hi friends! Just pinning a note here to let you know that I've been sick this week and have missed several filming days, so videos might be a bit thin on the ground for a while 😭 This is the last one I had filmed before getting sick. I'll be back as soon as I can! In the meantime, I've been more active on Instagram because it's something I can do from bed, so make sure you're following me there: instagram.com/hannahlouiseposton/
Please do more of these, I love seeing "playtime in your closet", and you style your beautiful things so beautifully. Your takeaways were so awesome to hear too. I'm currently trying to control (read, STOP) my shopping habits and often turn to your no buy content too. Your sincerity is inspirational.
What wonderful combos! I remember when I was growing up and shopping as a teenager (graduated from high school 1975) it was a BIG "no no" to put red and pink together, especially for redheads. All of these outfits are wonderful, I clutched my pearls at outfit 5, the most perfect example of an item being used for its not original intent. I love how you have altered my mind on colors together. I have two Polene bags on my wish list because of your taste.
Great video. Alyssa Beltempo is a stylist and slow fashion/style RU-vidr whose MO is basically the same concept you talk about here. Her ethos involves Creativity rather than Consumption and taking a thoughtful approach to styling and applying to your own wardrobe lessons from outfits that inspire you.
When I saw this video, I knew those sandals were perfect for me. I saved and finally, this year, I was able to purchase them, and they are all that I imagined and more! Thanks for sharing your experience with them and introduce us to the quality over quantity mindset!
I did the opposite of what you did with your nightgown. Recently, I was ruthlessly cleaning out my closet when I came across two old dresses. They still fit, are comfy, light and stretchy, and look fine, but I knew that, after all these years, I was over them, and they wouldn't get worn. I decided to put them in my nightgown drawer. Now, when I get up but am not yet motivated to get ready for the day, I just throw one of the dresses on. The best part is, if a neighbour or courier unexpectedly knocks on my door, I look like I'm already dressed for the day even though, in my mind, I'm still basically in my pajamas. 😊
I absolutely love the way you think and talk through things. It’s genuinely helped me be less impulsive by emulating your process when making purchasing choices. I hope you put out more fashion content!
Although my style is nothing like Hannah's (I wear pretty much exclusively black) one of my favourite things to get variety is texture. Jeans and knit, teddy and sweat, felt and silk. There is sooo much variety in texture out there even with a constraint as big as only one color. It can really make an outfit interesting and might add something it was otherwise lacking. (and might be worthwhile exploring for someone who has not yet concerned themselves with this much, as my personal insight to pass on :) Oh and on an all black outfit + a statement piece, I love colourful eyeshadow as the statement, black clothes really make it stand out!
I'm watching this a second time because I love this type of content. I especially loved the rust brown pants with the white and red tee, it inspired my outfit today, as I have cargo style pants in the same color and I almost never pair them with white and/or red. I love it. Thanks, Hannah!
All the outfits are cute, my fave is no 1 cause I think that casual and dressy pieces together give a cool vibe. What I've been enjoying lately is print mixing, color blocking and just brighter colors in general. Hope you'll get well soon.
I have been very thoroughly watching your recent fashion/style content, and I just have to express my appreciation for it! I’ve been craving style content that looks like what I want to wear, that is well thought out and detailed, and is actually inspiring to me! It seems like everything else out there is too “girly” or too “classic,” but you’re hitting exactly the right notes for what I want.
Hannah, just stopping in to say thanks for the recent fashion content. We share many of the same fashion values. Though my wardrobe looks very different from yours your thought process has been so inspiring. I even made a pinterest board of my own.
I'm new here and loving your fashion content! That etsy handbag is perfect💜Also I'm heading off to try the slip dress that I've never worn with a low armhole... whatever!
Wonderful concepts of design. I love the little granny top and the black bag. I think sleep and loungewear is so well made that you can wear it out with adjustments.
Look 5 made me think about how to work with a Lanz of Salzburg printed dress I bought on poshmark that ended up being too too much in person. Love this line of content.
