26 Style Tips Every Woman Should Know in 2026 — Transcript

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1. 0:00If you feel like your style has been off
2. 0:03this year, it's probably not the
3. 0:05clothes, it's the habits behind the
4. 0:08clothes. As we head into 2026, I want to
5. 0:11share 26 things that have genuinely
6. 0:13changed the way that I get dressed. I'm
7. 0:16sharing the mindset shifts, the mistakes
8. 0:18I stopped making, and the small upgrades
9. 0:21that made a massive difference. These
10. 0:24are quick, these are actionable, and
11. 0:26honestly, this might be one of my
12. 0:28favorite videos that I've ever shared on
13. 0:30my channel. Today, I'm also wearing a
14. 0:32few of my favorites from Ideal. And I'll
15. 0:35show them to you in more detail later on
16. 0:37in the video. So, let's start with the
17. 0:39number one mindset shift that changed
18. 0:41the game for me. And it's the
19. 0:43realization that there's no such thing
20. 0:46as effortless style. We see this phrase
21. 0:48being thrown around all the time. Her
22. 0:50style is so effortless or that outfit is
23. 0:53so effortless. But when you're seeing
24. 0:55that finished outfit on YouTube or Tik
25. 0:58Tok or Instagram, you're not seeing the
26. 1:0010 not quite right outfits she had to
27. 1:03try on first to get there. You're not
28. 1:05seeing the years of work she did getting
29. 1:07to know herself, the bad shopping habits
30. 1:10she had to unlearn, the hours spent
31. 1:12hunting for the right pair of jeans, or
32. 1:15the trip to the tailor to make something
33. 1:17fit perfectly. And when you're seeing
34. 1:20perfectly dressed celebrities, you're
35. 1:22not seeing the stylists behind them that
36. 1:24have been working tirelessly for years
37. 1:27to get where they are. It's worth
38. 1:28remembering that you are only seeing the
39. 1:31final product. Good style takes time,
40. 1:34effort, and practice, and you get better
41. 1:37every time you try. The right bra and
42. 1:39underwear are just as important as the
43. 1:42clothes. Your underwear needs to work
44. 1:44with your outfit, not against it. One of
45. 1:46my biggest pet peeves are VPLs or
46. 1:50visible panty line. I'm sorry, I had to
47. 1:53say it. I just can't unsee it. Your base
48. 1:56layers should disappear under your
49. 1:57clothes. So, think seam-free underwear
50. 1:59or smooth t-shirt bras under anything
51. 2:02tight or fitted. On the flip side, I'm
52. 2:04not against your underwear showing as
53. 2:06long as it's intentional. A visible lace
54. 2:09bralette or a nice strap can be part of
55. 2:12your outfit, but the key is that it
56. 2:14looks deliberate, not accidental. The
57. 2:16number on the size tag is a guide, not
58. 2:19an absolute. Sizing is inconsistent
59. 2:22across every brand, and even within the
60. 2:25same brand. One pair of trousers might
61. 2:27fit perfectly in your usual size and
62. 2:30another cut from the same store can feel
63. 2:33completely different. What matters is
64. 2:36how the garment fits on your body, not
65. 2:38the size on the label. I used to have
66. 2:40this idea in my head that I had to be a
67. 2:43small size because I'm short. And I'd
68. 2:46immediately think that there was
69. 2:47something wrong with my own body if it
70. 2:50wasn't. But the more brands that I try
71. 2:52and the more that I talk about style on
72. 2:54my YouTube channel, the more I've
73. 2:56realized it's literally not me. It's
74. 2:59just the cut of the item. Now, when I'm
75. 3:02trying out a brand, I take two or three
76. 3:04sizes right off the bat, and I can
77. 3:06adjust for my own proportions and take
78. 3:10away the one that I think fits me the
79. 3:12best or the one that gives me the
80. 3:14silhouette or the proportion that I'm
81. 3:16looking for. and it's taken so much
82. 3:18pressure off getting dressed. Don't wait
83. 3:20for the right occasion to wear your
84. 3:22favorite pieces. Wear them whenever you
85. 3:25want. We tend to save our favorite
86. 3:27things for some imaginary perfect moment
87. 3:30or big event. But your everyday life is
88. 3:33just as worthy of beautiful things. If
89. 3:35something makes you feel like the best
90. 3:37version of yourself, then that is reason
91. 3:39enough to wear it. Isn't there that
92. 3:41quote that's like light your favorite
93. 3:43candles and wear your favorite perfume
94. 3:45or something like that? I always
95. 3:47remember that because I have so many
96. 3:49candles and perfumes sitting on my
97. 3:52counter and I'm like, "Yeah, I really
98. 3:54should use them. Otherwise, why did I
99. 3:56buy them? They're just kind of sitting
100. 3:57there collecting dust." And that's how I
101. 3:59feel about my favorite jewelry from
102. 4:01Ideal. I want to wear them everyday
103. 4:03because they make my very normal
104. 4:06everyday life just feel a little bit
105. 4:09more special. I've been wearing Ideal
106. 4:11for quite a few years now, and if I had
107. 4:14to choose my absolute favorite, I think
108. 4:16it would be this one, which is the Leah.
