Item du jour : 50 shades of Grey.

This week it’s back to work.
Time to focus on an office wardrobe.
But not a boring wardrobe. Mais non!
A fabulous office wardrobe you will absolutely love.
Why? Because it’s all in delicious grey.  It’s THE colour of winter.
(It’s THE colour I have been wearing for years).
I am not saying you can wear all of this grey at once – head to toe – but then again… you can !
Tonal dressing is a huge trend.
Meaning?
Wear all the different tones of grey together: the dark pinstripe with a light grey knit and deep grey heels. Don’t be afraid to mix textures, pinstripes and knits.
Another thing to love about grey? It has a continuing love affair with silver. Which means you can easily mix these pieces back with a sequin tank, silver metallic heels, a divine chunky Hermes silver cuff. Otherwise toss everything here back with all your fav colours white, navy, black and brown.
So you are thinking : aren’t these pieces all too wintery and too hot to wear right now? I will answer that question with this : I am so sick of summer clothes ! Over it.
I am loving all the new season clothes coming into store. Can’t wait to wear them. Think about it: most pieces here on this page you can wear now. With bare legs. With heels. The winter coat and sweater? Invest now to wear later….
Oh yeah,  it’s 50 shades of grey !

Three grey pieces vital to your new wardrobe:
#1 The longer flirty skirt. Note the flat waist which is very flattering. Note the light grey. Note the longer length. Note that it’s $229 from Saba. Wear now with a white boxy tee and bare legs.
#2 The grey slouchy turtle neck knit sweater, $450 from bassike.com. Adore. Wear with your entire wardrobe come winter. Ditch the jacket and simply pull on a coat over this knit ..see the street style shots below.
So #3 must have? Mules. Whaaat?! Please explain. The mule is THE new shoe shape you need to know about. LOVE and adore these grey Alexander Wang mules from Net a porter. HOT shoe. Repetez apres moi… It’s only the beginning of a new shoe trend: Get used to it. So nineties you say? Oh, I wouldn’t -cough cough – remember. Still hyperventilating? Then click here to shoes.com ( who knew ?) to buy these fab grey booties for $198.

A winter coat + slouchy pants+pointy kitten heels:
It may be painful to think about it now but summer will be over one day. Please don’t cry.
The good news? You can soon wear all these divine winter clothes. Woo Hoo.
You will need a coat. So make it a grey coat.
Layer over white, toss over black, pull on over grey jeans. The oversized silhouette is a big trend. See the stella MCcartney middle shot above? That’s from a year ago. True story. Go for big anything: a big collar, big shape, big zips. A grey coat is an instant wardrobe updater: grab this chic Leather sleeve Coat $399 from Witchery. and then pull on some slouchy peg leg pants $199 from Saba . Then slide into the pointy grey Vince Aurelian Kitten Heel Pumps . Your feet will thank you. $350 from Shopbop.com.

The grey dress.
The grey dress. You want it. You need it. Make it strapless like this totes fabulous one from Bassike.com. Wear it bare with birkenstocks now. In winter layer the dress over a tee or knit. Add boots. Shut up. Ready to go.
For more coverage there is the mighty grey knit Tunic $149 from countryroad. I love it. Scientific tests have proved that it can be worn as a top. You hike up the hem so it sits on the waist. I should know. I did the same thing to one I bought last season at Country Road. Lived in it. Push the sleeves up on this number. Wear with a leather skirt. Yo bro. Then rush like a maniac in manolos into Max and Co for the divine grey fit n’ flare dress $375… talk about totally transeasonal. maxandco.com.
first Published on: Feb 7, 2014

PS: All street style shots can be found on my FiFi Report pinterest pages