HLP. Just want to say how I love you and appreciate you. Not just the way you are but knowing you, and adjusting my time to write and watch you, brings me so much joy, wisdom and even new branches to exploring the beauty of art of the living fully, I mean it feels like I just found the love of my life and it also led me to find my dream job, my favorite dress and freshly baked lemon cake in my kitchen. That weird chain of reaction of contentment :) xox
I love your fashion content! I love that you do not equal fashion with shopping. And that your style is not normcore. Both is so rare. I would love to see more fashion content. Like: What do you plan to wear in Autumn? Or for specific small and big occasions.
I love fashion content, but I sometimes avoid it, because it often makes me want to buy new clothes. Your videos however remind me of the beautiful clothes I already own and inspire me to think of them in new, interesting ways. This channel is a very special place. ❤
I loved your outfits. Your style appeals to me. My style is similar but not exactly the same. I wear a lot of black and white. I like midi skirts very much. I have one in black and white that has a slit on the side like you wore. I also wear wide pants like your black ones. I have a lovely pair in a pattern of small flowers. Your videos are so entertaining and I have learned a lot from them. Thank you.
Always such a big fan of your styling/fashion content. It’s such a nice subset of your channel and content! Love all the outfits but I think the second outfit (tshirt and rust pants) and the last two are my favourite. I think as a concept that you didn’t mention is that you often mix quite flirty/feminine/flouncy pieces with more structured/utilitarian/ Tailored pieces which is another thing that gives you balance. Love your work as always Hannah!
Olive green with blush pink has been my color blocking go-to for the last several seasons. Part of what has made the pink more versatile is similar to one of your tips: to match a blush bag, I got a pair of blush sneakers. It is so much easier to make the color look intentional and a casual outfit look pulled together when I grab those two (well, three) items.
I think maybe using inspiration from makeup colors in fashion is great. I think I mentioned in another comment that a rusty color is beautiful with blue. The Nubian 2 opened my eye to this with the copper color and blue color. They pair beautifully together. In a take my breath away sort of way, though I rarely wore the look. So, color theory really. It makes sense that rust or copper is beautiful with blue, since they're opposites on the wheel. I've been so inspired by color stories in palettes only to learn that I don't actually want those colors on my eyes. Incorporating those colors I am attracted to in fashion instead I think is really fun.
Summer is my most difficult season, fashion wise. I've been slowly revamping my summer clothes, and decluttering some really old clothes, like from when I was a student. Even so, it feels like nothing I wear matters in the days of sweltering heat. I don't particularly like shorts and revealing clothing, but some days it feels like there's no other option haha
I'm one of those people that needs just two handbags - a black and a brown. I currently only have brown. I also cannot handle bags on my shoulder or held in my hand, because I will drop or forget them (ADHD). Medium-small crossbodies for me, ONLY! Makes life simple. People (including me) tend to forget practicality when it comes to desire sometimes, and every time I see a beautiful bag, it's one of those times. But then I remember what I need out of a handbag is the function first, and having a purple cow print Brandon Blackwood purse or beautifully made Bottega handbag is just not practical. I'll mix up shoes and clothes all day long, but my bags need to be minimal, reliable, and useful.
When you named some hypothetical crazy things a person could be too cowardly to wear, I realized I have those specific items you named. Looking at you, pink cowboy boots. And yes, I am afraid to wear them.
I loved the video but I'm intrigued by all these summer outfits that include long sleeved tops, jumpers, and similar...is it cold where you live? I can't wear anything but sleeveless tops in summer..not even tshirts!
I love your outfits. Hannah, do you recall where your earrings are from? I have been admiring them. All I see in stores are a bit too small of hoops. I also can’t tell if your hoops are silver or gold…anyway thanks for your content :)
A dear college professor used to ask / assign his students to provide "intelligent comments". This is not an intelligent comment, but it is beyond doubt an honest comment: I think I have found the perfect cat to go with my life. Sophie, love.
Omg, I LOVE that satchel style bag!! It's amazing. The second outfit is 👍 Did you plan for your sneakers & tee to basically have similar color details or was that coincidence? I too am a lover of Brown & I would kill to find comfy brown pants like those (everything is always black, navy or grey in leisure wear & I prefer browns & greens) It took me years to find a wool coat in camel but I finally did. ( Being in the plus size range automatically limits your choices when it comes to fashion in general so there's that hurdle when it comes to shopping & why most clothing affiliate links aren't helpful to me anyway unless specifically plus sized since many retailers don't go beyond XL or size 14)
I didn't really plan for sneakers & tee to have the same color, but I do pay attention to color when I'm making purchasing decisions and I'm more likely to buy something if it's in my usual palette b/c then coincidences like this are much more common!
