Why some women always look good (7 habits)

Hi everyone, it's Justine. When you think of a woman you know who has great style, what is it about her that works so well? Somebody with great style doesn't necessarily spend more than anyone else. It's not that she follows trends more than you do. There is something more specific there. And when you look closely, I think that it comes down to specific habits, seven habits to be precise, things they do consistently, intuitively, almost automatically. And here's what's interesting. None of these habits requires a bigger budget. Most of them are actually about stopping certain things, not adding more. So, let's tackle each of these habits and what you can learn from that and apply to your own wardrobe. Number one, dress for the life you actually have. What's in your wardrobe right now? My guess is that there are pieces in there that you bought for a version of yourself that doesn't quite exist. The cocktail dress for dinner parties that happen maybe twice a year. The tailored blazer for important meetings that are mostly Zoom calls now. The heels that are beautiful, but you live in a city where the streets are cobblestones. You know what I mean? So, I'm not judging. To a certain extent, we buy for who we want to be, right? Or for life we imagine ourselves living. But that wardrobe doesn't serve the life we actually have. And when getting dressed in the morning, we need pieces that work for this life. Women with great style are very honest about this. They look at the actual week Monday to Sunday and they ask, "What do I genuinely need, genuinely need to get dressed for?" The result is a wardrobe that serves their real life, not their aspirational life. And they can get dressed in 5 minutes because everything they own is relevant. So, what can you take away from this? Write down your five most common activities in a typical week. Work from home, office, school runs, gyms, evening hours, whatever it is. Then look at your wardrobe. What percentage of it actually serves those days? That number will tell you a lot. It's where you'll see whether your wardrobe needs some updating. Number two, know your color palette and stick to it. Here, I'm not talking about doing a formal color analysis, though that can be very helpful if the color analyst is good. I'm talking about something more simple, which is noticing over time which colors make you look alive and which ones quietly drain you. Think about the colors you keep reaching for. The ones that get you compliments, the ones that make you look great when you see your face in the mirror. Women with great style have a palette of, I'm going to say, around four to six anchor colors that they trust. They may step outside it occasionally, but mostly when they shop, that palette is the filter. I would say at least 80% of your wardrobe should be in the colors that work for you. The other 20% are where you can experiment, for instance, with trendy colors, neon, colorful prints, etc. The lesson here is easy. Pull out the 10 pieces you reach for most, the ones you wear on repeat, the ones that feel like you. Not your default pieces, but rather the pieces you really enjoy the color of, not the monochromatic basics. What colors are these? Write them down. That is the beginning of your palette. And to go deeper here, I have videos on creating a color palette for yourself. One video for warm skin undertones and another video for cool skin undertones. I link them in the card here, in the corner, and in the video description. Number three, one interesting element per outfit. Max. This is possibly the most powerful habit on this list and it's also the simplest one: one interesting element per outfit. One, for example, a print blouse. Great. Pair it with plain trousers and simple shoes. A statement necklace. Okay. Wear it with a clean top and minimal stud earrings if at all. It could also be an unusual color. And then you let the rest of the outfit support it, not compete with it. When there are too many interesting things happening at once, a print, a bold bag, chunky earrings, colorful shoes, the eye has nowhere to land, the outfit feels noisy, even if every single piece taken individually is beautiful. So, I find that women with great style make deliberate choices. They identify the star of the outfit and they make sure nothing else is competing for that position. Practical takeaway for you: tomorrow morning when you get dressed, ask yourself this question. What is the one interesting element in my outfit today? If you cannot answer in one second, something comes off. Habit number four. Pay as much attention to fabric as to color and shape. Take two black blazers side by side on the rack. They can look almost identical. Same color, similar cut, maybe not even far apart in price. You try them on. One feels stiff, holds itself away from your body, catches the light in a synthetic way. The other one drapes, breathes, moves with you when you move. The difference there will obviously be the fabric, and it matters enormously in how the finished outfit looks and feels. Women with great style touch a garment before they try it on, before they even look at the price, because if the fabric doesn't feel right in your hands, it's actually called the heart of the fabric, it will not feel right on your body either. And beyond quality, texture also adds something that color and shape alone cannot, and that is depth. A monochromatic outfit, which includes three different textures, let's say cashmere, linen, and leather, will always look and feel more luxurious overall. The same three pieces in one same synthetic jersey is boring. It's missing something. To apply this to your own style, next time you're in a shop, touch first before the brand, before the price, before trying it on. Let the fabric give you the first answer. If it doesn't feel good in your hands, put it back on the racks. No regrets. Number five, never wear something physically uncomfortable. This one sounds so obvious it barely seems worth saying. Bear with me. Many women wear things that don't physically work on their bodies. Too tight at the waist, too restrictive across the shoulders, shoes that start pinching after 20 minutes. Low-waist jeans with a curvy bum and then you have to hold them up when you sit down. You know what I mean, right? Relatable everything. They keep wearing them because they love the pieces in theory or because it was expensive or because it fits their aspirational self rather than the body they actually have right now. The problem is discomfort shows in how you hold yourself, in the way you sit, in how often you tug at the waistband or you have to adjust a strap. A slightly too tight waistband changes your posture. Shoes that pinch change the way you walk. Other people can see this even if they cannot always name it. They can tell that you're not fully at ease in what you're wearing, which is the opposite of great style. Women with great style make a clear distinction. A garment I'm not used to yet can be worth keeping, giving it time. But a garment that simply does not work on my body is a no any day. The takeaway for you, I call it the sit-down test. Do a sit-down test before you buy anything, especially trousers, a fitted skirt or a structured jacket, something with tailoring. Sit in the fitting room. See how it feels. Good sitting rooms should all have a stool or a chair. That's my opinion. Can you breathe? Can you cross your legs? Can you lean forward comfortably? If no, leave it. It will not get better once you own it, unfortunately. Number six, investing in the end points. The human eye travels in a specific order. First, it goes to the face, which means it takes in your earrings, your neckline, your color. Then, it travels down to the shoes and then to what you have in your hands. These are the end points of your look and they have a big impact on how the entire outfit reads. Women with great

