Crash Course in Layering Correctly

It's that time of the year again. Every fashion forward girl knows that the minute the temperature drops below fifteen degrees, layers are now acceptable, if not vital for winter chic. If it ain't done right though ladies, you may end up looking like a well wrapped sausage, straight jacketed into an array of cable knits and hippie scarves. Not chic!

1. KEEP IT SIMPLE!

Colour is wonderful, I love looking out the window on long journeys, admiring the views, the differing hues in a sunset sky, Asian style bed spreads at Zara Home, but please stop there. Colour and layering do not always go hand in hand, too much of it can turn you into a children's entertainer and completely take away from your 'layered winter style'. I personally prefer to layer with black, on different shades of greys and occasionally a dark blue/green. Keep bold colours for small, statement pieces like your jewellery, handbag, shoes or if you can pull it off à la Abbey Lee, your OUTER coat.

2. Thickness matters.

Keep thinner, finer materials closest to your skin. The more layers your form can take, the better, the thicker the layers, well...no. You want to keep chiffons and light t-shirts at the base, if you can fit two, go for it. Thicker cardigans and jackets should be kept on the outside and dare I say coats.
Think Natasha Poly in January, not Dannii Minogue pre 97.

3. Quality, not quantity.

This is easy. Please do not attempt to sport all of your wardrobe at once. Remember that episode of 'Friends' when Joey threw all of Chandler's clothes on at once? Please avoid this. You'll look bulky, you'll be uncomfortable and you'll look awkward. Your outfit should have a good, effortless silhouette. Not like you've tied elastic bands around yourself.

4. Keep on part skinny.

Whilst layering the top half of your body with serveral layers, it is always best to accommodate this with a skinny bottom. Try cigarette pants, tailored trousers, skinny jeans, leggings and tights.


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Winter Layering Tres Chic

Mulberry glove

Base Range socks

Diane Von Furstenberg tote bag

Jimmy Choo boots

Karl Lagerfeld top

Alexander McQueen top

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I'm Sophie, my flat looks like a charity shop, i have pieces of furniture ranging from 120 years old to 5 years old. I love music, I couldn't live without it, my moods are defined by what I listen to and how I dress tomorrow will depend on what I feel like listening to tomorrow morning. I sell Vintage clothing online. I'm very impulsive, I will watch a program about the Antarctic and decide I want a baby Penguin as a pet, tomorrow it'll be a Bat, next week, a Tiger. I have an obsession with collecting gaudy ornaments that nobody likes and I love hats. I find it hard to concentrate on something for a long time unless I am fully interested in it, but when I am, I can devote hours of my life to it. My favourite food in the world is Japanese noodle soup, doesn't matter what's in it, I want to be Jewish, I love Morrissey and have an ulikely unexplained crush on Blackadder the 2nd, but not Rowan Atkinson.

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