I would like you to know that I appreciate your channel because you do remind your viewer that makeup, clothing, or accessories will not change our life--this "magic thinking" fuels many shopping impulses. Let's get back to the video, a dress that hugs the waist will also look good with a boxy cropped sweater or even a shirt tied at the waist. I agree with taking into consideration the proportion of a garment and balancing it with its opposite, however, when you wore the pretty black outfit my eyes were drawn to the pants perhaps a long neckless or oversized earring would draw more attention to the entire look. Please take my comments with a grain of salt--they are just opinions. :) p.s. Take good care of yourself.
Please do more clothing related content! It’s so rarely that I find someone making style videos that’s not always the exact same blazer white tee shirt black moto jacket content. I so appreciate it and enjoy seeing how you think about dressing!
Fantastic video Hannah! I really love your style. I have been struggling with how I dress and would love to watch maybe a video on how you built up your basic/core pieces, finding your style, where to start when building a wardrobe. Other than that, your videos bring me so much joy ♥️♥️
Summer has to be my least favorite thing when it comes to clothing. I love layering, I love sweaters and I love the cold. It's currently 110 degrees where I am and it will be like this for a few days. I hate it.
The part about "flowy and tight" actually made me swap out my denim shorts for my favorite pair of flowy black lightweight pants to go with my green cleavage-y (read: sternum-y on me 🤣) top and I feel a lot cuter and comfortable! Balance makes such a big difference
I love wearing this pairing a tight/revealing piece with a voluminous one look! It has basically become my go-to for the past few years but in my case what I love showing off is my back because I have this huge gorgeous tattoo there. And I'm a huge fan of pj's as outfits! My favourite pants used to be pj's and they're just the most beautiful and comfortable piece I own. On another note, it's quite fun how each of us have different comfort colors when it comes to the outfits we wear we're not feeling our best. For you it's black, for me it's white. Now, when it comes to how I've been dealing with my wardrobre, a while ago I separated many pieces I felt like decluttering and I realised that I didnt wear some of them even though I love their fit because of the colors they were in. I started dyeing and painting and customizing them and not only I discovered a new hobbie, I now have "new" pieces that I truly love. I think that would be my tip to anyone who might read this: try customizing pieces you feel that have the potential to become something you really enjoy wearing!
Hooray for sleepwear out in the world! One of my fave going out outfits is a 1930s apricot rayon slip with a matching silk bed jacket from that same era. The textures are different enough and the bedjacket looks enough like a fancy top and provides extra coverage and makes it workable. I wear it with jewelry, an evening bag and heels and tights to make it more evening appropriate. To wear it more casually I pair it with a cut off sweatshirt and tennis shoes or dad sandals.
Are channeling coastal grandma vibes with the look #4! I can't believe you would ever not be put together. All your outfits are..."Chef's kiss"! I love putting the rust color with light blue or aqua. My favorite combo!
I am forever in awe of how good you are at dressing for your body. Everything you wear is so visually pleasing on your body type/shape and your looks are always so cohesive. I'm sure it took time but you also just seem to have an inherent sense of what looks good on you
Love your closet set up. I recently moved to a place with no bedroom storage so I have two open concept storage racks and I actually love it because all of my fun, well loved items are now always in eyesight and has me inspired me to wear stuff that I haven't worn in a while
I love the "all black and a statement x" concept! One shopping strategy that has turned out to serve me really well over the years (especially as I experiment and get to know my style better) is that, in general, if it's the first one of a type of item that I'm buying - eg. linen pants - I buy it in black. It's the easiest to style, it can be incorporate into a statement look or it can be dressed down, and it has the highest likelihood of being something I'll actually and learn whether I like it or not. I've bought my first of lots of things in like, hot pink, for example, and if it's a new style of garment as well, I'm not always totally comfortable with it yet, so the new item paired with the bold color makes it incredibly hard to style and I never end up reaching for it! Then I'll end up thinking, well, I guess linen pants aren't for me! When it was really the I was shying away from. My philosophy is that if you love it in black, you can always find it in another color once you learn how you like to wear it! I've regretted lots of LOUD color purchases in the past, but I've never regretted buying something in black! (Not to mention that black is timeless, so it's most likely to always feel chic and stylish)
That quilted style shirt looks great on you! I'm really digging it. Also thank you for the concept of wearing statement pieces with other more simple items, great idea!
