How To Wear...

My musings on, and illustrations of, different ways to work various bits of kit, with a few hints on switching things up from season to season and taking your body type into account...

I began this blog by focusing on an item or trend every day for a month, illustrated by a year's worth of photos from my October 2011-September 2012 outfit archive (see my introductory post here). Since then, I've published several updates, as well as posts focusing on new additions to my wardrobe (hello, disco pants!). You'll find links to all my standalone How to Wear posts in bold below, along with links to all outfit posts featuring key items/trends in italics underneath (since outfits almost always span several categories, cross-referencing has long since become an impossible task) - enjoy!


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Key Trends and Fabrics (Monochrome, Cartoon Print, Disco Pants, Western, Peplum, Sports Luxe, Metallics & Baroque, Leather, Velvet, Double Denim)


Tops (Crop Tops, Shirts and Blouses, T-Shirts and Sweatshirts)


Skirts and Dresses (Minis, Midis, Maxis, Mixis, Tutus)


Trousers, Shorts, Playsuits and Jumpsuits (Disco Pants, Shorts, Playsuits and Jumpsuits, Cropped Trousers, Palazzo Pants)


Accessories (Body Chains)


Coats, Jackets and Cover Ups (Transitional Cover-Ups, Winter Coats, Faux Fur, Kimono, Trophy Jacket)


Party Dressing: Underwear and Outerwear Solutions


Working With Colours and Prints (Monochrome, Cartoon Print, Pastels, Neon, Colour Blocking, Florals, Animal Print, Print Clashing)




Key Trends and Fabrics



Transitional Monochrome: How to Wear Come Sun or Snow

All Posts Featuring Monochrome


How to Wear a Cartoon Print Crop Top


How To Wear Disco Pants 

All Posts Featuring Disco Pants

How to Wear a Western Denim Shirt

All posts featuring Western items

How To Wear... The Peplum 

5 More Ways to Wear The Peplum 

All Posts Featuring Peplums

How To Wear... Sports Luxe

All Posts Featuring Sports Luxe Looks

How To Wear Metallics, from Dawn to Dusk

Rocking Baroque Into 2013: 5 More Ways to Wear Metallics

All Posts Featuring Metallics

How To Wear... Leather

All Posts Featuring Leather

How To Wear... Velvet

All Posts Featuring Velvet

How To Wear... Double Denim

All Posts Featuring Double Denim




Tops



How To Wear... A Crop Top

How to Wear a Cartoon Print Crop Top

All Posts Featuring Crop Tops

How To Wear... Shirts and Blouses

All Posts Featuring Shirts and Blouses

How To Wear Casual Basics... With A Twist

All Posts Featuring T-Shirts and Sweatshirts

 


Skirts and Dresses



How To Wear A Mini During Daylight Hours, Part 1: The Skirt

All Posts Featuring Mini Skirts

How To Wear A Mini During Daylight Hours, Part 2: The Dress

All Posts Featuring Mini Dresses

5 More Ways to Wear A Mini on Winter Days


How To Wear... The Maxi Skirt

How To Wear... The Maxi Dress

All Posts Featuring Maxi Skirts and Dresses

How To Wear... The Midi (Dresses and Skirts)

Midi Mania: 5 More Ways to Wear

All Posts Featuring Midis

How To Wear... The Mixi (aka Drop Hem / Hi Lo / Waterfall)

All Posts Featuring Mixis

How to Wear a Tutu

All Posts Featuring Tutus

 

Trousers, Shorts, Playsuits and Jumpsuits



How To Wear Disco Pants 

All Posts Featuring Disco Pants

How To Wear... Shorts

All Posts Featuring Shorts

How To Wear... Playsuits and Jumpsuits

Alternative Partywear: Taking Your Jumpsuits and Playsuits Out to Play

All Posts Featuring Playsuits and Jumpsuits

How To Wear... Cropped Trousers


How To Wear... Palazzo Pants

All Posts Featuring Palazzo Pants

 

Accessories



How To Wear... The Body Chain

All Posts Featuring Body Chains
All Posts Featuring Accessories
All Posts Featuring Jewellery


 

Coats, Jackets and Cover-Ups



Essential Transitional Jackets and Coats: How to Stay Warm and Look Hot

How To Wear... Faux Fur And Winter Warmers (The Heavyweight Coat Awards)

How To Wear... The Kimono

How To Wear... The Trophy Jacket

All Posts Featuring Jackets, Coats and Cover-Ups


Party Dressing: Underwear and Outerwear Solutions



Party Dressing: Choosing Your Perfect Base and Top Coat 

All Posts Featuring Lingerie
All Posts Featuring Party Style Solutions


Working with Colours and Prints



Transitional Monochrome: How to Wear Come Sun or Snow

All Posts Featuring Monochrome



How To Wear... Pastels


How To Wear... Neon

All Posts Featuring Neon

How To Colour Block For All Seasons

All Posts Featuring Colour Blocking

How To Wear... Florals

All Posts Featuring Florals

How To Wear... Animal Print

All Posts Featuring Animal Print

How To Clash Prints