In the past six months Billie Eilish and Adele have captured our attention because of the transformation of their looks.

For the generation who grew up with Madonna, Kylie, Gwen Stefani and more recently, Lady Gaga, the interest in the changing looks of Billie and Adele is a bit bemusing.

One feature of Billie and Adele’s transformations is that they evolved out of the spotlight. Is it the lack of documentation that has generated the interest? Or that they sought to own their looks?

Whatever the reason the desire to transform, think of the ‘ugly duckling to swan’ is a strongly embedded social and cultural phenomena for most women. Equally, women can experience unhealthy pressure to transform.

Changing what you wear and ‘your look’ can seem daunting particularly if the need to change is not totally in your control, think adapting to a post baby body, the requirements of a new job or you tick over one of those inevitable ageing milestones. This is despite changing what we wear often being a more accessible path to creating the happiest and most confident version of you.

One way to approach a change in style is to think of clothing like a costume. This may not be as simple as it might appear. It takes time and resources and even if you have those changing often unconscious bias about what you wear can be hard to break.

Recognising that how you dress is a habit and like any habit the lessons of a lifetime, (no matter how long or short) are hard to break.

So where to start. Well one place is your silhouette. All clothes create one. Think about the silhouette you want to create, hourglass, curvy, tomboy, tailored. Then look for clothes that align to it. If you are super curvy creating an androgynous silhouette is going to be more challenging but is possible. The key in this case is to make sure you don’t pick clothes that are too baggy. You will need to look at maxi skirts with drop down waists and then put this together with the straight tunic style top for example.

The fun is to get creative and look at what people with body shapes like yours are wearing. Be sure and check out different styles. Don’t get hung up on the clothes per se look at the silhouette.

Once you have an idea about the silhouette you want to create check out your favourite brands and see if they offer clothes aligned to your desired silhouette. Let the algorithms online help you find the kind of items that fit with your desired silhouette. Then get trying. There is nothing to replace the trial and error of seeing how clothes work on your body. Give yourself time with this process. You need get used to how you look in different styles. Remember habits are hard to break.