How important is a well-coordinated outfit to you?

Hi Everyone,

In the recent years I have started building my wardrobe around my pieces being well coordinated with each other. For example, owning matching bags, belts and shoes in select colour families. If I buy statement pieces (a silk scarf for example), I will only buy the ones where I can create outfits with pieces in my wardrobe that match the colours in the statement piece. I find putting together an outfit where the colours coordinate with each other or I can match my bag, shoe and belt to be much simpler, elegant and classic.

This wasn't me in the past however. In the past I may have bought a cute bag in a colour I found adorable and paired it with an all black outfit or denim and a t-shirt with a shoe in a different neutral colour. Many of my outfits either had more than three colours in it or one single base colour (usually black) so that I could wear the statement piece without clashing too much.

I personally noticed that when I shifted to wearing coordinated outfits and limiting the palette to only 3 colours, I started getting a lot of compliments even from strangers. People will regularly tell me they like my outfit/style. I personally attribute my style change to borrowing from very classic, old-fashioned style rules. How important do you personally feel is wearing a well-coordinated outfit to improve your style?