With mass produced fashion being the most affordable, how does a lady go about being different and unique? As all of us fashionably inclined know making the most of what we have starts in our head. You must feel fabulous and unique in order to think that way and eventually be that way. So ladies, LETS THINK UNIQUE THOUGHTS.

After a certain age, we just want to be who we are. In our twenties its ok for your closet to look like it belongs to a schizophrenic but in your thirties that has to stop otherwise you look like a cheap floozy. Nothing is worse than a women in her thirties or forties (even worse) dressed like a teenager who needs attention, throwing themselves at any man in their path [read: Housewives of Orange County]. Anyway, back to our original topic, how to be unique with all mass produced clothing around us being most affordable.

Well….

1) KNOW YOUR BODY: It probably has changed, many of us in our thirties have had children. Ladies, our bodies our different know, assess and reasses your asses and make sure you are fitting them properly. Know the style and cuts that look best on you. How do you do that? Try everything on. And if you are buying online, buy the size you are based on measurement and then a size smaller or larger depending on the store. Then try it on and return what you don’t want.

2) GET AN AMAZING TAILOR: Tailor everything to fit you perfectly. Not only utilize your local tailor, how about hire an offshore tailor to create an amazing piece just for you, or they can recreate a runway look for much less… India and Hong Kong tailors are cheap and very good.

3) PUT TOGETHER OUTFITS WITH IMAGINATION: Ok, so you have the clothes and they fit you good. Now experiment with looks. Try layering, tucking in, rolling up, belting, etc. Until the outfit looks magnificent.

4) LABELS AND TRENDS MEAN NOTHING: Just get quality clothes that fit that way you will look classic and sophisticated.

5) SIGNATURE STYLE: I think this is one of the most important things. Have something that you do all the time and the best. For Coco it was pearls and amazing suits, for Jackie O it was her sunglasses and wearing white on the bottom and black on top, for Caroline Basset Kennedy it was her red lipstick, I can go on and on, what will your signature be?