SHOP LESS, GET MORE VARIETY FROM YOUR WARDROBE
1 Layering. Even if I’m wearing a jumpsuit I can style it so many different ways.
2 Buy vintage. It’s an affordable way to look unique.
3 Don’t shop when you’re bored, depressed or panicked. The next time you have to replace something, look at the sustainably produced alternatives. There’s a lot of great products out there now.
4 Try swishing. Organised sessions when friends each bring several (choice) items they don’t wear and swap. Turn it into an evening – much more sociable than sitting alone with your laptop and a glass of wine and hitting buy.
5 The one year rule. If you haven’t worn it through all four seasons, you’re probably never going to.
6 If in doubt, challenge yourself to wear something that’s languished unworn. If you can’t get through the day without wishing you hadn’t put it on, it goes.
7 You need far less than you think. I have two coats (I wear a lot of heavy jumpers), eight pairs of shoes and two bags. I love them all – and I find it much easier to get dressed when I have less.
8 Kimonos are my idea of a basic – they make excellent dresses, coats and jackets.
9 Learn the difference between items you admire and items you wear. I never wear shirts for instance – I’m more of a T-shirt person.
10 Check out Mud jeans, entirely ethical and great styling; as well as Rafa’s vegan shoes and Lada’s suede boots, they’ve nailed the design.