my style evolution | how I FINALLY found my personal style from basic to minimal chic

Today I'm sharing my personal style journey and evolution from a basic teenager to a minimal and casual aesthetic. Ill take you with me through the years and share my insecurities and struggles as I tried to dress in a way that felt like me.

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[Marissassippi]

I just wanted to say that you make your clothes beautiful; not vice-versa. You are a beautiful spirit. 😊

[liatori]

Thank you for sharing your personal clothes story with us and also thank you for being so honest and humble about it. I am nearly 30 years older than you and I am learning from you. I am on a journey about my own clothes style right now, which has to do with adjusting to getting older and deciding if and how I want to dress differently, making decisions about what I want for myself. All this is more than about clothes, it is indeed about identity. So thanks again ❤

[laurenromeo]

I'm a millennial. So, I relate to this a lot 🤣. Loved seeing your style evolution 🥰.

[ryeofoatmeal]

what you have *four* children 😱 thought you were 21 y/o but 32!! you looked very youthful. I think you should go with bangs again cuz it suits you a lot 😸 my wardrobe epiphany / inspiration starts when I studied abroad. it was 6 years ago. idk where and how I learn about good quality garments but I watched such random videos like this back then. somehow it taught me something haha. I'm glad where I am now with my style, I'm pretty confident and satisfied with my wardrobe choices

[WellEditedCo]

I really enjoyed this video! Seeing your style evolution as you’ve grown into an adult was so much fun. You are a beautiful woman, inside and out, and that’s apparent in all your videos.

[zarieorest]

This is so interesting to me, as someone who has grown up with you, I have always thought you were so stylish and unique. To hear that you were struggling during the time where I was looking up to your outfit choices was surprising but in a good way. We are all growing, but honestly, you have always been stylish to me. Your style now is so effortlessly chic and I’m all here for it 👌👌😘

[tigrezz]

Hi Val, just wanted to say that perhaps that “rebel side” comes from being the youngest in the family… from my experience our youngest sibling always wanted to be different from everyone else haha sorry for the random comment! Thanks for showing us your style journey ❤️🇦🇺 PS. Bangs really suits you! 🐱🐯

[ashlynnkaplan]

Thank you for sharing your style evolution and what you were thinking throughout these periods in your life. You have many pictures, Thank you for sharing with us. Your beauty shines incandescently through, no matter what you were wearing! I truly mean that.

[ashlynnkaplan]

Just one more comment! Your style is actually very refreshing to see. There are so many capsule wardrobers here sporting many of the same styles which are almost more work wear/office inspired. I followed suit for a while only to find myself feeling very out of place! I think your style is classy in its own way and rather refreshing in a world full of trends! I also had a period of time where I dressed quite vintage and loved it at that time. 😻😽

[katem]

🐈 This was so interesting to see Val. I started to look through old photos and it really helped me to understand and see where my comfortable place was and is with my fashion choices 😌 I had hand me downs and second hand clothing too as a child. I remember my first job and doing a lay-by of a deep burgundy pure wool bolero cardigan it took me 6 pay weeks to get it! I loved it. Can not remember what happened to it now though🤔. I was married and pregnant very young (still in my teens) so money was tight. But remember always looking neat, as did my son. Then 4 years later with my daughter too. Being so young I had body issues though I dropped weight very quickly, I had a bigger bust (breast fed for a very long time) and had a few stretch marks which I absolutely struggled with for a long time too. Now I am very selective in my fashion choices. Love thrifting 😄 Thank you so much for taking me down my memory lane with you. Absolutely loved this video💜

[rakelhersel]

Now i'm 32 and i'm pregnant for my firt baby (i'm so exciting..) i find recently my style, is casual like your, i felt so confy with this type of chothes simple, minimalism but but color. I love all your outfits!

[sloanchessman]

Great video Val! 😻 I love your current style, it's very similar to mine. Thank you for sharing your style journey, and all the lovely photos.
As far as being self conscious about your small chest when you were younger, I was very self conscious for the exact opposite reason. I had a very tiny and petite overall body frame, but at 11 years old, I developed a very full and large chest, which I was harassed and teased mercilessly about.... so in order to try and minimize things, I would walk with my shoulders all hunched over, which set the stage for me to develop terrible posture.... even to this day, and I just turned 57 on May 6. I'm going to back up just a bit. There is a very strong maternal history of breast cancer in my family. My grandmother, mother and 3 maternal aunts died from breast cancer at early ages.... so when I was 37, I was told that I had a better than 80% chance of developing breast cancer...so I chose to have them removed and reconstructed. I had the implants for 16 and a half years, and always hated them from day one. I had mystery illness after mystery illness, long story short, the implants were making me very sick and had to be removed. That was a little over 3 years ago... I chose not to replace the implants with new ones... instead I chose to go completely natural and flat. I asked my surgeon to leave my nipples and the extra skin so at least I had something....and I'm so glad I made that decision. Even though my shirts and tops don't fit me exactly how they're supposed to... I feel better and more comfortable in my clothes now more than ever! 😊😻

[louiseisobelevans]

Those purple trousers! Are! The! Bomb! Perfect colour xo

[Anna-zunf]

Hi Val, just watched your video and I can relate to many of the things you covered. As you know, my parents came to the UK after WW2, so I too am of East European descent. I think it must be genetics - on my paternal side (definitely not my maternal!!), that me and my paternal cousins all have a small bust (only time my bust got bigger was during my three pregnancies and then it was sooo uncomfortable!!) and as you say are rectangular, in build. I can truly say that I have discovered "my style" in the last 4years! I suddenly had a light bulb moment when we were moving house and I realised that 75% of the clothes that I had, I didn`t wear! I purchased them because they were "fashionable". So, instead of packing and moving them to our new house, I packed them off to the charity shop. And guess what, I managed with the 25% remaining clothes, for nearly two seasons! I don`t wear skirts or dresses, jeans and jumpers in winter, jeans and t-shirts rest of the year. The style of the jeans does vary with the seasons. Flat shoes/boots all year round, don`t like heels!

[gracedarlenemcpherson]

Val-you are so photogenic! You look beautiful in every single photo. This was so much fun to watch as our styles are similar. Great video!

[lenkachamradova]

I love this. Thank you. First time in my life I am very unsatisfied with my body (after two kids, the last one is two years old). And you videos really help me to put myself together.

[dianamerrill]

I love listening to your story and the journey you took to discover style that is comfy and looks great on you! I am going through a life change and needing to start over with my clothes closet. I have gotten so many tips from you as I grow my capsule wardrobe. Thanks ! And always looking forward to your next video.🌺🐆

[amma]

🐈love your content it’s close to my style taste. Hearing your patience with body fluctuation is helpful I’m 62 and fluctuation seems to be back again!

[abbyrodgers]

I'm going through my first pregnancy currently, and I'm really struggling to still feel stylish and good about the clothes I wear. I appreciate your videos and the inspiration they give me that I can still dress for comfort and style as a mom! 🐱

[sandragoitom]

Thanks for your open and candid journey. Your journey resonates with alot of young girls & nice of you to make others feel okay! 🦊