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Finding a hero piece for your wardrobe.
When it comes to shopping we can be so
distracted by buying more. We tend to categorise clothing by need and actually
find that we cut off our creative dressing abilities. We buy things for work,
home, parties, funerals, the beach, the forest and all of a sudden we have a
wardrobe full of clothes we don’t wear. I have been slowly refining how I shop and
measuring up items against their number of potential wears rather than a
category. I find these days I like to shop for items I know can be worn more
than one way. Yes, you have exceptions, the full sequin ball dress isn’t up for
a run to the park, but I do not want clothes just sitting in my wardrobe
waiting to be worn. I buy them and therefore I must wear them and my creative
styling is getting a big kick!!
The key to start wearing more of your clothes is
to find your hero pieces. Discover what items will work across the board with
just small changes. Usually for us women dresses are key items for lots of
events and we find we can end up with quite a few. I want to share how I am
using this beautiful Red Dress (Sold Out Online) as a hero piece for 3 different outfits that
could be worn to a number of occasions.
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1 Dress 3 Ways
My first outfit is
showing this dress in a really casual way. As a mum of two, I wear dresses with
flats quite a lot and heading into summer there is nothing nicer than having a
summer dress on those hot days! For me, dresses and trainers are an easy win.
Super casual, practical and with a denim jacket make you ready for any day out.
All you need to do to
make the outfit more chic, add some jeans and a nude heel! I love layering my
dresses over jeans, and this red and blue combination really pops! This kind of
outfit is a step up from casual. It would work for lunches out, summer bbqs or evening
drinks. Depending on where you work this would be fab for all sorts of offices.
And if you want to
make this outfit much smarter, heels and a blazer are all you need. Whether you
would wear it in the office, or to a Christening; a blazer over a dress
smartens you up!
One dress in three different ways, all using
staple wardrobe pieces that transform this beautiful Red dress to suit a number
of occasions. That is one good hero piece!
Find Your Hero Piece
So a few key points to help you discover your
hero piece:
When it comes to styling just one piece into
multiple outfits always think of the colour. For me, a bold red will always
look good dressed up or down. Whether you team it with heels or trainers a
bright dress can easily be transformed!
Something with a pattern on is also a good hero
piece as details on a dress can make an outfit look glamorous for evening wear
or casual for daywear.
Most importantly when trying to find your hero
piece is to make sure you like it. It is no good keeping clothes that you don’t
actually like all that much because you will never wear them. However, before
you disregard unwanted clothing, try it on in a new way as you may suddenly
find that a small change really makes it look better. I have found that wearing
a floaty dress over jeans has completely changed my perspective on how some of
them look!!
I love discovering clothes I can wear again and
again. Heading into summer I hope to be able to enjoy all my clothes and then
start working out what I can keep wearing as I head into autumn! Red dress,
tights and boots perhaps!!
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