I Lost My Style on Instagram

This year I am all about pairing back and trying to be a tad more minimal. I would not dare to claim that I'm a minimalist in any sense of the word, I like things too much, but I have tried to downsize as much as possible, whether that be with clothes or my bedroom, which has undergone a bit of a makeover.

I've been going through a strange phase with my wardrobe over the past two years, my style has changed dramatically and I seem to have grown out of the majority of my clothes. I don't know if it's down to getting older, finishing college or starting my first "real" job, but my style has gone from very artsy and colourful to quite grungy and I am now at the stage where I'm dressing very minimally, well minimal by my standards. I could also put this down to the weather, it's so much easier to throw on a big jumper and jeans than try to create a nice layered look out of a tshirt without freezing.

I was never really one to stick to a certain style, the way I dressed would change from day to day depending on how I felt and I liked it that way. More recently I've found myself sticking to the same patterns, and I'm not sure I like it. I want to get back to wearing whatever I feel like without feeling the pressure of having my own "style". I've been trying so hard to fit in with an already existing style that I've lost my own unique one in the process. My style is what I like, what I feel comfortable in and how I want to express myself on that particular day.

 I think that maybe since starting my Youtube channel and trying to focus on fashion I have felt more of a pressure, more from myself than anyone else, to stick to one look. The whole self branding aspect of youtube is a strange concept, but the pressure to find my niche has kind of had the opposite affect. In trying to be individual in order to stand out I think I've ended up just fitting in with everyone else, trying to be something I'm not. I end up looking for inspiration from others on what to wear on a daily basis instead of putting outfits together myself in order to fit in with that style.

So I've come to the conclusion that I've become a bit of a copycat and I want that to change. A bit late for a New Year's resolution, but this year I'm going to wear whatever I want. I like culottes, but I can wear whatever I want with them. I don't have to find a blogger I like who also likes culottes and see what they wear with them and wear basically the same thing. I want to get back to building outfits myself, from pieces I love, that make me feel good.

Coat Boohoo | Hat Forever 21 | Jumper H&M | Culottes H&M (I cut up Palezzo pants) 

Boots Primark | Bag Boohoo

Well there you go, I haven't written a blog post in about a year and a half and my first one back has been a bit of an epiphany. I'm hoping that getting back into blogging will help me rediscover my own style and love for putting outfits together because it is something I really miss doing. Hopefully this is the start of something new and exciting and I'm looking forward to seeing what's in store for this little blog.

Thanks for reading x