"Bahhh!!" Cries the Washingtonian. "Birkenstocks are a summer shoe - I challenge you to don the PNW staple of a good wool sock with those Birks. It is more function than fashion....or is it??? 😉😉😉
Yeees! I ALWAYS love the encouragement of outfits as jumping off inspirations, and breaking down style elements for broader applications. And what’s so fun is how many ideas can come from one launch point. For example: with your first outfit, you mentioned that it reminded you that you don’t always have to go monochromatic. What’s fun is that I basically never go monochromatic - I break up my different colors with neutrals - but when saw your first outfit and actually thought, “OH! I should trying breaking up my different colors with YET MORE COLOR.” Hahah. Love these clothing vids!
Hurray for recombining outfit creativity! And also making room in our wardrobes (quantity and budget wise) for the special pieces that make our heart sing!
Loving all this new fashion content! I feel like my sense of fashion has stalled out after several years of pregnancy, changing sizes, nursing clothes, etc., and I’m starting from ground zero to figure out what to select for myself. Hearing you discuss techniques is so much more valuable than the message of “buy this top it’ll change your life”, and I’m finally feeling inspired to work on my wardrobe! Thank you!! ♥️♥️♥️
Phenomenal video. You explain so so well. Excellent!! Thank you. Also, about your colorful top, I have one from Jonny was that is very bright embroidered cardigan. I tried it in the shop just for fun. I did not think I would wear it. It was so loud and bright. But then I wore it I just loved it. 5 years later, it's still my most treasured item. I love it, it feels like art and like life.
the outfit with the Ann of Green Gables top is SUCH a "cool girl" outfit. I feel as though I would spot this outfit in the pressed juice section of Whole Foods and have an immediate crush on it's wearer.
I am so here for following your gut feeling of love for some pieces! It's always best to be rational about your purchases, and I always try to picture at leaat three different ways to wear a garment before I decide to buy it, but sometimes, getting a piece that is a bit different for you but makes your heart sing is the absolute best! It can really refresh your way of dressing and often curbs my short-lived enthusiasm for an even shorter-lived new trend going around. One of my favourite pieces of clothing is this ochre-coloured, high-collared velvet top with an almost puffy sleeve. My friend held it up to me while vintage shopping, and I almost dismissed it because usually I gravitate towards blacks, reds, purples, and maybe the occasional emerald green or sapphire blue, and my style is very inspired by alternative, grunge, punk, queer subculture. But something in me loved that top and I still absolutely adore it and have worn it a ton! Sometimes beauty just doesn't want to be rationalised, and every once in a while, it's worth it to follow your instincts.
Lol I didn't even know regular non-influencer people switched bags for outfits... I always just own one purse at a time. I buy a new bag every 3-5 years when my old one wears out... And that's it. That's my bag. Switching would just = stuff getting lost in the changeover.
Summer is my least favorite season. Fall is favorite, followed by spring, then winter. Do not like the heat! Oh, give me sweaters, boots, coats! Thanks for this lovely video! 🦋🦋🦋
Hey new subscriber here...I'd like to say that your channel is incredible. I wish this type of content existed when I was young/teenager/college age. Because I struggled oh so hard with what to buy and how to wear it and the very chill and comfy way you communicate is extremely helpful and you have excellent style.
