Being elegant is much easier than for women. Man will just choose an elegant shirt or buy/hire well-tailored tuxedo and can be elegant on almost every occasion with minimum of his engagement in the subject. Woman have too much choice and too many possibilities to look inelegant. She can't wear the same dress on every party! So what she can do to not to spend her life on trying to be always elegant?
First rule here might be just: SIMPLICITY. Think about Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly. Trends are always changing but things like little black dress (now there are many varieties of it on the market) or well-tailored trousers and white shirt are timeless (not only men can go with set like this). Remember that in this point size is the key - so it is best that clothes are just tailored to fit best and, if it is important, hide what should be hidden.
Second rule is paying attention to details. Of course, it doesn't mean 'spend an hour or two a day looking at the mirror" but just spend five minutes instead and check if your hair is OK, your shoes (shoes are almost a different category - they can sometimes build the whole look!) are clean and make up was made plus minus the right way. Elegance can mean here being clean and with taste. It will be visible everywhere and may become your branch mark.
As it comes to hair, mentioned earlier, it's rule number three - a good hair cut. Visit stylist and consult with him the look of your hair, let him choose for you something special and teach you how to take care of your new hairstyle, and your hair in general. Take time to style your hair and make the look healthy - just like taking care of your skin, taking care of your hair might bring only good results also on a field of elegance.
So let's say it once again - when it comes to women being elegant most important are: wear simple and clean clothes, have good shoes and hair and checking from time to time the way we look - it's so easy and simple as it sounds!
