I am a firm believer that the best time to do something creative is when you’re feeling divine inspiration to do so, not when you’re bleary eyed or sprinting out the door. One of the main challenges I’ve seen and experienced is the “spending lots of money on beautiful things but always wearing jeans and a tee shirt” syndrome. This is a feeling generated by a confluence of factors to be sure, but one of the main factors is feeling as though buying something beautiful is enough. The buck does not, in fact, stop there! Swiping your credit card is the easy part - the harder (and, dare I say, much more fun) part is integrating new pieces into your wardrobe, and putting together outfits. Still with me? Great.
I talk about Storey quite a bit and for good reason - it allows me to (among other things) seize any moment of inspiration as it strikes and visually create a collage of items I want to wear together. This is, in many ways, (at least for me) the key to putting together great outfits: doing so in advance, mentally, and then having a resource to look at when I need to get dressed. You’re welcome (and encouraged!) to use Storey, but feel free to use any system that works for you: the trick is being able to see all of the items you own, and the ability to put together collages with these items.
What I find is that often you only need a few new hero pieces per season integrated thoughtfully to play with a full deck for months on end (especially if you’re okay re wearing a good outfit once or twice). I occasionally fall into the trap (one I am knee-deep in right now with this Nour Hammour swing jacket) of needing something new for the season, only to take a look at the options you have on deck and realize that you may not even have time to wear it this season!
For this season, I only purchased the following items:
Demellier bag
Toteme jeans
Savette bag
Beaufille coat
Dehanche belt
Scanlan Theodore skirt & top (260 Sample Sale find - and still available!)
What you’ll see below is simply a small selection of the outfits I’ve put together for this season, primarily using these new items and combining them with some old favorites. I have a wardrobe I can pull from creatively throughout the season when the mood strikes (I haven’t even used my favorite Argent skirt from last year in any of these mockups), but the below 30 outfits (if worn as little as twice each) represent two months of outfits - which means if I leave my house in a real outfit every single day between today and December 11th (fat chance), I will not have to think about clothing until the end of the season.
Let’s take a look at what’s on deck for me this fall:
Le Set tee, Toteme jeans, Mors sweater, Demellier bag, Superga sneakers
Beaufille coat, OGL shirt, Zara skirt, Brunello Cucinelli boots (similar), Savette bag, Bottega Veneta sunglasses (similar)
Lelet bow, Sandro coat (similar), Boii sweater, Zara skirt, Brunello Cucinelli boots, Dehanche belt
Intimissi top, Chloe vintage coat, Toteme jeans, Brother Vellies heels, Gucci bag
Vintage blazer, Scanlan Theodore top, Scanlan Theodore skirt, Tommy Hilfiger heels, Gucci bag
Sezane shirt (similar), Citizens of Humanity jeans, Flattered loafers (50% off!), Bandier tank, Dehanche belt, Good Good Good jacket, Elsa Peretti cuff
Revolve dress, Demellier bag, Brunello Cucinelli boots, Celine sunglasses
Beaufille coat, Intimissi top, Rag & Bone jeans, Brother Vellies heels, Chanel bag
Revolve dress, Mansur Gavriel bag, Steve Madden flats
Intimissi top, Heaven Mayhem earrings, Scanlan Theodore skirt, Gucci heels
Beaufille coat, Bottega Veneta bag, Le Set tee shirt, Zara skirt, Brunello Cucinelli boots
Reformation sweater (similar), Abercrombie skirt, Savette bag, Brunello Cucinelli boots
Beaufille coat, Boii sweater, Toteme jeans, Gucci bag
Reformation dress, Maje heels (similar), Savette bag
Beaufille coat, Le Set tee shirt, Demellier bag, Dehanche belt, Toteme jeans, Stuart Weitzmann boots
Scanlan Theodore top, Toteme jeans, Na-kd heels, Gucci bag
Sezane shirt, Toteme jeans, Le Set tee shirt, Chanel earrings (similar), Chanel bag
Vintage blazer, J Crew blouse (similar), Demellier bag, Rag & Bone jeans, Dehanche belt (yes, I am going for skinny jeans with this look!), Schutz boots
Good Good Good jacket, OGL top, Toteme jeans, By Far booties (similar), Demellier bag
Lauren Manoogian sweater, Scanlan Theodore top, Scanlan Theodore skirt, Bottega Veneta bag, Brunello Cucinelli boots
Zara blouse, Toteme jeans, Savette bag, Na-Kd heels
Beaufille coat, Sullivan skirt, Na-Kd blouse, Savette bag, Brunello Cucinelli boots
J Crew necklace, Target dress, MoLuv sweater, Demellier bag, Flattered loafers
Good Good Good jacket, Le Set tee shirt, Toteme jeans, By Far booties, Heaven Mayhem earrings, Savette bag
J Crew sweater, Sullivan skirt, vintage coat, Hermes bag, Flattered loafers
Celine bag, & Other Stories skirt, Aime Leon Dore jacket (similar), Schutz boots
Le Set tee shirt, Toteme jeans, vintage blazer, Savette bag, By Far booties
Baum und Pferdgarten coat, Rag & Bone jeans, Chanel bag, Brother Vellies heels,
Rohe blouse, Toteme jeans, Brother Vellies heels, Savette bag, Beaufille coat
AllSaints shirt, Toteme jeans, Stuart Weitzmann boots, Bottega Veneta bag, Sandro coat
Note from last post:
It has come to my attention (from my own memory, Australian friends, slipping into a Leo Lin dress last weekend and noticing the tag read Sydney, and various other sources) that I forgot a few very important Australian brands -
Matteau for easy, tailored dresses with high quality details. Some of my favorite season-defying dresses are Matteau.
Leo Lin for stunning event dresses and bold silhouettes (hi, brides!)
Viktoria & Woods for sophisticated neutrals with a twist
Scanlan Theodore for smart essentials and unexpected fabrics