This was a fun vid to reinforce and remember some things about my fashion choices. I'm not a bag person, but I like having a nice bag that fits my wardrobe. I seem to be really picky, so I only have 2 expensive (to me) bags that I use all the time, which are my Fossil Sydney Satchel in the medium brown shade and a crochet bag from the Sak in a light rainbow-ish pattern. Both are suited to my functional needs, particularities about pockets and zippers, and how they fit in w my lifestyle and wardrobe. They suit me so well, I'm not even attracted to other bags bc they aren't as perfect. 😅 I agree that some choices are not easily explainable logically, but I think emphasizing that thinking over these choices for a while is important as a key step to preventing over consumption. One illogical makeup choice I mulled over was the orange Em Cosmetics blush, Faded Clementine. I recently ordered it bc I still wanted to try it after 6 months. I watched ur TFD vid about not buying dupes of things u already have and I do have other orange blushes, but I still really wanted to try this formula and I was willing to sacrifice ~$30. I won't know if the illogical choice will pay off until I get it, but at least I thought over the pros and cons for a few months. 😅 One thing that really piqued my interest recently that I passed on after mulling it over for only 2-3 weeks was the Sigma Alice palette. Now going to mull over the Battybean Hallobean palette for at least another few weeks.
Great outfits, bravo! I am very critical and your choice is just brilliant, so personal and still sweet and lovely. It's rare now when the personal style is achieved by true taste and joy, not by just a freak combination of elements. Thank you for sharing!
I totally agree with what you said about consciously choosing matching colors between your shoes and bags. I have always applied it to my shoes and pants though. For me I have shoes and a sandal that are brown/beige, something almost my skin color. I also have more than one brown/beige pants. It makes dressing up way easier since I absolutely love wearing colorful and patterned clothes as well. With beige pants + sandals, I can wear a red, blue, green, or orange top. I personally don't really care about matching with a bag though hahaha. I haven't really explored accessories.
I was just thinking about one of the other videos you made like this were you wore different red shades at once.!I just got a paprika red jumpsuit but the backpack I bring to work is a more primary red, I think normally I wouldn’t wear that together but I though of how much I liked the looks in that video😍
I love watching your videos precisely because we do have very different styles, so I’m not tempted to buy your exact pieces. However, I feel like I’m being inspired and pushed to think outside the box when it comes to creating outfits. Love your content! You’ve helped me so much!
Your lesson on the sandals and bag both being in black made me think of shoes that I have to wear with a matching belt (bought separately, second-hand), and how much I wear my animal print ballet flats since they match my black and brown accessories. I usually have classic pieces in my chose colors, and have come to get great joy from the animal print shoe I was previously unsure about.
So I was gifted an old bubblegum pink Coach bag a year or 2 ago. I rarely use her but i was thinking I might pair her with a rust toned cardigan I have. Blue is one of my main colors I want for my wardrobe and I find that rust toned clothes pair well with blue.
I haven't finished the video yet, but I tried your classic "oversized chunky sweater + loose comfy trousers" outfit many times this winter and I was absolutely smitten with how I looked (and felt)! Super looking forward to how this video inspires me to try new silhouettes for warmer weather :)
I think pink is your absolute best colour near your face and that pink is quite cool which works with your pale olive undertone (which is cool not warm). Then with your hair being warm the autumn tones work great mixed with it. You are a unique mix of cool and warm which makes it hard to put you in a single category, but cooler colours near your face seem to light up your complexion and features. Compare when we see you in the cream graphic tshirt ( I think it’s cream not bright white) your skin looks more green as cream is perhaps too warm for your complexion. You look very stylish but your complexion and features are not lit up like they are in pink near your face. (The black outfit and neckline is gorgeous but hey you’re gorgeous so you look lovely in all the outfits!) I hate going down the colour season rabbit hole as I have found that very challenging - and I think your colour mis is similarly hard to categorise. I have the same challenge - I am for sure very pale olive I also have warm light blonde hair and dark navy eyes. I look best in fuschia and deep green blue but I mostly wear black because it's just easier for my daily life. I look terrible if a hairdresser tones my hair to make it cool and I too find nearly all foundations looks peach or pink on me (I use purito as well, the only thing that has ever truly worked). But I can’t fit into a single seasonal category as I have that mix of super cool (green skins and dark blue eyes) and super warm hair which if it were darker would be called caramel. I’d be really keen to hear you talk about the whole colour thing, as I think you’d bring a unique perspective and would defy most of the ‘rules’. Which we should all do! Thanks