109. 4:19This is a gorgeous pear diamond that
110. 4:21floats really delicately just below your
111. 4:23ear. It works perfectly for everyday
112. 4:26looks like this because it's unique, but
113. 4:28it's subtle, and it also pairs
114. 4:30beautifully with so many other styles.
115. 4:32So, next to it, I have in the Uma, which
116. 4:34is this really elegant teardrop shape.
117. 4:37Ideal's concept is to build your own
118. 4:40unique collection using their studs. And
119. 4:42with these studs, you can purchase
120. 4:44add-ons to mix and match together. For
121. 4:46the end of year, December party season,
122. 4:49I like to go a little bit bolder. And
123. 4:52so, I have on here the Ono add-on, which
124. 4:55is this quite playful take on a hoop
125. 4:57earring. And then I've mixed it with the
126. 4:59solar cuff that you just hook onto a
127. 5:01stud. And then that cuff can hook onto
128. 5:04your ear as if you have a piercing
129. 5:06there. And the diamonds on this chain
130. 5:08are so fun. I love wearing this one.
131. 5:11Recently, I've also been loving this
132. 5:13add-on called the Capri. It's a pear
133. 5:15diamond that hangs below the stud from
134. 5:18the front. I like that it's playful, but
135. 5:20it's also elegant. Ideal also have
136. 5:23necklaces, and the one that I'm wearing
137. 5:25today is the Leila. It's a very classic
138. 5:28evil eye design, but made extra special
139. 5:30by no less than 20 diamonds on it. I
140. 5:33wear the pieces in 14 karat gold, but
141. 5:35they also have white gold or rose gold
142. 5:38depending on your preference. Ideal uses
143. 5:40lab grown diamonds and they are hand
144. 5:43selected from the top 1%. Lab grown
145. 5:46diamonds are chemically identical to
146. 5:48mind diamonds, but they are less
147. 5:50damaging to the environment and they're
148. 5:52cheaper, meaning that you are getting
149. 5:55luxury quality and craftsmanship without
150. 5:58the crazy high-end luxury prices. Plus,
151. 6:02they truly deliver a luxury experience
152. 6:04from start to finish. The packaging is
153. 6:07absolutely immaculate, and they often
154. 6:09include extra little surprises inside.
155. 6:12You can really feel how much care goes
156. 6:14into every part of the brand, and I can
157. 6:17personally attest to the quality. I got
158. 6:20my first pieces from them four, 5 years
159. 6:22ago now, and they look just as sparkly
160. 6:26and new and shiny today as they did
161. 6:28then. If any of these pieces caught your
162. 6:30eye, I will have everything linked in
163. 6:32the description box. And of course, I
164. 6:34have a discount code Adelene 10 for 10%
165. 6:37off. Thank you so much, Ideal, for
166. 6:39sharing your pieces with us and for
167. 6:41always supporting my channel. The best
168. 6:43outfits have something unexpected. The
169. 6:46most interesting outfits usually have
170. 6:48some kind of tension within them. Think
171. 6:51something feminine paired with something
172. 6:53masculine, sporty with preppy, chunky
173. 6:56with delicate, or even a winter coat
174. 6:58styled with a summer bag. Contrast
175. 7:01creates balance, adds dimension, and
176. 7:03stops an outfit feeling too one note.
