Bloggers wearing: Camel

Camel coats are pretty much a given this winter as far as I’m concerned, but I’m also very much feeling camel knitwear in just about everything you can think of: dresses, jumpers, pants, hats and definitely scarves. As the weather cools down, there’s nothing like a touch of camel in warm, woolly materials to bring together a clean cut, put

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How to make a minimal outfit stand out

How do you stand out when your whole wardrobe is full of basics? I hear ya! What you have to remember is that being minimal doesn’t mean dressing as boring at you can. Building a wardrobe on good basics also doesn’t mean never making a statement. In fact, being understated is in itself…a statement. So how do you

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J.Crew Sale Picks – Stock up for winter on the cheap!

I’ve been talking a lot about quality basics lately, especially when you’re building your basic capsule wardrobe, so it’s very timely that J.Crew is currently having an extra 30% off all sale promotion at the moment. The end of winter for the northern hemisphere means it’s time for us southerners to clean up on their

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How to: The Basic Capsule Wardrobe

An essential element to a minimalist lifestyle (a beige life) is a small but effective wardrobe – a capsule wardrobe. Just think of the advantages: Save time and abolish the morning panic because you will always know exactly what to wear. Save money because you will, for the first time, feel like you have enough clothes. Free

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Three Transeasonal Pieces

Those awkward in-between seasons periods are the trickiest to dress for. It’s not cool enough to switch over to your winter wardrobe, but you can’t quite get by on your summer wardrobe either. What you need are some go to transeasonal pieces. Here are my favourites.

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What moving countries taught me about living simply

  There’s nothing like having to move your life to a different country to force you to reassess your cluttered lifestyle, and the extent of your personal possessions. This human magpie used to be a champion of accumulating a lot of stuff over a short period of time. But a few years ago, I was

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