Do you often find that you’d open your wardrobe, overfilled with clothes, but nothing to wear🤦🏽♀️? It might be the case that you haven’t got enough basics in clothing. I sometimes fall into this trap myself, as shopping for basics clothing is very boring and it’s not what you’d naturally pick out on the shop floor. Even though very boring, you need them to build every outfit.
What are the basics in clothing? What basic wardrobe pieces do you need in your wardrobe? It’s the most plain t-shirt or a shirt without any pockets, logos or frills, plain black or navy trousers, and straight jeans without any washout effect or embellishment. Also a very important basics clothing thing is a black/white/beige camisole which can go under jumpers or low cut/transparent shirts.
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Building your outfit on wardrobe essentials (basics clothing) will help people concentrate on what you say rather than what you wear.
The basic wardrobe will support the accent piece of your outfit - something which catches your eye, like a bold print, unusual asymmetric collar, or a bag with a big clasp. As a rule of thumb, an outfit needs one accent piece and the rest should be the basic wardrobe.
So how can we discipline ourselves to pay more attention to the boring basic wardrobe? One of the most helpful things a personal stylist will tell you is to always have a list while shopping. You can create one in the notes on your phone - call it something like: “Clothes to get” and include all the basics in clothing and essentials on this list. Even if it’s not something you need right now, next time you get the urge to shop (I know we all do every now and then), you’ve got the direction to guide you, rather than shopping mindlessly. That’s what personal shopping can be helpful with if you’ve got a busy lifestyle.
If you’ve got a full wardrobe, but nothing to wear, and want a more personalised basic wardrobe checklist, book your 30 minutes free consultation and we can discuss how to take the stress out of dressing and how to create a practical wardrobe with a good combo of basics clothing and accent pieces. Also, if someone you know has their birthday coming up and you are not sure what they’ll like, giving them the gift of a decluttering session with a personal stylist in London might be an option;)