177. 7:06You don't have bad style, you're just
178. 7:09not shopping for your lifestyle. When
179. 7:11most people think they're not stylish,
180. 7:13the problem isn't that they don't have
181. 7:15good taste. it's that the clothes that
182. 7:17they have in their wardrobe are not
183. 7:19matching the lifestyle they're living. I
184. 7:21had this exact problem when I stopped
185. 7:24working in an office and started working
186. 7:26from home. My wardrobe was full of
187. 7:28structured trousers and blouses and just
188. 7:31clothes that made sense for that version
189. 7:33of my life. But when my dayto-day
190. 7:35completely changed, it just made getting
191. 7:39dressed feel so off. Once I started
192. 7:41buying pieces that supported my routine,
193. 7:45more comfortable trousers, practical
194. 7:47shoes, and clothes that I can move in
195. 7:49more freely, my style instantly felt
196. 7:52more like me. Your style will improve
197. 7:55naturally when it aligns with your life,
198. 7:58not the one you used to have or the one
199. 8:00you think you should have. Okay, this is
200. 8:03for my petite girls or for anyone that
201. 8:05just wants some extra height. I bought
202. 8:07these heel inserts from Amazon, and you
203. 8:10can just pop them into any boots that
204. 8:12you own to give you a couple centimeters
205. 8:14of extra height. Getting better at
206. 8:16shopping pre-loved improves your style.
207. 8:20This includes thrift shops, charity
208. 8:22shops, curated vintage stores, or online
209. 8:25consignment. When you shop pre-loved,
210. 8:28you are looking and choosing these
211. 8:30pieces outside of the context of trends,
212. 8:33outside of perfectly styled mannequins
213. 8:36or what's currently being pushed to you.
214. 8:38It requires patience and the skill to
215. 8:42sift through lots of different items.
216. 8:45You're relying on your eye, your
217. 8:47instincts, and your own personal taste.
218. 8:50And that's why I've kind of have this
219. 8:52theory that I think people who thrift
220. 8:55often develop a better sense of style
221. 8:58because you're not being guided by
222. 9:01seasonality or marketing or trends and
223. 9:04you're choosing things because you
224. 9:07genuinely like them. Confidence and
225. 9:09posture are part of your outfit. People
226. 9:12respond to the energy that you put out,
227. 9:14sometimes even more than the clothes you
228. 9:17have on. And the way you carry yourself
229. 9:20can elevate even just the simplest
230. 9:22outfit. It's not just what you wear,
231. 9:25it's how you wear it. This one might be
232. 9:28a bit controversial, and I'm sorry to
233. 9:31drop this on you right in the middle of
234. 9:33shopping season, but cost per wear is
235. 9:36kind of a lie. Dividing the price into
236. 9:38smaller numbers sounds great, but it
237. 9:41doesn't change the fact that the item
238. 9:43still costs what it costs. Whether you
239. 9:46wear it five times or 50 times, the same
240. 9:48amount of money still left your bank
241. 9:51account. So instead of relying on cost
242. 9:53per wear as a deciding factor, how about
243. 9:55asking a different question? Does this
244. 9:58item actually add something meaningful
245. 10:00to my wardrobe? And will I wear it as
246. 10:02many times as I can? The cost of the
247. 10:04item needs to make sense, not just for
248. 10:07it to divide up nicely, but because the
249. 10:11item has truly earned its place in your
250. 10:14wardrobe. Four tools that every wardrobe
251. 10:16needs: a steamer, a d-pillar or cashmere
252. 10:20comb, a hole puncher for belts, bags, or
253. 10:23shoes, and a ring sizer. You'll be
254. 10:26surprised at how useful the ring sizer
255. 10:28is, actually. Stay aware of trends, but
256. 10:31don't let them dictate your style.
257. 10:33Trends are great for inspiration, but
258. 10:36they shouldn't be the foundation of your
259. 10:38wardrobe. When you're aware of trends,
260. 10:40then you can intentionally decide
261. 10:42whether it's something you want to be a
262. 10:44part of or not. Instead of being pulled
263. 10:47into buying things that don't actually
264. 10:49feel like you, avoid pairing a bright
265. 10:52color with black alone. When we're
266. 10:54unsure of how to style a bright color,
267. 10:57we often default to pairing it with
268. 10:59black because it feels safe. But black
269. 11:03creates maximum contrast, which makes
270. 11:06the bright color look even brighter and
271. 11:09louder and harsher. Instead, try pairing
272. 11:12that bright color with softer, more
273. 11:15muted tones. Think of your beiges, your
274. 11:18grays, your browns, or muted greens.
275. 11:21colors that blend rather than compete.
