I never thought one day someone will ask me this. Honesty, I just learn bit by bit and learn it. I will try my best explaining how I choose my wardrobe. Hope it will be helpful. 

A. Personal Color

For me, I went to Etude House personal color test. The best test is when there is four seasons color such as Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Then, it will be under three category which is true, soft and deep. 

Reason: Easily to determine anything that you want to buy.
From head to toe. It will be really helpful even during makeup, choose your contact lens and your clothes.

Me:
My skin is medium to dark.
Usually people will say I will look good in orange or any warm undertone color.
But I love wearing pink. I have a lot of them but not all pink suit me.
The best pink for me is soft pink. I got complement whenever I wear it. My skin look much better and I don't really look that dark. 

Color play a big role in your outfit. It bright your face and don't make you look muddy. 

How to determine.
1. If you have money.
Go to specialist. Easier because they really know how check. 

2. Use apps.
There is a lot of apps such as color lover lab. I had download but don't really believe in it because I get different color. I do believe my personal color have change as I got more tan at some point. Wrongly use sunscreen which make my skin turn more darker but I love my previous color palette so much hahaha

3. Use your own wardrobe. 
Pick your best and worst outfit such as scarf or cloth. Choose multiple color, wear it and take picture. After that determine which look good on you. Much better take that picture in a good lighting place. You may ask your family or friends. 

After differentiate under bad and good.
You may search in Pinterest or google;  Soft autumn, Deep autumn, True autumn etc.
Then, pick which color palette in your look good picture have the most.
So, that's your color.

B. Your comfort zone

Someone told me "Fashion is pain". That's true but as long as you feel comfortable in it, it's more important. You are not super model or trendsetter. So, choose what you think the best for you cause it will make you more confident. It does not means that you can't follow the trend but you can choose which trend suit you. So, you can wear it over and over again. Fast fashion die fast but your fashion may become your timeless fashion. Most of it, I learn by watching Korean YouTube video and Pinterest etc.

Other than follow the fashion you can just know what kind of cloth you like to wear.
For me, go big and beige. So, I love to buy palazzo and L/XL. 

Please take note:

Top

If you like big clothes. 

1. Normal size: 1 size big.
2. Small size: 2 size big.
3. Normal size but have a long body length: Your size or 1 size big.
4. Blouse: Your size
5. Sweatshirt: 2 size big.
6. Men shirt: Your size and a BIG NO FOR 2 SIZE BIG. You will look hideous!
I have a lot and no choice other than wear it as I hate to waste my money.
7. Men T-shirt: your size or 1 size big.

*every cloth have their own size

Always try your pants you want to buy at store. Pants kinda hard to explain because some pants, you need to wear above your ankle, some, need to be just right at your ankle etc. 

Tips

1. If it's long, wear high heels or ugly shoes cause they have high platform.
Too long, cut it. 
2. Buy pants that does not have short or too long at brown part I highlight - above picture. Unless you like low waist pants. It depends on your body type too. For me, it will make my leg look shorter.
Mostly high waisted pants look good in me cause I will look much taller but still depends on the cutting too. Sometimes, I just hate the way it feels. I can't breath if the pants tight. 

The best way is to buy your pants and cloth at store. So, you can try those. 
I often buy online but it was at the same place over and over again. I will save those size and compare before buy those. 

I failed and do find some treasure while doing it. Some of my size are not sale at store, need to thrift. For pants, I really suggest to buy at store. Go to multiple store and try it. 

Spend good amount of money on your clothes, it does feels different. The texture and for a long lasting cloth. Wash your cloth well too. 

C. Shoes

I don't really have lots of shoes. The best shoes or heels when the color are natural such as cream. Depends on your wardrobe. If you have lots of light color in your wardrobe such as beige, white, soft pink go for shoes under light beige or cream. If you have dark lots of dark clothes, went to dark base such as dark maroon, blue black etc. 

Reason: By having same tone of pants and shoes, when you wear, it will making your leg look longer or look good as it's complement your outfit. 

Believe me, I hate to have lots of shoes cause I might not wear them. It will be such a waste. I have slippers that I use for more than 7 to 8 years. I still wear that slipper everyday. Love it so much that people who know me will know that slipper.

D. Pinterest

I think the best outfit you can follow is Pinterest. 

Reason:
Pinterest like tiktok, once you pin one picture, they will trigger other picture that same as the one you like.
Easier right? Follow their color tone, how they wear it and the kind of material they use. Material is important too cause it will show whether the clothes complement each other. 

I will not tell you about the material cause I'm not that expert. I do know some of it but not too much so I can't share with you. Mostly I buy or wear based on my preference. I often feel the piece before buy it. I'm kinda weird cause some material make me feel "gayat". So, just choose whatever you like. 

E. 3 tones or same based color

Stick with same tone/base/compliment color.
Usually, shoes and your accessories need to be in the same color like your hat or watch etc. 

left                        right

The left side is dark base tone and the right side under light base tone. 

Reason:

Left:
She wear darker brown and blue. She use 4 color but still maintain dark base as her hat in black. The reason she wear white top just to make the outfit pop up abit. she wear accessories in silver (hat). Shoes same as jacket. 

Right:
Wear light color of blue and brown. She basically have 3 color but different tone such as blue have 2 blue which is dark blue (shoes) and light blue(jeans). She have 2 brown color such as her bag and jacket. Reason, it look good cause she stick with complementary color under light base.  

If you do not know how to find this one, just follow Pinterest. All those people already did a great job. 

Answer:

Before I determine what I wear, I will follow all those step.

How I choose my outfit:
1. I will make a theme or choose my main piece. It can be piece of cloth or color that I want to wear.
2. I will look in Pinterest.
3. Wear full of the outfit and take picture.
4. Send or show to some people to ask their opinion.
5. Choose the best. 

For theme, step 4 and 5 only done if it's important such as concert, dinner etc. 
Step 3 depends, usually for a new cloth, I will try to mix and match but if I already wear it for few times, I know how to play with it. I do wear things before the day to make sure I like the whole piece. 

Conclusion:

I do get critics on my clothes now and then but I still do those step. The most important, I like it.
I'm the biggest judges for myself. If I do not like what I wear, I can just change or not wearing it anymore. 

It does hurt to get critics but you can't shut people mouth. Their outfit are not perfect too. Everyone have their own taste and style just like how big fashion brand determine their style signature. For example, Burberry famous with their strips. 

If you learn about big fashion brand or fashion designer signature, you will feel amazed on how they determine their style. How picky they in choosing everything.

Do they give a damn on how people say? No.
Why, because they already have a big name? No, cause they believe there is someone who will like it and the most important thing, they like it. 

If you wondering money is important in this.
Yes, a good piece of cloth are expensive cause they have a good details such as the seam, material, cutting etc. 

Actually you does not need lot of them because the most important thing, you just need to know how to do a mix and match. You may watch capsule wardrobe when people have 15 things and do 30 different style. 

My suggestion for influencer or model (my style):
Joeshiang, Tim Dessaint, Alisheva.ai, habiunni (big size), chloe hayward, alejandro, jake_ngo, camilianoh, eyenedel, lynnrazif_,safi.arinah. 

That's all. 

Bye.