Style - A distinctive appearance

A few years ago, I spent some time pondering three words that would describe my style. I came up with classic, casual and versatile.

Classic - because I like classic shapes. I stick to clean outlines and avoid fussy styles and fabrics, and anything too 'on trend'.

Relaxed - because I can't stand wearing something I feel button up and rigid in. Even when dressed up I have to feel comfortable (one of the things I loved about my wedding dress was that it was so comfortable to wear - I could breathe, move, sit, and dance with ease).

Versatile - because I feel I can style a lot of the items in my wardrobe to suit different occasions.

Looking through my Looks I Love Pinterest board my love of jeans is obvious, chunky knitwear and scarves feature highly and stripes, lots of stripes. It's peppered with floaty maxi dresses and pretty floral pieces, statement necklaces and an occasional pop of colour - and this pretty much sums up my wardrobe.

I think that my wardrobe lacks a few items - a black fitted jacket, classic black court shoes (Louboutin I'm looking at you), and a winter coat that makes me want to snuggle into it and never take it off, but all-in-all I'm happy with my lot.

I have a few dream pieces that I would love to find. I should happen across a cute jacket like this one...


or a sequin jacket like this one, I'd be one happy little blogger.



What three words would you use to describe your style?

Day 9 of Blogging Every Day In November with Rosalilium

...Versatile.

It took me ages to decide on my third and final word and Thank You for all your helpful suggestions.  Style(ish) was a strong contender but I realised that these three words should describe my style.

I chose versatile because I don't have work clothes or best clothes or weekend clothes (that said I DO have decorating clothes). I don't compartmentalise my wardrobe, I tend to mix and match any item to suit the occasion.


These three little words can help me to bring some order my currently uncoordinated wardrobe, the contents of which reside in numerous bags in different rooms all over our new house.

Some items fall under the heading of 'what WAS I thinking?!', others simply have no one to play with, so anything that doesn't fall under the umbrella of Classic, Casual and Versatile will be set free.

What would your three little words be?

You'd think that with moving into a new house, renovating a flat and working full time I'd have no time to ponder my own personal style...

However, packing up my wardrobe made me realise how many clothes I have that I do not wear and how few really complement each other.

Also, I have read numerous blog posts on the subject of ethical fashion recently. The lack of information we are given as consumers troubles me. There seems to be no way of knowing the origin of a garment and the more we buy, the more, I feel, we compound the problem.

Our fast-fashion fix has become the norm - who of us hasn't popped into town for some retail therapy and just purchased something because we fancy it, because 'it's only a tenner'?

Having completed a wardrobe challenge where I wore 12 pieces of clothing for 40 days, it became clear to me that I my wardrobe doesn't need to be bulging to be versatile. More and more I am asking myself 'do I really need it?'. Normally the answer is 'no, I don't'.

By establishing my 'three little words' and understanding my style I believe that I can make smarter retail choices. I want to create a harder working wardrobe, less volume, more substance.

I'm with Vivienne Westwood when she says 'Buy Less, Choose Well'

Simple? I don't like to over complicate an outfit, I don't want to look like I have spent ages putting an outfit together (because I don't)...?