276. 11:25It keeps the outfit balanced and lets
277. 11:27the bright shade feel intentional rather
278. 11:31than overwhelming. And whilst we're on
279. 11:33the topic of contrast, let's talk about
280. 11:35high contrast versus low contrast
281. 11:38styling. Sometimes an outfit can just
282. 11:41feel off, but it's not the pieces that
283. 11:43you're wearing, it's the contrast
284. 11:46levels. High contrast outfits, for
285. 11:48example, a light colored top and dark
286. 11:51colored trousers create a strong break
287. 11:54in the silhouette, and this can look
288. 11:56sharp, bold, and graphic. On the other
289. 11:59hand, low contrast outfits blend
290. 12:01together a little bit more seamlessly
291. 12:04and can create a longer line. Neither
292. 12:07one is better than the other. It just
293. 12:08depends on the look that you're going
294. 12:10for. But if your outfit feels
295. 12:12disconnected or the proportion feels
296. 12:14off, try adjusting the contrast. You can
297. 12:18either soften or harden the transition
298. 12:21between your top and your bottom, or you
299. 12:23can try matching your shoes to your
300. 12:25trousers to create a more seamless
301. 12:27finish. A tiny shift in value can make
302. 12:30everything seem more cohesive. If an
303. 12:33outfit feels boring, add texture.
304. 12:35Texture instantly makes a simple outfit
305. 12:38look more interesting. Swap a plain bag
306. 12:40for a woven or a crocmbbossed one.
307. 12:43Change your smooth knit for one that is
308. 12:46chunkier and has more texture. Swap your
309. 12:49plain blazer for a herring bone one.
310. 12:51Even just one textured piece can change
311. 12:54the entire outfit. This is one of the
312. 12:56most important lessons I've learned this
313. 12:59year. Just because you like something
314. 13:01doesn't mean you have to own it. What
315. 13:04you decide not to buy is just as
316. 13:06important as what you do buy. Shoes
317. 13:09change the entire mood of an outfit.
318. 13:12They can completely shift the tone and
319. 13:14the proportion of your whole look. A
320. 13:16chunky sole adds visual weight and makes
321. 13:18the outfit feel more relaxed and
322. 13:20grounded. A sleek loafer instantly
323. 13:23sharpens everything and pushes the
324. 13:25outfit into a much smarter territory. A
325. 13:28pointed heel lengthens the legline and
326. 13:30adds that clean, elevated feel. Even if
327. 13:33you don't change anything else,
328. 13:35switching up the shoes can rebalance the
329. 13:37silhouette and change the entire mood of
330. 13:40the outfit. The most flattering color
331. 13:42isn't always the one you're most drawn
332. 13:44to. So, I recently did a color analysis
333. 13:47when I was in Korea. I'm a deep autumn,
334. 13:51by the way. And as we were going through
335. 13:53the different shades of purple, purple
336. 13:55is never a shade I would go for. We
337. 13:58landed on this deep plum shade. and she
338. 14:01said to me that if I want to dress up
339. 14:04for an event, this is one color that I
340. 14:07could go for. It's a color I never ever
341. 14:10would have chosen for myself. It's just
342. 14:12not a color I naturally gravitate
343. 14:14towards. But when she draped it on me,
344. 14:16my features looked more defined, my skin
345. 14:18looked warmer, and I actually felt quite
346. 14:22sophisticated in this color. So
347. 14:23sometimes the colors you overlook end up
348. 14:26being the ones that can make you look
349. 14:28and feel your best. Whenever an outfit
350. 14:30feels like you, document it. Just take a
351. 14:34quick picture and add it into a separate
352. 14:35folder on your phone. It's one of the
353. 14:37easiest ways to build your personal
354. 14:40style. When you build up a collection of
355. 14:42outfits that you love yourself in, you
356. 14:45can reference this folder when you need
357. 14:47inspiration. That way, you're looking
358. 14:49for inspiration within yourself, not
359. 14:52from Pinterest. You can iterate on
360. 14:54outfits that you already know work. And
361. 14:56that's exactly how personal style is
362. 14:58built. And you also start to notice
363. 15:01patterns. You'll start to see what
364. 15:02silhouettes or colors or textures that
365. 15:05you gravitate towards. And your own
366. 15:07wardrobe becomes your best reference
367. 15:10point. So, this next one took me a while
368. 15:14to realize about myself. Are you
369. 15:16shopping just because you're bored? I
370. 15:18don't think we talk enough about how our
371. 15:21emotions fuel our shopping. It's usually
372. 15:24not about the item. It's about that
373. 15:27quick dopamine hit or a boost in how we
374. 15:31feel about ourselves. I've noticed that
375. 15:33whenever I'm feeling insecure, that is