there. And when you look closely, I think that it comes down to specific habits, seven habits to be precise, things they do consistently, intuitively, almost automatically. And here's what's interesting. None of these habits requires a bigger budget. Most of them are actually about

stopping certain things, not adding more. So, let's tackle each of these habits and what you can learn from that and apply to your own wardrobe. Number one, dress for the life you actually have.

What's in your wardrobe right now? My guess is that there are pieces in there that you bought for a version of yourself that doesn't quite exist. The cocktail dress for dinner parties that happen maybe twice a year. The tailored blazer for important meetings that are mostly Zoom calls now.

The heels that are beautiful, but you live in a city where the streets are cobblestones. You know what I mean? So, I'm not judging. To a certain extent, we buy for who we want to be, right?

Or for life we imagine ourselves living. But that wardrobe doesn't serve the life we actually have.

And when getting dressed in the morning, we need pieces that work for this life. Women with great style are very honest about this. They look at the actual week Monday to Sunday and they ask, "What do I genuinely need, genuinely need to get dressed for?" The result is a wardrobe that serves

their real life, not their aspirational life. And they can get dressed in 5 minutes because everything they own is relevant. So, what can you take away from this? Write down your five most common activities in a typical week. work from home, office, school runs, gyms, evening hours,

whatever it is. Then look at your wardrobe. What percentage of it actually serves those days? That number will tell you a lot. It's where you'll see whether your wardrobe needs some updating.

Number two, know your color palette and stick to it. Here, I'm not talking about doing a formal color analysis, though that can be very helpful if the color analyst is good. I'm talking about something more simple, which is noticing over time which colors make you look alive and which ones

quietly drain you. Think about the colors you keep reaching for. The ones that get you compliments, the one that make you look great when you see your face in the mirror. Women with great style have a palette of I'm going to say around four to six anchor colors that they trust. They may

step outside it occasionally, but mostly when they shop, that palette is the filter. I would say at least 80% of your wardrobe should be in the colors that work for you. The other 20% are where you can experiment, for instance, with trendy colors, neon, colorful prints, etc. The lesson

here is easy. Pull out the 10 pieces you reach for most, the ones you wear on repeat, the ones that feel like you. not your default pieces, but rather the pieces you really enjoy the color of, not the monochromatic basics. What colors are these? Write them down. That is the beginning of

your palette. And to go deeper here, I have videos on creating a color palette for yourself. One video for warm skin undertones and another video for cool skin undertones. I link them in the card here, in the corner, and in the video description. Number three, one interesting element per outfit.

Max. This is possibly the most powerful habit on this list and it's also the simplest one interesting element per outfit. One, for example, a print blouse. Great. Pair it with plain trousers and simple shoes. A statement necklace. Okay. Wear it with a clean top and minimal stud earrings if

at all. It could also be an unusual color. And then you let the rest of the outfit support it, not compete with it. When there are too many interesting things happening at once, a print, a bold bag, chunky earrings, colorful shoes, the eye has nowhere to land, the outfit feels noisy,

even if every single piece taken individually is beautiful. So, I find that women with great style make deliberate choices. They identify the star of the outfit and they make sure nothing else is competing for that position. Practical takeaway for you. Tomorrow morning when you get dressed,

ask yourself this question. What is the one interesting element in my outfit today? If you cannot answer in one second, something comes off. Habit number four. Pay as much attention to fabric as to color and shape. Take two black blazers side by side on the rack. They can look almost

identical. Same color, similar cut, maybe not even far apart in price. You try them on.

