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A wardrobe bursting at the seams, yet somehow you have nothing to wear. For some, getting dressed will feel like a chore as thoughts spiral when outfit after outfit fails to come together.
File the anxiety away, take a deep breath and get your shopping list out. These are the wardrobe essentials every woman needs. Read on to find out how these essentials not only shape your outfit, but also fill the gaps your wardrobe has quietly accumulated, so you’ll step out the door with a polished look no one will suspect you just had a wardrobe dilemma.
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Wardrobe Essential: The Cardigan
The cardigan acts like a second skin, providing both warmth and a polished spin on any outfit. It layers easily, works across multiple seasons and instantly elevates casual outfits.
Why Choose the Cardigan?
A properly fitted cashmere or wool cardigan softens an outfit without overpowering the rest of it. What’s more, a well-made one lasts a long time, making it a key wardrobe investment that gives the best value over time.
Wearable outdoors from spring to autumn, notable designers offer light-weight cashmere options in core wardrobe colours including black, brown, grey, navy and white. For easy throw-on options, go for classic designs such as Nili Lotan’s March cashmere cardigan or Theory’s brushed cashmere one. For an elevated option, Chloé offers a cropped cardigan made with wool and cashmere and embellished with gold buttons and ornaments, perfect for indoor wintertime dinners.
How to Style the Cardigan
Wear the cardigan with sundresses, jeans and a white t-shirt for casual days or a knitted top and a slip skirt for a day-to-night look to get an elevated outfit while still offering comfort.
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Wardrobe Essential: The Fine-knit Top
On busy days and days when you don’t have the time or mind space to plan outfits, the fine-knit top acts as a building block in your daily uniform.
Why Choose the Fine-knit Top?
Stocking up on a few finely made pieces will lighten your morning routine when you can default to a fine-knit top that promises to always do its job.
Non-negotiables are a combination of these features: sleeve length (from sleeveless to long sleeves), collar type (from turtleneck to crew neck), and colour (black, white, grey, and a nude shade that fits you).
What Are Some Options?
Start with easy options such as Skims’s ribbed knit jersey tank in white, or Varley’s Neilsen knitted turtleneck tank in light brown. For sleeved options, try Max Mara’s Canale cropped ribbed-knit turtleneck t-shirt in black. For a feminine take on the tank top, Carolina Herrera offers a cropped ribbed-knit jersey tank top with a boat neck, easily transformed from a daytime corporate look to a dinner-ready top when accessorised with minimalistic yet elegant jewellery pieces.
How to Style the Fine-knit Top
For a low-key look, wear it with denim jeans or a skirt. For days in the office, wear it with trousers. Otherwise, wear it with other statement pieces to give that piece its spotlight while the simple fine-knit top does the heavy lifting in the background.
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Wardrobe Essential: The Plain T-shirt
The fine-knit top offers a refined look and feel, while the plain t-shirt gives a laidback, easygoing vibe.
Why Choose the Plain T-shirt?
On days when a more pared-down look is preferred, such as casual Fridays, a well-cut plain tee provides structure to an otherwise mundane outfit.
What Are Some Options?
Take, for example, the baby tee. With its body-hugging silhouette, Re/done’s Hanes 1960s cotton-jersey t-shirt and Leset’s Margo cotton-jersey t-shirt create a clean silhouette around the torso. When worn with oversized bottoms like long layered skirts or denim bell bottoms, the final silhouette has a slimming effect, creating an elongated look. If you prefer to lean towards a more feminine silhouette, pair it with a mid-waist or high-waist bottom.
How to Style the Plain T-shirt
A straight-cut t-shirt gives the wearer a sense of ease and lightness associated with carefree days, creating a more relaxed, androgynous look. To embody the ultimate laidback look, pair t-shirts like CDLP’s Lyocell and cotton-blend ones in black or white or Slvrlake’s Easy Tee cotton-jersey one in pink with your favourite pair of well-worn jeans, soft cotton socks and Converse sneakers.
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Wardrobe Essential: The Slip Skirt
Why Choose the Slip Skirt?
Few garments are as versatile as the slip skirt. With its signature fluid silhouette, it wears well with any garment it is paired with, allowing it to be used on many occasions, from formal functions like weddings and corporate events, to less formal events such as everyday workwear and cafe dinners with close companions for a mid-week catch-up.
What Are Some Options?
Never going out of style are the classic satin slip skirts that serve as the foundation of an outfit, allowing the wearer to build the rest of the outfit around it. This season, however, designers like Carine Gilson offer a soft feminine update with lace trimming on the hem of the skirt, sweeping the ankles in a romantic Victorian style.
How to Style the Slip Skirt
To embody the librarian-core look, pair the slip skirt with a cropped cardigan, loafers, frilled socks and tortoiseshell spectacles. Or, to channel a classy yet sensual look with a tease of personality, pair it with a flowy, poplin blouse, slingback kitten heels and a mini handbag (think a beaded Valentino handbag or a micro Chanel evening bag).