| As a personal stylist I spend many hours | | | | can afford and look to keep them. A great |
| reviewing wardrobes. Given the fact that we only | | | | beautiful coat in your style and colours will last 10 |
| wear a shocking 20% of what we buy, frankly | | | | years so buy a more expensive one. The |
| most of my clients waste money. The buzz of | | | | "fashionable" coat will last 4 months so don't pay |
| buying translates into the unworn, there is nothing | | | | too much have fun with it buy a great colour and |
| remotely glamorous about this. I have improved | | | | look to replace it. |
| since I learned the difference between "clothes" | | | | "Clothes" are your signature style. Last summer |
| and "fashion" and now wear most of my | | | | when smocks were in most of my clients bought |
| wardrobe until it wears out. | | | | them, these are now part of the vast unworn in |
| "Fashion" is last season's sleeveless jacket. Hugely | | | | your wardrobe, along with the sleeveless jacket |
| expensive, but did you ever see anyone wearing | | | | etc. "Clothes" should be items that you love |
| this?? This is a non garment too cold to be a | | | | deeply that you will wear for ever. Jackets, |
| jacket, too edgy to be worn often by most in | | | | jewellery, coats, cashmere should not be dull but |
| public. "Fashion" is also the here today, gone | | | | beautiful in rich colours. Fit is everything, buy for |
| tomorrow looks that reinvigorate your wardrobe. | | | | how you are now, not I might lose some weight |
| Shoes are a fantastic "fashion" statement and so | | | | or I am fat so I will buy a bigger size this does |
| are bags. Fashion should be fun! | | | | not work. Buy beautifully cut garments that |
| We all need regular "fashion" hits but we should | | | | flatter whatever shape or size you are. |
| not pay too much for them. Remember the | | | | If grey is in and it does not suit you don't buy it. |
| 80:20 rule, and do not pay over the odds for | | | | In short, learn what suits your body, learn what |
| something you will wear only for a season or not | | | | style you are and buy clothes that fit you. Baggy |
| at all. Buy the diffusion ranges or the better high | | | | clothes generally don't flatter and make you look |
| street brands and look to wear for 2 seasons | | | | fatter than you are. Go spend your money on |
| only. | | | | fantastic must-have shoes instead or a great |
| Sometimes we are all hit with a "I will die if I don't | | | | piece of jewellery and when things are in the |
| have that" and these instincts should be followed | | | | shops that you love, that make your heart sing, |
| for the sheer fun occasionally but if you let them | | | | that really really suit you, buy them. These will |
| dominate your wardrobe you will have nothing to | | | | form a great wardrobe for many seasons to |
| wear. | | | | come. Aim to be beautiful and fabulous and you |
| "Clothes" are what you actually wear 90% of the | | | | will be! |
| time so spend money on them, buy the best you | | | | |