MEAGHAN SMITH PERSONAL STYLIST

I had a striped shirt very similar to the one Kate Moss is wearing here (Still do) that I used to wear to work at the bank with my suits, 17 years ago.

When I left the bank to become a Personal Stylist, it took me a while to transition my clothes from corporate professional to a more casual wardrobe – for a while, I needed to style my old office pieces in new ways until I could add and rebuild.

What Kate’s wearing here is exactly what I would have worn. (Still do). i.e., crisp cotton work shirts and pumps that I wore with my suits, I’d wear with my jeans.

You can read more about how I wore my old corporate work clothes in new ways when I became a personal stylist on my Substack, ‘Notes On Style’, here. 

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This is Lauren Hutton 1993-ish.

If I was to describe her style here, I might use some of these words…

classic
relaxed
effortless
simple
sporty
oversized
tailored
casual
soft
unexpected
elegant

To break it down, she’s wearing a blazer, a trench coat, track pants, and sneakers. (Probably also a woven rattan back pack she always carries. Still.) It’s an unexpected combo of tailored pieces and sporty casual pieces.

One or two of the words I chose could have been influenced by the era -particularly oversized – but I think most of them represent Lauren’s style pretty well – then and now.

I thought this might help some of you who are figuring out your style. Do any of those words resonate with you and your style?

Scroll down and check out the photo below. If you didn’t know it was Lauren Hutton from the 90’s, could you imagine it being a photo/outfit from today?

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If I didn’t know better this could be a photo from a current French Vogue.

Everything about the outfit, including the hair, shoes, glasses and bag – look modern. Nothing appears outdated.

But then I notice the old van.. and of course, it’s Jackie Kennedy.

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When I changed careers several years ago, my clothes needed to change too.

I was working at an Investment Bank so most of my wardrobe was made up of suits, crisp shirts, blazers, and heels, but when I started my Personal Styling business, my needs were different. My style was still classic, but it needed to transition from corporate classic into a more casual, fashionable classic.

Before I invested in new clothes I made the conscious decision to simplify my wardrobe, and how I dressed and also decided that I would build a wardrobe around a color palette, of black, white, grey, and navy.
Having these colors as my primary base means that everything works together, and therefore dressing is easy.

Over time, for variety, I would add bits and pieces in other colors – red, orange, cobalt blue, fuchsia – that would complement the neutral basics.

I’m now ready to introduce a new neutral. One that I know will work well with all the others, as well as some of my colored pieces. This autumn, I’m keen to incorporate some khaki into the mix.

What are the primary basic colors you’ve built your wardrobe around?  (For you it could be beige, charcoal, cream, white, etc) If you haven’t (and your wardrobe is only made up of lots of colors and patterns) it could be one of the reasons you find putting outfits together difficult and you feel like you have nothing to wear.

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