Having trouble “keeping up with the Joneses?” Struggling to maintain your classiness amidst the rapidly changing fashion trends? Aren’t we all.
There are deep and dark secrets buried behind that high-fashion girl at the party’s glossy outfit. And if you can’t beat them (or kill them via jealousy for all the attention and nice clothes they have), join them!
Here are some doable (and some not so doable) tips on how to jog right along, or even ahead of, those sleek, chic chicks.
Have a lot of nail polish
Go to your nearest 99 cent store and stock up on a whole lot of nudes, royal blue, a black, and anything you’d find in a sunset. Change your nail color on a regular basis, throw in an Instagram or two of you holding stuff with your freshly manicured nails not-so-subtly planted, and you’ll automatically seem that much chicer.
Instagram Food and Scenery
Next time you have a minimalist meal at a restaurant you can’t afford, a candy-embellished frozen yogurt, or you’re outside when the sun rises or sets, snap a quick pic (don’t forget the filter). Sometimes trendy doesn’t mean starting new trends, but adhering to the trends already set in place. If all of the sleek Instagrammers jumped off a bridge would you?
Get Rich
Don’t die trying, or pull a bling ring and go to jail trying! Just make a lot of money so you can afford all of the clothes that Blake Lively wears. Make sure you get enough so that you NEVER repeat an outfit for your WHOLE LIFE.
Accessorize
You could literally own one pair of black bottoms and a black top, and so long as you change around your glasses, hats, rings, and necklaces, you’re good to go. The chunkier and more colorful, the better.
Giant sunglasses
Oversized sunglasses will do the trick to make you seem high-fashion and knowledgeable about the ins and outs of important trends. That’s why her sunglasses are so big. They’re full of secrets (about being trendy).
Go on Pinterest
A magician never reveals his secrets, but the craftiest and most fashionable girls tell pretty much all of theirs on Pinterest. If you need tips for room décor or hip styles, browse that for twenty minutes (or seven hours, once you’re addicted), and learn from the pros.
Minimalism
Less is more, people! Keep your room white and hang up three Polaroids and it’ll be so high-fashion that Tim Gunn would explode with happiness on the spot if he were ever over for a slumber party. Keep your outfits and surroundings basic with just a hint of color or decoration to make it really “pop.”
Pretend to be “gluten-free”
It’s all the craze these days. Just make sure whoever you tell it to never goes to a meal with you, so you can still eat all of the bread they put on the table with minimal shame.
Learn some braids
Whether or not you have any fashion sense at all, if you know how to fishtail, French, or Dutch braid, you don’t have to worry. Wear a pajama t-shirt and leggings and with a fishtail you’ll seem too cool for school.
Half-smile with no teeth
Girl, if your Facebook profile picture is a coy, toothless grin, you’re in. It’s like you’re telling everyone you’d give a full smile if you had the energy, but you’re totally worn out from being so freakin’ fashionable.
