HOW TO - Embrace Your Own Sense of Style

TweetDear Badley,I’m into fashion and trends and I check out a lot of fashion blogs, I literally live on Chictopia, but the problem is I am not very daring in trying out new trends or putting new pieces together to give a more unique look. I like trends but it’s more important for me to have a strong personal style. To be able to actually wear the unique pieces I buy when I go out thrifting.I live in Tanzania, in East Africa, and in my country the best clothes and the cheapest are from thrift stores and vendors who just sell clothes on the street. It’s so easy to buy new pieces on the street and I have bought a lot of them -- floral maxis, flowy skirts, belts, you name it -- but I just dont know how to go about putting them together. Perhaps Im scared that people will not approve or think I that Im weird, but thats not the case since I think Ive made myself unique/weird enough for people to expect any more peculiarities from the way I present myself. Maybe I need a new self-esteem? I just wanted your opinion and advice on whatever it is you think I should do to be able to embrace my own sense of style. I admire your style a lot and wish that I could get the nerve to be bolder in my own style.Read my response on Chictopia. Need advice? Email me.with love.badley