376. 15:36the time when I suddenly want to buy
377. 15:39lots of things. I think it's my mind
378. 15:41thinking that this will be like an
379. 15:44instant boost. But buying more things
380. 15:46never actually fixes the insecurity. I
381. 15:49mean, I'm still not a perfect shopper,
382. 15:52but now whenever I want to buy
383. 15:53something, I do sit and pause and wait a
384. 15:57bit longer than I used to, and I ask
385. 15:59myself, do I genuinely believe this
386. 16:02piece will support my personal style? If
387. 16:04the answer isn't an honest and confident
388. 16:07yes, then it's usually just an emotional
389. 16:10moment and not something that my
390. 16:12wardrobe or my personal style actually
391. 16:14needs. If you need to get your jeans
392. 16:16hemmed at the tailor, don't just cut and
393. 16:19hem them up. Ask the tailor to sew the
394. 16:22original hem back on. That way, it will
395. 16:24look like you bought them at the perfect
396. 16:26length. Good style comes from
397. 16:28functionality. Before anything else,
398. 16:31your outfit has to work. Is your bag
399. 16:34practical enough for everything that you
400. 16:36need to carry? Are your shoes walkable
401. 16:38for the amount of steps you're going to
402. 16:40be doing that day? And what's the
403. 16:41weather actually like? not what you wish
404. 16:44it was like. When your clothes support
405. 16:47your real life, your style will look
406. 16:50deliberate without you even trying. Your
407. 16:53hair is part of the outfit. A sleek bun
408. 16:56makes an outfit look cleaner and more
409. 16:59polished, whilst loose waves or a messy
410. 17:01bun can instantly soften a look. Even
411. 17:04something as simple as tucking your hair
412. 17:06behind your ears or changing where your
413. 17:09parting is can immediately change the
414. 17:13feel of an outfit. This one sounds
415. 17:15small, but it's genuinely changed the
416. 17:18way that I get dressed since I started
417. 17:20doing it. Seasonal wardrobe switchovers
418. 17:22make getting dressed so much easier. I
419. 17:25used to keep everything I owned in one
420. 17:28wardrobe. Think summer dresses, thick
421. 17:31wool blazers, leather trousers, linen
422. 17:33trousers, everything altogether. And it
423. 17:36created so much unnecessary stress and
424. 17:39decision fatigue because my brain had to
425. 17:42filter through all these things that I
426. 17:44couldn't even wear. So when I started
427. 17:46doing seasonal wardrobe switchovers, my
428. 17:49style instantly improved because
429. 17:51suddenly I was only looking at the
430. 17:53clothes that made sense for that season.
431. 17:56and getting dressed became simpler and
432. 17:58faster. So, if you're not doing this
433. 18:00yet, I highly recommend it. Style is
434. 18:03shaped by your inputs. Your style isn't
435. 18:06just created in your wardrobe. It's
436. 18:08created in your mind first, the
437. 18:10conversations you have with your
438. 18:12friends, the films that move you, the
439. 18:15music that feels like home, the books
440. 18:17that you can't put down, the artists,
441. 18:20the creators, and the people that you're
442. 18:22naturally drawn to. All of these things
443. 18:24shape your taste before you even
444. 18:27purchase an item of clothing. When
445. 18:29you're intentional about what you
446. 18:31consume, your style becomes a reflection
447. 18:33of your inner world and not just about
448. 18:36what's trending. It's the end of the
449. 18:38year and so I feel like I can be cheesy.
450. 18:42Wear whatever the heck you want. Life is
451. 18:45too short to save outfits for later, to
452. 18:48worry about what people think, or to
453. 18:50dress in a way that you've outgrown. If
454. 18:53something makes you feel good,
455. 18:55confident, and more like you, that is
456. 18:57reason enough. Let me know in the
457. 18:59comments which of these tips you're
458. 19:00going to be taking into the new year, or
459. 19:02if there's one you want me to go deeper
460. 19:04on in a future video. I read all of your
461. 19:06comments, and they really help to shape
462. 19:09what videos I create next. If you want
463. 19:11more practical style tips and you are
464. 19:13interested in building a more authentic
465. 19:16personal style, then this video on
466. 19:18screen is a really good one to watch
467. 19:20next. Thank you so much for spending
468. 19:21this time with me. I honestly love
469. 19:23filming these endofear videos. It feels
470. 19:26like we are sitting down together,
471. 19:28taking stock, and resetting for
472. 19:30whatever's next. Thank you again to
473. 19:32Ideal for sponsoring this video. I hope
474. 19:35that you are all having a lovely holiday
475. 19:37season, and I'll see you very soon in
476. 19:39the next one. Bye.