How I did it: Earlier this summer, when the ex wasn't the ex, he told me he'd prefer not to see what was behind behind the mirrored doors of my wardrobe.  It's contents were a mystery and he wanted to keep it that way.  I liked the way he said it because that's how I have started to look at it - a huge dressing up box!

I developed a knack at an early age when buying new clothes that they would miraculously compliment clothes I had already had.  I just needed confidence to make more of an effort but have it look like it wasn't a conscious effort or that I was trying too hard.

Lessons & tips: Two tips have helped along the way:

Don't keep things for best - you'll end up with things you never wear!  I've got a pair of silk wide leg trousers that I've worn more in the past two months than the entire two years I've had them.

Make the effort - if you can look in the mirror before you leave the house and smile at your reflection, you've cracked it!

Resources: A pair of earrings, an unusual belt or a necklace look like you've thought a lot more about what you're wearing.  When someone compliments you on your necklace - that it compliments your top for instance - it gives you a huge boost.

Sep 29, 10:04AM PDT | 0 comments | 3 cheers