Layer Up

The Art of Personal Style

What's the secret of your most stylish friends?  

Ever wonder how the most stylish people always seem to pull off effortlessly chic outfits? Spoiler alert, it involves some effort. The secret is often in the layering—that magical way of mixing textures, colors, and patterns that makes an outfit look both polished and unexpected.  

Clients often ask us, “how do I learn to layer?” It’s about creating an outfit that feels thoughtful, interesting, and earns you those compliments like, “Wow, I never would have thought to put that together!” With a little practice and the mindset of what else can I add here?, you’ll soon find yourself layering like a pro.

A helpful hack is...

Sticking with grounded neutral colors that make adding additional pieces easy. If you reference the street style pic above, you're seeing khaki, white and barely a pop of blue and yellow. All work together seamlessly. 

Experiment with how layering can bring new life to your existing wardrobe. Try mixing textures and adding small pops of color or unexpected patterns as highlights.

Now, let's break it down!

Choose some of your favorite pieces and give this formula a try: 

1. BASE LAYER:  a fitted tee, ribbed tank or light weight turtleneck all work great.
2. MID LAYER: such as an oversized shirt, knit pull over, cardigan, blazer or bomber. Lots of options!
3. TOP LAYER:  Blazer, bomber, trench, or jackets in varying weight based on weather. 
4. EXTRA LAYER: Tie a knit sweater or loose scarf over your shoulders/top layer when it makes sense.  

Scroll on to shop our stylist-approved Layering Edit.

If a more personalized capsule is in order or you need a personalized layering session, book our latest service, Style Sessions and we'll up your wardrobe game in 90mins. 


XO
Allison
Founder // Style Made Simple

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