One feels stiff, holds itself away from your body, catches the light in a synthetic way. The other one drapes, breathes, moves with you when you move. The difference there will obviously be the fabric, and it matters enormously in how the finished outfit looks and feels like. Women

with great style touch a garment before they try it on, before they even look at the price, because if the fabric doesn't feel right in your hands, it's actually called the heart of the fabric, it will not feel right on your body either. And beyond quality, texture also adds

something that color and shape alone cannot, and that is depth. A monochromatic outfit, which includes three different textures, let's say Kashmir, linen, and leather, will always look and feel more luxurious overall. The same three pieces in one same synthetic jersey is boring.

It's missing something. To apply this to your own style, next time you're in a shop, touch first before the brand, before the price, before trying it on. Let the fabric give you the first answer.

If it doesn't feel good in your hands, put it back on the racks. No regrets. Number five, never wear something physically uncomfortable. This one sounds so obvious it barely seems worth saying.

Bear with me. Many women wear things that don't physically work on their bodies. Too tight at the waist, too restrictive across the shoulders, shoes that start pinching after 20 minutes. Low-waist jeans with a curvy bum and then you have to hold them up when you sit down. You know what I mean,

right? Relatable everything. They keep wearing them because they love the pieces in theory or because it was expensive or because it fits their aspirational self rather than the body they actually have right now. The problem is discomfort shows in how you hold yourself, in the way you

sit, in how often you tug at the waistband or you have to adjust a strap. A slightly too tight waistband changes your posture. Shoes that pinch change the way you walk. Other people can see this even if they cannot always name it. They can tell that you're not fully at ease in what you're

wearing, which is the opposite of great style. Women with great style make a clear distinction. A garment I'm not used to yet can be worth keeping, giving it time. But a garment that simply does not work on my body is a no any day. The takeaway for you, I call it the sit down test. Do a sit

down test before you buy anything, especially trousers, a fitted skirt or a structured jacket, something with tailoring. Sit in the fitting room. See how it feels. Good sitting rooms should all have a stool or a chair. That's my opinion. Can you breathe? Can you cross your legs? Can you lean

forward comfortably? If no, leave it. It will not get better once you own it, unfortunately. Number six, investing in the end points. The human eye travels in a specific order. First, it goes to the face, which means it takes in your earrings, your neckline, your color. Then, it travels down

to the shoes and then to what you have in your hands. These are the end points of your look and they have a big impact on how the entire outfit reads. Women with great style know this and use

it deliberately. Investing in garments but then pairing them with lower quality shoes or lowquality handbag will always show. I think one pair of shoes you genuinely love, one nice bag or things that will do more for you and for how you present yourself than 10 average garments. This is

especially true if your wardrobe is mostly minimal basics and the end points are what makes it look intentional. Practical takeaway. Look at your current shoes and bags. If someone could only see those two things in your outfit, what would they say your style is about? If you're working with

a limited budget, by the way, investing in good accessories is a clever solution. Number seven, seven. Know what you means and use it as a filter. This is the hardest habit on this list. It's also the one that makes all the others click into place, so to speak. Women with great style have a

very clear internal sense of what belongs in their wardrobe and what does not. It's not a rigid rule book. It's more a filter. when they're standing in a shop or shopping online, the question is not, "Is this nice?" or "Is this on trend?" The question is simply, "Is this me?" That question

sounds easy. It's not because in school, we don't learn to defy what me means in terms of styles, importantly. So, we shop based on what's on sale, what's on a mannequin, what looks good on a friend, what influencers wear on Instagram, or an ad in the magazine. The result is a wardrobe

full of things that are objectively fine and and pretty, but not always cohesive because they were never chosen through one consistent lens. Good news, you do not need a complicated system to fix this. Three words are enough. And this is your homework. Describe your style in three

adjectives. Write them in the comments down below. And then every time you go shopping from now on, make sure that what you buy matches your three words to go deeper. Building this sense of what is you clearly enough to use it as a filter is exactly what my timeless style series is

designed for. It's a free email course. It's seven lessons, one per day, delivered straight to your inbox. If you're curious to improve your style, you can sign up at justinom.com/timelesscourse and you'll receive the first lesson immediately. If you found this video useful, a thumbs up helps

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