A Beginner’s Guide To Matching Difficult Accessories
A difficult accessory is something that doesn’t seem to go with any of your outfits. Maybe it was an impulse purchase you bought on holiday? Maybe it was a gift from a friend? Maybe it was something you inherited? Either way, whilst you like the piece and would like to wear it sometime, you just can’t think of the base to match it with! But you’re not out of luck just yet; use these tips to make those difficult accessories fit.
If it’s Bold, Dress Bolder
Is the accessory in question a little too bold for your liking? Then we’ve got an easy fix for you: dress even bolder! The more colourful you make your outfit, the less the accessory is going to look out of place. Indeed, it could even be the one thing that ties it all together.
If you’re not used to dressing in a bold manner, you can do this with any colour you like, even pastel pinks and the darkest of blacks. You just need to go all out in this one colour, or the colour palette it best fits into.
You might even find you quite like dressing this way and love having the over the top element to your fashion – it’s a very good way to express yourself!
Buy From the Same Set or Line
Most clothes and accessories are released as part of a line. Some are then released as part of a specific ‘set’. Buying everything within this set will remove the difficulty from trying to match the accessory in the future.
Take this example. If you’ve bought a brand new designer bag, it’s likely that it’s part of a bag set that comes with buttons, clasps, and a strap that matches. If you buy all in tandem, it’ll be a lot easier to ensure the bag fits into the larger outfit.
And when you have all of these elements to work with, you can even build the outfit around the original accessory and no one will suspect a thing!
Break Down the Colours
If a piece is being particularly hard to match with anything else, whether it’s too spiky or too large and just doesn’t seem to look good, break it down into the most simple of elements: the colours it’s made from.
How does this work? When you use the most simple side of the equation to make something more complex and involved, you don’t end up overcomplicating matters in the meantime. Instead, you work with what you have and make the best of a ‘bad situation’. Try to pick two main colours and go from there; any highlights can be considered later.
If you want to dress with more ‘difficult’ accessories that you’d never otherwise look at, make sure you take tips like these into account. It’s OK to experiment with your style and try out new things; if you never did, you’d never find the outfits and accessories you really enjoy dressing in.
