Proportion / Style note
Proportion Before Trends
Trends are easier to use when you understand what balances your shape and what throws it off.
By Monika Kulesza / June 8, 2026 / 3 min read
01 / Proportion
Trends are not rules
A trend is just a shape, fabric, color, or styling idea moving through stores. Whether it works for you depends on proportion, construction, and how it fits into the rest of your wardrobe.
02 / Proportion
Ask a better question
Instead of asking whether something is in style, ask what it does for your body. Does it lengthen? Add volume? Pull the eye up or down? Fight the rest of the outfit?
03 / Proportion
Use trends selectively
You do not need to reject trends. You need to choose the versions that work for your actual shape and life.
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