How to Create a Basic Wardrobe

Sometimes choosing the best outfit for a formal meeting or a dinner with your friends can be a real challenge. That might be dued to the fact that you don’t a basic wardrobe. Having your own style, free of any fashion trend, and using new trends in order to refresh this personal, classic style can only be done if you have a basic wardrobe. The key to create a simple and elegant style is to choose basic and essential items, and make different combinations starting with these items. This way, you’ll always have something to put on. Therefore, start by decluttering your closet and throw away everything that doesn’t fit you anymore, or is old fashioned and you think it no longer flatters you.

Choose three basic colors and create your wardrobe starting with these colors. You can pick the colors such as black, brown, navy blue, khaki or white.

There a few things you need to take into consideration when choosing your wardrobe. Choose your clothes based on your personality, lifestyle, body shape, and budget.

Make a list. Separate all the items in your wardrobe on categories. This will help you observe what misses from your wardrobe.

Pay attention to accessories. Accessories play an important role in every outfit. Therefore, choose useful, practical and aesthetic ones, which you can use to any outfit.

Harmony. When it comes to matching clothes, not everything stands in matching colors, but also fabrics and texture compatibility. Shapes and cuts are also very important. Go for simple ones that flatter your silhouette.

Suit. A suit is a must-have and a versatile piece in every woman’s wardrobe. Moreover, if you choose one in a neutral or darker color you can wear it and match it with almost every color. A suit means a blazer, a skirt and a pair of pants.

Pants and jeans. As for the jeans, you only need two pairs, a black one and a blue one. Choose them in a classic cut. You can also pick two or three pairs of pants in different colors and textures