Wardrobe swap-over

I'm wearing socks for the first time in months today and although it's a little sad to say goodbye to bare legs for six months, I always love spending an afternoon swapping  my summer clothes for my winter ones. It's a lso a great opportunity to do a bit of a wardrobe clear out, give away things that you don't really need/wear anymore and to make a menta list of things are missing (so you don't shop for useless stuff). I like to put the music on and  spend a an afternoon at the week end getting things organised and here is how I do it.

You will need:

1. Storage boxes- I love Ikea's Skubb range. They are foldable so you can store them neatly when you don't need them and are large enough to fit a lot of clothes and be stored on top of your wardrobe.

2. Labels and marker-  I write a little description of what's in each of the boxes and then stick it at the front where I can easily read it. I have bad memory and thsi saves me so much time if I'm looking for something.

3- Scented wardrobe sachets- because they are just so nice! I love these Orla Kiely fig-tree scented packs. I would use something like this for my summer clothes but a  moth repellent for the winter and all my wools.

4- Dedication- I make separate boxes for all my clothes so that if I need to find something really quickly (pack for a winter hjoiday maybe?!) I know exactly where to find. I also like to make a separate box for SPRING things and HIGH SUMMER as for WINTER and FALL. I fold all my clothes into the boxes (not too crammed) and then label them at the front.

 5- Step ladder- To store everything neatly at the top of your wardrobe! I like to have all my clothes in one place so I don't go mad looking for things. If I had more space I would probably store all the boxes inside a separate empty wardrobe.. but space is an issue in my flat!

6- Stall from Ikea- After months of debating and researching affordable shoe storage I bought these shoe cabinets which are fixed to the wall in my entrance hall. They fit flats and mid-heel shoes perfectly but heels get a bit tricky. 

7- Shoe boxes and / polaroid camera- I store all my "precious" shoes in their own boxes and stick a  photo of them at the front of it. It looks pretty and it's super practical! Winter shoes at the top of the pile and summer shoes at the bottom- swap over according to season.

Swap over done!

pink + grey

I love pink but it can be a bit of a ricky colour to pull off. I find it works best worn as a colour accent to your outfit, my favourite combination is with grey tones which instantly gives it a cool-factor. Last night on the couch I created some virtual outfits using pink and grey using my favourite clothes from  my-wardrobe.com Here they are...

J.Crew top, America Apparel T-shirt, Banana Republic trousers, Miu Miu ballerinas

all available at my-wardrobe.com

A) Jumper IRO £278, Trousers Preen £608, Bag Mulberry £875

B) T-Shirt James Perse £48, Skirt Pren £780, Bracelet Amaya £45

C) Sweater Philip Lim £510, Ballerinas Bloch £70, Jacket DG £769

D) Coat DKNY £587, Dress Philip Lim £675, Shoes DVF £141

behind the scenes..

 

I had such a lovely day today shooting a story for the February issue of Red. I can't tell you much more about it but I'm SO excited about this shoot and can't wait to show you in January when the issue is out- I have lots of fabulous pages planned for that issue. In the mean time here are a few teasers from behind the scenes...

I had SEVEN huge suitcases for this shoot plus several carrier bags and a number of curriers delivering throughout the day...

I LOVE the red Anya Hindmarch woven top handle shopper for next SS, red bags are so fabulous!

Here is the table of jewellery ready for the shoot- mind you I could only fit half of it in the photo..

The lovely Koulla (yes the one with amazing hair!) was assisting me today and is loving the pink J-LO shoes...

Heath Massi (who also did my beautiful wedding day hair) was doing the hair on the shoot- he is a hair wizard can't work without him!

And the amazing Dani Guinsberg (who did my wedding day make up ;-) was doing make up which is always flawless and so classy!

Take a look at her table of goodies...

And then we have the great David Gubert on photography who seems to have also spied my favourite Anya Hindmarch bag!? 

But our guest star was the adorable Spencer! He is resting next to some beaded Louboutins. Good spot.

 

On set tyling our mystery woman.... 

... doing what I do (fixing straps, crunching up sleeves, straightening fabric, taking stickers off the back of shoes and sometimes having my pic taken from behind so all u can see is my bum!)

Some of my favorite neon things- I have to have those Pierre Hardy neon pink and beige sandals. 

Have. To. Have. 

  

Some more things I would like to have. This Christopher Kane neon pink leather clutch...

Christopher Kane clutch £295 EXCLUSIVE for netaporter.com

And maybe these neon woven bracelets from Carolina Bucci...

But for now, at the end of the day all I get is a neon manicure..

Sharon, the manicurist, had 5 of these bags filled with all the nail polishes you can possibly desire.

And I also get a trim from the lovely Heath who is shocked at the state of my hair...

And then he teaches me to do this amazing ponytail with grips at the back to give it more volume (told you he was a genious)

Et voila!

 Ciao from the shoot!

Monday commute

On the tube ready to start the week in my bretton top, cropped denim and my favourite star print ballerinas. Just another Monday morning...

Zara coat, COS top, Radcliffe jeans, Jimmy Choo ballrinas, Iomoi tote, Chanel bag

I started the week talking about the power of a great coat and I want to finish it off with one of my favourite buys of all time. This scarlet Zara was such a great buy and I love how the red that jazzes up any old outfit. Unfortunately it's an old style from last season but i found this almost identical style in Whistles. 

Whistles coat £250

But if bright colours are not for you, I've done a two page guide in Red this month all about great, affordable coats in all the colours you want to wear.

Zara coat, J.Crew T-shirt, YSL trousers, Jimmy Choo shoes, Chanel bag