MEAGHAN SMITH PERSONAL STYLIST

Whether it’s Target or Prada, anything you add should earn its place in your wardrobe.

For example, having four pairs of *black pants…

One that don’t fit properly.

One that the material’s awful – scratchy and pills easily.

One that you’ve had since you started working and now feel outdated,

and,

One that are a fancy designer, hand-me-down from your sister, but not at all your style.

…means essentially, you really don’t have any black pants you want to wear, or, maybe even can wear.

You’d be so much better off with one very good pair.

A reliable, versatile, hardworking, comfortable, feels-like-you pair that can take you to different occasions and possibly through different seasons.

*Black pants or white T-shirts, a navy blazer, a brown handbag, etc, etc.

BTW – Charlotte’s wearing something here that I have on the list in my Substack – ‘These Are The Things I’m Suggesting My Clients Update In Their Wardrobe For Autumn/Winter.’ You can read it here.

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Almost half of the outfits Meryl Streep wore during ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ press tour, started with a pair.

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A long time ago I used to buy simple stretchy snug fitting black tops to wear under my suits for work (at the bank), as well as a (very) similar version to wear with my jeans on the weekend. One day I was shopping with a girlfriend and I was just about to pay when she said – “Another black top?” – and I realised I was in a black top style rut.

On the other hand, I will, when I find something I really love/like a lot, buy in multiples. A favourite pair of jeans I might buy in different washes or lengths, or just right t-shirts, I buy in three colors. I have no problem with that.

It wasn’t that I didn’t like the black tops. I did, and in fact, still do. It was that I’d got lazy and wasn’t challenging myself to consider other options. For me at least, lazy = bored.

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You might discover a gap in your wardrobe when you struggle to put an outfit together. For example, you’re going to a girlfriend’s birthday dinner on Saturday night, you want to wear that new top you bought in the sales, and when you try it on during the week, you realise you don’t have the right bra to wear with it. That’s a gap.

Another way to identify a gap is to look at your clothes and consider whether adding something new could give you more outfits.

Here, it’s a white ribbed tank.

The tank can obviously be worn on its own as a simple top, layered under a shirt, cardigan, blazer, or coat. It has a great neckline and can add texture and an extra color, i.e., depth to an outfit.

Looking for gaps is what I do during a wardrobe session. I analyse the wardrobe and think about what’s missing, then consider what could be added. The idea is that by filling a gap, it’ll have a significant impact on your wardrobe and how you dress.

FYI – My current favourite white tank is one I just bought myself before Christmas. Important things for me were straps that are wide enough to wear a bra, a nicely shaped low neckline, and good sturdy fabrication (not too flimsy). Subscribe to my Fab Finds if you’d like to see which one I bought. Read about it (and see examples of what I post) here.

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