Today I am going to post to my podcast again, and I just love doing these video podcasts where you can find, like, the video version here on YouTube.

But then also, I've got the audio version through different podcast platforms, so I'm sure that whatever, it's sort of like podcast platform that you listen.

Thio is where you can find me, and it's called on Lee looking up because I mainly talk about petite things.

But yeah, it's been a few months since I posted there, and time has just flown.

So I'm really excited to start today with Ah Siri's.

Maybe, just like a miniseries that I want to put together ideas for called adult ing.

Basically anything that I've started doing as an adult, that has really transformed the way that I look in my fashion or beauty or whatever that is.

So today I wanted to talk about five fashion items that I've invested in recently, so that's kind of what I'm going to be discussing today.

It's gonna be really chatty.

I've got my coffee so hopefully you can just step back and let this role and I don't know, it's just gonna be a really fun topic.

It's close to my heart for those of you who may be our new to my channel or new to me, Um, I just started a couple years ago on my personal style journey.

Ah, Meaning I found myself in a place where I was, um, really just strapped on my budget.

I really didn't want Thio put a lot of money into, ah, things like clothes or anything like that.

I wanted to just focus in on my finances, and that worked for the time, especially.

And it's always important, and I never want Thio say anything that would be a reflection of what you should do with your finances is very personal.

But for me, I found that clothing who was just last on the list as I was also faced with this career of being a designer.

I found that I wasn't at a point in my career where I should be making those cuts on my wardrobe because I wanted to be taken seriously in things like meetings or, you know, I've talked to other people who are faced with kind of the same thing in their career.

If you maybe are taking care of someone's Children.

I know some person, some one of my friends, that she was faced with that, too, and she wanted to be respected by the parents.

So instead of dressing to take care of the small Children, she started dressing to impress the parents and give trust to the parents.

So that was just one example of how clothing can impact that.

So I approached this topic delicately because I I find that it's super important and it will have a big return on investment.

But I know that not everybody is at a place where they want to invest in their wardrobe at the time.

So that's kind of where I'm at today is discussing where you're gonna find the biggest impact on your hiring purchases of your wardrobe s o.

If I was just completely starting over again day one, um, you know, that's where I found myself a couple of years ago.

I ended up investing in just a few small things to build rebuild my wardrobe from the ground up, instead of having everything that was kind of mismatched or just bought out of maybe on impulse, even though it was more on clearance or whatever.

I I wanted to invest in just a few items that would give me the longest impact, meaning it was more quality that I was used to paying for.

And then also it just had, ah, big impact on the versatility of the pieces.

That's pretty much it.

I'm just gonna go into it.

But again, I think that this really will have impact for anybody who wants to be taken more seriously.

And maybe it's just for a few key moments in your life.

Like maybe you're buying a car selling a car.

Maybe you're going in for a job interview.

I've been on both sides of the table for that.

I've been the one being interviewed.

I've given interviews.

So this is my jam.

I love talking about this.

I love talking about how to dress, to impress and then do doing that with versatility.

Okay, without further d'oh, these are the five things I would say to invest in as an adult.

One is the right fabrics, so to me that means high quality neutrals.

I find that that really goes the furthest like when I first started, I looked for what's Oh, buttoned down that I can wear like a white button down would be such a classic piece.

Um, maybe a black dress.

So these are neutrals, thes air things that you could blindly go into your closet, maybe with the lights off.

And it's, you know, really early in the morning and you could just pick out a couple of things from your closet and they match.

That was my goal with when I first started.

It's still my gold.

I've built my closet, which is now bigger than it was when I first started.

But I can still reach into my closet and things match like I can mix and match anything, really, And it works.

So doing that intentionally, especially just with neutrals.

If you want to look more mature, this is a great way to do.

That is just to find, you know, black white brown neutrals as faras like maybe a linen without any dies is so pretty.

