The right accessories can liven up any outfit. Adding details complimenting your outfit will make your look turn heads and start conversations.

While most people believe you have to go somewhere special to dress up, there’s no such thing as too little or too much with accessories, as long as it’s done with style. But with so many designs to choose from, picking out accessories can be overwhelming and confusing, so it’s always best to know where to start.

Taking Your Pick

Jewellery is designed to bring out beauty in every outfit. It serves as an accent, an emphasis on the outfit’s style. Although it’s tempting to wear everything that you find beautiful, there’s a way to make jewellery and accessories work for your outfit.

With the number of accessories available, it’s best to choose quality over trends. Choose organically-made, sustainable jewellery that makes both you and the world beautiful.  Picking out which accessories to wear might be more confusing than it should be, so we’ve compiled a list of things you need to consider when accessorizing.

1. Figure Out Your Style

Jewellery and accessories are designed to complement many different kinds of fashion. Each person has a different taste, and with the wide range of jewellery available in the market, there are sure to be styles that fit every type of look.

If you’re going for a more feminine look, choose jewellery with romantic designs, flowers, and gems. For a more sleek style, minimalist jewellery is the best bet, emphasizing details and dimensions more than decor, which complements a more polished low-key look.

2. Keep Things in Balance

Your jewellery should work with your outfit, not compete with it. Coordinate your jewellery and accessories with the clothes you’ll be wearing.

If you’re wearing bold colors and prints, tone down your accessories and wear simpler jewellery that doesn’t clash with your clothes. If you’re wearing neutral colors or simple clothes, you can add a little flavor by wearing statement pieces and lively designs.

3. Check the Colors

Your jewellery may be beautiful, but wear it haplessly, and it loses its appeal. Be sure to complement your jewellery, clothes, and accessories like belts, shoes, and bags.

It helps to check a color wheel to know what shades complement which and what works against the other. The gold and silver jewellery is flattering on certain skin tones. Mix and match colors and stand out!

4. Take Your Skin Tone and Body Proportions

Knowing your skin tone is essential in picking the right clothes and accessories. If you’re unsure what your skin tone is, you can check this helpful guide on how to do a skin tone test.

Cool skin tones complement silver the best, while warmer skin tones work well with gold. Also, your skin tone factors in which color of clothes flatters you, so it’s best to look up which shades work well with your skin tone.

Some accessories are more flattering on certain body features. Different types of earrings flatter different kinds of face shapes, and so do sunglasses. Other body proportions, such as the size of your neck, shoulders, and bust, also figure into picking out the right neckpiece. Make sure you know your body proportions, so you know which types of jewellery to choose.

5. Coordinate Your Jewellery With your Neckline

Neckpieces need to complement the neckline you’ll be wearing. Deeper necklines work best with medium-length necklaces. Unique and structured necklines don’t need more accessorizing, as the details are statement enough. Higher necklines, on the other hand, work best with shorter necklaces.

6. Mix it Up

Coordinating a look doesn’t mean everything has to be the same. Don’t be afraid to mix and match.

When choosing pieces to wear together, make sure they still complement one another, whether by style, color, or material. Make sure each piece emphasizes the others and not the other way around.

7. Dress Accordingly

In putting together a look, it makes sense to coordinate what you’ll be wearing and what you’re wearing it for. The last thing you want is to look out of place or unprepared.

If you’re headed to a company dinner or formal, wear something elegant with modest jewellery. If you’re going on a night out with friends, you can be as wild and quirky as you like. Make sure you’re neither underdressed nor overdressed by dressing and accessorizing accordingly.

Give Every Outfit a Personal Touch

Fashion is the most popular way of self-expression, and your outfit should showcase the best of your style and character.

Styling might be a whole process, but with the right guidance, you can put together looks as interesting and bold as your personality. Liven up your looks with the right accessories. Start mixing things up now and see the difference!

References:

Tips for Choosing the Right Jewelry for Your Outfit – BELLO Mag

5 Tips To Choose The Best Jewelry For Your Outfit – The Pink Velvet Blog
How to Accessorize: How to Pick Jewelry to Match Any Outfit | Laura Janelle