5 Top Tips for a Stylish Winter
Despite the freezing cold temperatures and wet, dark evenings, this time of year does not have to mean compromising on style. I've therefore come up with these 5 Top Tips to give you a helping hand!
1. A Camel Coat
The reason you need a camel coat is it's seasonality. A camel coat isn't just for the winter, but is appropriate for the fall and spring too. Wear it with a light sweater with jeans, or even a dress in the Autumn. Wear it with a nice thick turtleneck and scarf for the winter. Camel is a great neutral. There is the traditional warm camel and then if you have cool colouring, you can go for more of the rose beige style camel. The warm camel colours are more yellow than the cooler shaded camel coats. Check out my saved stories on Instagram named ‘coats’ for some examples of the perfect camel coat.
2. Hats
Hats are a great way to experiment with prints and embellishments. Keeping all that interest up top helps draw attention to your face, which is never a bad thing. There are plenty of styles to suit each and every personality, from a parisian beret to a cool beanie, the choices are a plenty. And need I mention brilliant for hiding a bad hair day! I’ve kept my baker boy hat below in keeping with the rest of my dark outfit to create a full monochromatic effect. In the middle I’ve added my fave fedora to an otherwise fairly simple look. And this brown beret works perfectly with my autumnal shades. Go on, give it a go!
3. A pop of colour
Our wardrobes can become packed full of nothing but neutral colours - safe, easy and guaranteed to go with everything. But spicing it up with bright and bold colours adds instant interest and can often completely transform a look. Colour has also been psychologically proven to have a strong positive impact on our mood. For instance, if you are lethargic and demotivated, uplifting colours such as orange, red and yellow would be good. If you are anxious, calming and soothing colours such as green, blue and purples are best. And for a greater impact and balance you can use complementary colours – for example combining orange and blue, red and green, or purple and yellow.
You should aim to have 5 of your best colours in your wardrobe i.e if you’re an Autumn colour palette, items in teal, burnt orange, grass green, khaki and mustard are great starting points*. If you’re feeling overwhelmed at adding colours into your wardrobe, start by wearing coloured accessories; they’re a great way to begin experimenting with colour. Colour pops can be done with a bag, shoes, belt, scarf, headbands or even just earrings.
*If you need helping finding out which are your best colours, my Colour Analysis service is a great place to start
4. The black ankle boot
Every wardrobe requires these; a true Autumn/Winter staple. A great pair of black ankle boots is an easy way to transition between seasons – style with your spring/summer midi dresses and skirts to take them through to autumn. Choosing the right pair really depends on your style, what you like to do day to day (post lockdown), and what you already have in your wardrobe. For me, aside from wanting them to look stylish, comfort is key when choosing a pair as I’m running around most of the day after my baby boy! Both of these pairs below are Zara. One being a sock boot and the other a more classic, leather ankle boot with a heel. The pointed toe also works wonders with elongating your legs. Both comfy and both equally as fabulous (Sounding rather Carrie Bradshaw!).
5. Mixing textures
My last but by no means least top winter styling tip; mixing textures. It’s an easy and effortless way of spicing up your look without having to wear high heels or loud tones - and is definitely one of the easiest to incorporate into your pre-existing wardrobe. There’s no reason that you can’t throw on a leather pair of trousers with a silk shirt and a warm wool jacket. Et voila, mixing those textures like a pro! Other examples can be fur with sequins, metallics with cotton or corduroy with leather. I’ve mixed below wool with quilts, corduroy with cotton and shiny with matt. Easy peasy.
I hope you find this little guide helpful - granted these aren’t groundbreaking ideas but remember, the devil is in the detail!
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P xx