The new elevated basics that will instantly update your life !

How to update your wardrobe?

Just pick a few key pieces that are new and exciting.
Then watch as they will take your daggy things along for the ride.
They add instant joosh.
They will work magic on your current pieces.
I’ve learnt over the years to add a little injection here and there as you go.
You don’t need a brand new wardrobe every year.
It’s like botox and filler instead of a major facelift.
Just a little incremental tweak that works wonders!

High waist jeans:
Can be straight or wide leg.
Instantly your old tops ( that look sad with low rise jeans) look right.
DO a half tuck or total tuck. Show off that waist.

A long trench:
Please say no to any coat on or above the knee.
You need long, long, long. In a beige. Roomy cut.
Toss over anything you own from trackpants to a dress. Suddenly chic. Modern. Cool. (And you wonder why I am addicted !).

A baggy sweatshirt:
This is your new casual weekend top.
You want baggy 80’s sleeves. A shorter cut. A rib that skims out OVER the situation.
Watch when you wear it with daggy old skinny jeans and new combat boots.
Effortless and cool.

Baggy pleat front, peg leg pants:
Black pants need to be updated.
Wave goodbye to narrow, low rise non de la non black pants. So daggy. So bank teller. Yikes.
Watch when you buy pants like these here at Oroton:  it’s Instant joosh to all shirts – that’s when you tuck them in. Instant UPDATE.

An oversized sweater:
Tight stretched little sweaters look so dated.
And when you put them with your skinny jeans you wonder why you look dated and old. Sorry to swear at you !
So what happens when you invest in an oversized sweater that covers your bottom?
And pull on some combat chic sneakers/boots/white shoes?
Your old daggy jeans just might make it through another season.

A man style blazer:
In camel. Or navy. No black blazers please. They’re limiting.
Make it big. Make it long.
Toss it over average ol pants you’ve had for years…and a boring white tee.
Pull on new white sneakers or chunky combat boots.
The blazer is an immediate updater: Miracles do happen!

Leather anything:
A shirt. Pants. skirt. Shorts like these.
Add anything leather to your current wardrobe and it’s an fabulous injection of groove. I should know. I wear leather pants or shorts nearly every day.

A blue shirt:
It might be denim. It might be striped. Or plain blue.
It’s the bit of’ colour’ that will rejuvenate the neutrals. Rev up the black. Tone in with denim.
It’s like  adding soda to your tap water.  Sparkle.

Boots.
Invest in knee high boots. Au revoir to those natty ankle boots. Unless they’re pointy and sexy.
Cream /white knee high boots will instantly groove up your entire wardrobe.
Wear under jeans. Or under wide pants and leather shorts.
Check out my shopwithfifi instagram. It’s all I wear.
Why? Because they MAKE everything I own look cool.

Shoes:
There is saying in fashion ” It’s the shoes that sell the top” .
Meaning?
When you invest in the right shoes suddenly everything else – that is your much loved old wardrobe – gets  mouth to mouth resuscitation.
You need chunky combat boots. You need low rise sneakers. You need these Bottega kitten heels.
Have a great weekend ! x

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Shopping list:

Arket Trench // Raey Sweater //Arket Leather Pants // French Connection Combat Boots // Arket Blazer // Raglan Crop Sweater // Arket Jeans //Seed Knee High Boots