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How to Make a Trend Timeless

Trends are great. They’re fun, often exciting and good ways to test your style boundaries but the tricky thing about them is they don’t last. Unless they have iconic tendencies like the Little Black Dress or jeans, they’re literally here for a season or two and then gone the next. That alone can make them hard to buy into. You don’t want to “waste” your money buying into trends with a short shelf life. That’s a great way to have a closet full of clothes but nothing to wear. But how do you have fun and play around with trends without feeling like you're wasting money? Well, let me tell you! I’m sharing 7 tips on how you can make trends timeless.

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Long Sleeve Tee With Zip Up Cuffs

Continuing with the DIY Capsule Challenge and creating a 10x10 capsule wardrobe, I made a long sleeve t-shirt with zip up cuffs. It’s a good fall style to dress up or to keep casual. To see how it came out, click the link and watch the video or read the blog post.

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Making a Wrap Camisole

I’m making a 10x10 capsule wardrobe for myself and to kick off the DIY Capsule Challenge, I decided to make a satin camisole first. It’s a good style basic that you can layer over anything in the fall or wear along in the spring. It’s an essential for everyone’s closet. Click to see how I designed and made one for myself.

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DIY: Headwrap that Fits Your Personal Style

I love my natural hair, but sometimes (a lot of times), I just don’t feel like doing it.  Either I’m too tired, just not motivated or my hair becomes a little unruly.  No matter the reason, I find myself wanting to tie the sucker down!

The issue?  Finding a cute scarf that fits my style.  I am very selective and the headwrap that I choose to wear out the house is no exception.  Don’t care about the headwrap I go to sleep in, just the one people see me in.

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