22 Nov
According to Ines de la Fressange, a navy sweater is one of her “Magnificent Seven” basics every wardrobe must have. (We all know – right? – that basics are the key to creating great outfits.
Here’s a little excerpt from her book, Parisian Chic, detailing why she thinks we all need one among our collection of knits.
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8 Nov
A statement skirt…
In an eye-catching color, shape, texture or print.
It could be something you can dress up or down and wear shopping, with your denim jacket and a basket or to the theatre with your heels and sparkly earrings.
All it needs to accompany and showcase it, is some key fresh basics – a simple sweater, a classic white shirt, a flattering t-shirt or a well fitting simple jacket. (And of course, it goes without saying, a great shoe).
If you don’t have a statement skirt, perhaps consider adding it to your shopping wishlist.
CHALLENGE: If you have a statement skirt, pull it out and see if you can come up with a few ways to wear it differently. Maybe you’ve only worn it to weddings or to work…see if you can style it in a way that you could wear it casually. (Or at least a less dressy situation)
Style your clothes in different ways, for different occasions and get more wear out them.
*If you’re not playing around with your clothes and coming up with different ways to wear them, remember you can book me in for (or enquire about) an outfit planning session here
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27 Sep
A versatile, hardworking wardrobe should have at least one casual jacket – ideally in a neutral color that works with everything.
That jacket should be a step up from a knit, (i.e., a cardie) not a coat, nor something you’d wear hiking, exercising, or feeding the chooks on the farm.
It should be a piece you can dress up or down and wear anywhere from a picnic to school pick-up, to going shopping, watching your kids play sport, to lunch, to work…to dinner. Each time, changing and adapting its look.
The khaki jacket, or parka (Army green jacket/Military jacket) fits the bill.
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2 Sep
When you’re visiting the stores as much as I do, and you’re seeing how various pieces work on different people (over and over) you start to have favourites.
Jeans that are a great color, have the right amount of stretch, that sit exactly where you want them to on your tummy and have ideal back pockets.
A skirt that isn’t too short or long, sits right on and highlights the waist, doesn’t crease across the hips and is in a color that goes with everything.
An ankle boot that finishes just on the right part of your ankle so it works beautifully (ie looks flattering) with skirts/dresses and pants/jeans.
A t-shirt that has a neckline that works for most people, no matter what size bust you have, that highlights the waist but still disguises a tummy, in a fabric that doesn’t cling and with a flattering sleeve.
This dress is one such favourite. It’s a goodie – from the length, to the neckline, to the waist, to the sleeve, to the fabric. Several of my clients have bought this one. It’s a handy little dress to have in your wardrobe because of it’s versatility.
With a pair of pumps and pearls for an interview or a funeral, with a sexy strappy heel and sparkly earrings to an event or with an ankle boot and your leather jacket on a date.
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