It's like the prettiest color in the world, I think, But then also, I really like things like a good pair of jeans, like a good pair of blue jeans.

So blue is, in essence, still a neutral genes.

You might need to dress up a little bit for the sake of this conversation, but that would definitely be something to do.

But then also, if you're going to buy something that you're gonna wear frequently, it's helped me to be able to buy higher quality fabrics.

So instead of buying five shirts like, you know, I just did a video on white T shirts, it might be better to buy something that is, ah, higher quality that you take care of.

And that will last longer than if you bought, you know, eventually five of them throughout the year because they keep getting dirty or whatever.

And so there's things that you can do to protect white Carmen's for that conversation as well.

But I think that when I have bought something from Elizabeth Suzanne, which is much more high end than a lot of the other things that I buy, then her fabrics have lasted so much longer than a lot of the other fabrics that are just like it.

So in line with that silks, high quality fabric, you can't really buy that cheaply, and if you do buy it cheaply, it tends to kind of pick and not last as long.

Maybe rip it the seems a little bit, but when you do buy quality, it will last longer.

And you really do get what you pay for.

If you're looking for the right fabrics, another one is winning.

I love linen, especially for this time of year, where it's kind of warmer out where I am and just having something super breathe herbal and I've had all sorts of different linens from different companies, and I would say that some are perhaps a little bit more see through than others.

Some light have a little bit more wear and tear, and the weave might come a little bit looser so that that's something to consider, especially around the seams.

I find the most use, Ah, the most like deterioration if I'm not buying quality.

So those air things to consider if you are going to invest in something that's a pure basic like Aah, button down shirt or a black dress.

Ah, black dress could be something that's hanging in your closet for years, and so instead of buying several throughout those years, you could buy one really good one that you feel confident in.

And when you go in for that handshake, when you're about to have some sort of like our sale, for instance, or a job interview super important, then you're gonna feel so much more confident knowing that what you are wearing, I don't know.

It's like wearing a cape.

You know, we just feel empowered like a little kid who's wearing a superhero.

Cabe.

And so that's kind of the idea behind this.

Ah, high quality, neutral fabrics.

They go forever.

You'll use them forever.

And that is definitely something that has gone the longest for my personal style journey and being more mature in what I wear.

So one last note on that I literally have some pieces that have lasted three years, and they're still going.

They're not going to go out of style.

They're higher end as faras, the fabrics and their neutrals.

So you know there's sometimes we're a teal or whatever might be so on trend for the moment, and that might be better at all in a statement piece or a more affordable piece that you can add on top of a basic.

But when it comes to basics, man, I am so particular about getting quality and something neutral and timeless.

The next thing that I did when going through my personal style journey almost right away I started adding jewelry and specifically, gold jewelry can be something that will give you the biggest impact on how elevated your style is and day one for me.

You know, I wasn't out there buying in 10 gold jewellery, necklaces or anything.

I built my collection of jewelry over time, and I'm still working on that.

I don't have just, you know, treasure troves of jewelry or anything, but one thing that I started with was Brassed jewelry.

And, of course, you might find if you're getting brass rings or anything that might have a little bit of green around your fingers and stuff like that.

But if you're careful with them, if you take off the rings before you're washing your hands doing dishes, whatever, then that could be something where you're going to find that it's going to elevate your style and make you feel more confident as well.

Like it.

Right now, I'm not wearing many of my rings, and it's kind of driving me batty because I just love to sack jewelry and have my rings on.

I don't know.

It's just something that makes me feel really comfortable.

You know, I think that one of the first things I did was add a couple of brass necklaces and my friend.

She runs a company called Windblown Jewelry.

She is a powerhouse, like she runs her whole business out of a closet and her pieces are just perfectly crafted by her.

And she's got a small team, and it's just fun to take part in that, Uh, and I also just really like her design.

So I'll leave a link down in my description where you can find her jewelry and her pieces are very affordable, too.

So that is where I would definitely go to to begin my jewelry collection.

