336 | Want a More "Expensive-Looking" Wardrobe? Start Here
Her Style Podcast | Shopping, Color Palettes, Fashion, Wardrobe, Outfits, ClothingShow Notes
When I see yet another article or YouTube video promising to teach me how to "look expensive," I can't help but roll my eyes just a little. Not because I think looking high-end is a bad goal. I actually think that's what a lot of us are after! It's just that the advice all sounds the same:
Wear monochromatic outfits. Buy a crisp, white button-down shirt. Carry a structured handbag. Stick to classic neutrals.
These suggestions aren't necessarily wrong, but they're not teaching you what you actually need to know.
So today, I want to unpack what really creates that polished, pulled-together impression, even as the trends come and go, and where I'd encourage you to start if you want a wardrobe that looks more elevated and expensive.
Because after almost twenty years of helping women build wardrobes, and watching some women spend more money in one shopping trip than I've spent in the last decade combined, I don't think we're responding to price tags nearly as much as we think we are.
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