H&M FALL IN LOVE: WEARING CONFIDENCE
In celebration of the new Fall Fashion
collection for H&M, today I’m styling up a couple of bits from the 70s glam
inspired range. The campaign, #HMFallinLove, aims to inspire you by
the fall love story – what really makes you fall in love with Fall. For me, alongside
cosy evenings, layering up in knits and carving pumpkins, it’s also that I find
fall is a great time to build on confidence, especially in terms of style. With
summer pressures for a beach bod and legs that look amazing in short shorts out
the window, I feel much more at ease heading into A/W dressing. With that, I’m
sharing a few of my favourite ways to fall in love with fall through wearing
confidence.
Take baby steps.
Yeah, sometimes ‘out there’ fashion choices can
work great but if you really need to up your confidence then a look completely
out of your comfort zone may be a step too far. For the look above I went for
short lace up boots, but eventually I’ll brave some thigh highs. I find
building it up from styles that I’m used to a lot easier than jumping in with
something too flamboyant.
Find your fall statement.
This is my favourite. I love to find something
to rock over A/W that becomes my ‘thing’ – in the past it’s been an extra
fluffy fur collar and the beanie hat. This time round it’s going to be this
oversized coat, a real winter warmer I can wrap up in.
Get inspired.
Fall is a great time for a cosy evening,
flicking through Pinterest. I like to have a board featuring my style icons, so
I can have a look through and get inspired. No, I’m not Alexa Chung, but I
could maybe wear that bold print in a similar way to her.
Treat confidence as your best accessory.
And I’m not just talking in terms of style.
Confidence is a secret weapon, it’s the thing that carries you through
everything from strutting down the street in heels to that boring presentation
at work in front of the bigwigs. Confidence can make a huge difference to an
outfit, just like an outfit can have an effect on your confidence. This fall
I’ll be working on making sure confidence is as much a part of my outfit as the
shoes and handbag.
So there we go.. What I’m living by for confident
dressing this season. I’ve also got a chance for you to win a £50 voucher
thanks to H&M by sharing your own #HMFallInLove story on Twitter or
Instagram. All you have to do is use the hashtag and tag either
@HMUnitedKingdom (Twitter) or @HM (Instagram). It’s a really nice way to share
what you love about fall.. I can’t wait to have a flick through the entries and
pick out a winner!
x