I also really like to know where I like to work with Pamela Card because I love her pieces so much.

They're very artistic.

They're inspired by art history that each one is uniquely handmade by really old ancient practices.

And so when I wear her jewelry, I just feel like I'm part of that craft.

So her pieces are a bit more expensive, but they are gold plated, and so they aren't going to cost as much as they would cost if they were pure gold.

So that's kind of how I make amends on wearing gold jewelry is that they might be sterling silver underneath the gold.

And otherwise, I really liked to wear like bracelets that are very small, and those ones will be pure gold.

But they are dainty, so anything that is pure gold, I where usually is just, you know, very small or like very thin rings.

Otherwise, I like the gold plated effect for that as well.

For rings, the signet ring is really beautiful, so that's kind of my idea for jewelry.

And maybe gold isn't your preference.

I know some people just absolutely love silver, and that might actually be more affordable, too, if that's what you're drawn to.

If maybe you have, like, cool tones your skin.

I know a lot of people who d'oh love silver, and that might just be a preference.

But I think that whenever you imagine someone who's just wearing ah, black outfit with jewelry, that's something you could wear when you're 20.

That's something you could wear when you're 80 and There's just a timelessness to that.

And really, you don't have to invest very much in your wardrobe if you're wearing very neutral, like black or chic colors that are just elevated by everyday jewelry.

And the beauty of having jewelry and accessories is that you're not going to get sick of them.

You're not going to get sick of wearing them as much.

Or maybe you feel like other people are sick of seeing you in something that's not gonna happen with jewelry as much as it would for, you know, I've got a pink sweater that I absolutely loved aware, but I can't always wear it because I'm thinking, Well, they're just gonna say, the girl that where's the pink sweater?

So that's kind of my thinking is where something every day, especially if you're gonna see the same people every day.

That is timeless, that maybe you won't define you as much as you define you.

Um, maybe you should shine through more than the clothing, so that's kind of my thought there.

Okay, this next one's a bit spicy, but I had just absolutely feel like it is so true to thinking about how to mature your outfit how to adult and what I really think is true is wearing higher end laundry has made a more of an impact on my everyday style.

On my confidence on knowing that my whole outfit is put together while and this is kind of a tangent actually had someone just recently thank me fervently for recommending nip ease skin adhesives.

So it's not really laundry, but it will make you feel more confident in what you're wearing, and you don't necessarily have to think about that particular brought that will work just right for the Alfred that you're wearing.

So I had to briefly mention that because I do think that investing in something just like that has made an everyday impact not only on me but other people.

So had to throw that in there, but also just wearing higher and laundry, eh?

I really like ah flared Jamal and probably butchering how to say that.

But I just love the idea of having confidence with the things that I'm wearing.

So if I was to wear something beautiful on top that I invested in and then I went to like the bargain bin and got abroad that didn't fit me just right.

Maybe wasn't quite my size.

Those are things they consider, and I've got a video that more explains laundry and my thoughts there so I will link you guys over that way.

But in a nutshell, wearing higher in laundry that I'm confident in that makes me feel like I look my best when I'm wearing clothes or without is just what I think builds a confidence in me.

And there's nothing that I've found that's giving me more immediate confidence than when I go into my closet in the morning.

And I'm like, Yes, this is what I'm gonna wear and I don't know I just feel like I've got my life under control when I feel like from top to bottom from inside to out that my Alfa is put together well and there's a sexiness to that, there's a beauty to that.

And so investing in that was something that I didn't do Day one of building my personal style.

But afterward I'm like, Oh my gosh, this has made such an impact on me and even my marriage.

So there you go.

So hiring laundry was number three and number four is wearing versatile shoes.

So the first thing that I did was I bought a pair of mules.

They were basically my one pair of shoes when I first started, they were from the solo and actually did a video and back in the day just about that, which was about how versatile they are and how they go with everything so I can link you guys to that video.