MY 5 Wardrobe Staples.

Due to my heavy handedness, I've went and blooming broke my tripod, so no outfit post today. Instead I thought I'd try something a bit different. I said in an earlier post that I'll soon be in the process of shifting my wardrobe around: adding summer clothes that have been stuffed in suitcases all winter and then packing jumpers into those plastic thingymejigs that you vacuum the air out of. And it just got me thinking about the clothes that remain in my wardrobe throughout the seasons, year in year out. And I realised that I do tend to wear and buy the same kind of clothes. So for better or worse, here are 5 pieces that are my wardrobe staples:  

ONE: BLAZERS 

(L-R) Asos, Red Herring, Zara, H&M, Mango, and Topshop. 
As I write its only just dawned on me that I have a grey and peach blazer lurking in my cupboards to add to this collection. Basically I love blazers! I even loved my school uniform one and I wore it even though it wasn't compulsory uniform. The reaons why I love them is beacause they add structure to my curvaceous frame; they also widen out my shoulders to balance my hourglass shape, and I think they instantly smarten and bring any outfit together. I definitely have a love affair with blazers, and I've got my eye on a few boyfriend style ones that are in the shops right now. 
TWO: FLORAL
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Too many clothes to mention, but will no don't be in some OOTD come summer!
This isn't even a third of the amount of floral clothes that I own! I like to think of myself as a happy, go-lucky kind of gal and by wearing bright, busy floral patterns is maybe some way of reflecting my personality through my clothes iykwim?  Although, I do appreciate that well cut black cloth can create a sophisticated outfit, I tend to think that the majority of black clothes from the high street eventually goes grey, can look cheap and washes many a complexion out, therefore I shy away from wearing head to toe black and instead opt to wear more cheerier items.
 THREE: MAXI DRESSES

(L-R) Primark, Topshop, Primark. 

Again, ditto the fact that this isn't a third of the amount of maxi dresses that I own. Although, I'm only 5"3 I do wear a lot of long length skirts and dresses. I've probably been mostly influenced in wearing these from my hippie mother, and so I was wearing maxi dresses a long time before they became fashionable in the summer of 2010 to the extent that I was very square.  I wear my slinky ones in my 'slim' days with heels and lots of chunky jewellery, and I wear my loose fitting ones on my 'fat' days, layered up with cardigans and a huge scarf. And the bonus point about maxis is you don't need to shave your legs, perfect for inbetween waxing sessions!   

Four: Leopard Print

Red blouse: New Look/  Stilettos: Principles/ Dress: Topshop/ Blouse: Miss Selfridge/ Headscarf: New Look/ Cross T-Shirt: Urban Outfitters.  

Bet Lynch eat your heart out! Although I don't have many items in this collection, they make a big impact every time I wear them. On nights when I want to be a rock n roller I ordinarily pair each  item with my leather skirt for thee ultimate tacky effect. For most people's tastes its too brash, but I laave it!

FIVE: CHECKED SHIRTS 

(Outside to inwards) Primark, New look, New Look, Primark.
Okay, so checked shirts are never going to be the most exciting fashion pieces in the world. But I'd be lying if omitted them from this list, because anybody who knows me in real life will know that I live in checked shirts. Yep, hair scraped up in a loose bun, checked shirt, plain t underneath, levi's (either shorts, skirt or jeans delete as appropriate), and my converses make up my 'go to' everyday uniform. Its been like that since I was about thirteen and was a major  groupie wannabe. I literally stalked all the boys at school who were in bands.Checked shirts I rightly or wrongly believed exuded Indie chick and would instantly cast a spell under a scruffy haired, skinny jeaned boy that took my fancy.Despite my love for high heels, pink, bling and lipgloss I am a bedraggled Indie girl at heart.

 So there we have: the five items of clothes that defines my style. Interestingly, if I had done this kind of post about 5 or 7 years ago, in reverse of most people, my choices would have been a lot more sophisticated. When I was young, I was so desperate to appear older, so my wardrobe consisted mainly of pencil skirts, high heels, ditto blazers, and straight jeans. Liz Hurley's style pops into my head. And its a bit ironic that the older I get, the less sophisticated my style becomes lolz. But I mainly put this down to how much less of a disposable income I have in comparison to my teenage years. 

Its quite informative doing this kind of thing as I realised that I need to work on that 'capsule wardrobe', as I've got umpteen dresses that cost a fortune, and yet I don't even own a plain white tee. I hope in the future much more classical items will appear although like Vivienne Westwood I still think I'll be rocking leopard print well into my seventies! 

So what are your 5 wardrobe staples??? 

xxx