well. In accepting our personality, we have to be ourself, love ourself, and accept that we are special; because we are indeed special in our own ways.
Now that you have accepted your personality, you don’t need to imitate anybody, or try to be like another person. Just be yourself and fashion it well. Fashion the way you speak to people: speak politely, be kind and nice, be generous to people. Your English (or any language) should be well structured, the way you approach people, the way you do your things should be well mannered. If you are the quiet type of person, maintain your quiet nature. Fashion it well and make it look attractive. If you are the entertaining type of person, entertain in a reasonable and matured way. Entertain in a way that people will respect you.
Always maintain a status quo. Be honest on little things, make yourself happy, do what you like provided it is right, and fashion it well. Just do things at your own comfort.
Fashion is all about attitude. Everyone can’t have the same attitude and dress the same way. As an educated person, your style should always show that you educated: always decorate the way you do things, your ideas, reasoning, dressing, the way you talk, should be well fashioned.
If your attitude is gentle and responsible, then your dressing should also be gentle and responsible. Fashion can earn you respect, and give you good identity.
Your appearance should be gorgeous: do not put on wrinkled clothes – be neat. It’s time to get into your wardrobe, and figure out what should stay, and what should go out. Some people may have little issue on how to be stylish, but don’t worry, a little help can be rendered.
Always know that no matter how much money you earn – daily, weekly, or monthly, you can always look gorgeous in your style. Nobody is ugly, it’s just the way you fashion yourself that brings out your beauty.
Nevertheless, here are some points that can make you look stylish and trendy in your outfit. Always appear neat and classy all the time: you don’t have to wait for occasions or parties you look good.
Secondly, always wear something that suits the occasion: for example, the way you dress to a birthday party, is not the way you dress church, or the way you dress to your office, is not the way you dress up to a beach. Always know the difference, office dress it corporate, and beach dress is casual.
Also, always dress according to weather. The way we dress in the cold season, is not the way we dress in the hot season. Hot weather dresses should be lighter than that of cold weather.
Finally, looking healthy is another aspect of fashion. Eating healthy food can play a role in the health of your skin, especially how your skin changes as you get older. Therefore, always eat healthy food such as balanced diets.
Eating balanced diets, and drinking a lot of water can make you look attractive and smarter. Also apply good body cream that suits your skin.
