3 Insider tips for elevating your fashion

Feeling confident and happy in your clothes is important to most people, with studies showing that 58 per cent of women in the UK choose their outfit based on factors that make them feel better about themselves and more confident.

For example, textures of butter soft leathers and 100 per cent silks can be capable of improving confidence, happiness, and empowerment. However, it can sometimes be hard to piece together an outfit that gives you an empowered, yet luxury feel.

The experts at contemporary sports luxe brand, AN-Y1 have shared some of the industry's top advice that can help to transform your outfit from lifeless to luxurious, whilst giving you that confident and empowered feel.

Many of us have bought an item of clothing and found that it wasn’t the suited fit for them, that they had hoped it would be.

However, most designer clothing is designed to hold its shape, and is crafted from the finest materials, this means these staple pieces can last for many seasons and years to come.

Buying a new item of clothing is always an investment in your wardrobe, therefore, making sure that your clothes are to a high standard and fit correctly can significantly help in creating a bold, luxurious statement at any occasion.

However, this doesn’t always mean you need to spend fortunes on various designer pieces. Instead, you may want to pick a few staple pieces that are very versatile, so that you can get timeliness, continual wear out of them. For example, items such as a coat, a great fitting pair of jeans, or a little black dress.

Light blue and orange are complementary colours, which when combined, can instantly make your outfit more bold and stylish, through their contrasting hues. Timeless and elegant, these colours can be paired to give your outfit a new bold, edgy feel, however you choose to pair them.

Whether you choose to add a luxurious pop of colour to your outfit with an accessory, or combine these colours within your outfit, these gorgeous shades will aid in making your outfit less lifeless, and more high-fashion.

Combining to provide a fresh, elegant look to your outfit, beige and sage can be a great team when paired well together. Neutral colours such as beige are timeless and are always worth investing in, and when paired with subtle greens such as sage, a subtle pop of colour is implemented, adding a touch of luxury to your style. 

This striking pairing can be a fit for any occasion or event, due to the neutral tones and stylish feel they exhibit.

A staple combination we all know well, black and white is a timeless and trusty pairing. Both of these colours can work for almost any occasion, adding that elegant, luxurious feel to your outfit. 

Whether you opt for a block colour theme or a black and white print/pattern, this monochrome effect generated can add that sophisticated feel to any outfit, for any occasion. 

If you’re looking to achieve that luxury feel by utilising high-street fashion pieces, teaming these with timeless designer pieces can immediately generate an added luxury feel to your outfit. 

If you’re looking to achieve that luxury feel by utilising high-street fashion pieces, pairing high-street clothing items alongside timeless designer pieces can instantly create an added feel of luxury to your outfit. 

Luxury items can be evergreen staples that work season after season, consistently helping to increase the finesse of your outfit. Examples of these designer staples can include items such as jumpsuits or jackets. The quality that these items hold, means that they have longevity, lasting you for a much longer period of time. This makes them key investments that can add a bold, luxury look to your outfit, time after time, on any occasion.

Anu Hinduja, Creative Director of AN-Y1 provides expert commentary on how these tips can help give your outfit that luxury feel:

"When you’re looking to give your outfit that little something extra, sometimes very simple changes like accessorising, can take your outfit from bland and lifeless, to vibrant.

“For me, luxury is all about the way a material feels on your skin; I want to feel comfortable. I love soft leathers and pure silk.

“It’s important to keep it simple. Pick one statement piece and minimise everything else. This focuses attention, bringing sophistication to your look, while being stylish.

"Whatever the occasion is that you're dressing for, incorporating such changes into your outfit can not only make you look instantly stylish, but also gives your confidence a boost. It's important to feel great in what you are wearing."