COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET:

what you need to know to stay chic & organized!

Paris Hilton's closet

Whether you channel Mary Kate Olsen or Jackie O, 

you've got to OWN your look.

 My dear friend MSW always looks so put together and has graciously stepped in with some wonderful wardrobe advice! 

MSW is always immaculately dressed, whether she is trying something a little trendier or sticking to something more classic. 

Here are her suggestions-- what you need to know to look habitually chic & stay organized.

"Organize everything by category, but not in such a detailed way that you can't keep track and things become discombobulated. 

 I have a dresser with a drawer for underwear, one for bras and socks, one full of PJs/sleepwear, one of basic tops (one stack of polos, one stack of v-necks, one stack of crew necks), and a bottom drawer of t-shirts, yoga pants, and running shorts.  I have another dresser that is full of sweaters-organized by crewneck, turtleneck, cableknit, and miscellaneous.  I have another shelf situation that is quite unsightly where I have seasonal items like bathingsuits and sweatpants and Patagonia fleeces, as well as long sleeved t-shirts.

Celerie Kemble, Lonny

In my closet I just have a few "sections": skirts, dresses, pants, and tops. When it comes to outfit planning, I don't like to repeat anything two days in a row-I was so crazy in college that I would wear my cableknit items on Tuesday and Thursday and mix it up on other days.  I have such a cableknit collection that I was able to wear a different cableknit top every single Tues/Thursday throughout the semester.  A true freak.  But it creates a pattern of rotating your wardrobe into the mix-don't be the type of person to wear jeans every day, try wearing a dress on Fridays or skirts two days a week! I'm not very matchy-matchy, I like to mix colors, patterns, and textures.

 Some of my favorite outfits would be a pattern on bottom and a solid on top (in the spring I wear a madras mini with a hot pink Lacoste, or a rich autumnal patterned skirt with a navy cardigan for that back-to school feel!), or on the other hand a bright unusual top with a demure pencil skirt.  When it comes to accessories, I'm pretty boring-I stick to the basics, or if I want to try a trend, I scour Forever 21 or Target!" --MSW

MSW's Wardrobe Staples: 

1) Pearl Studs

2) White Button Down Shirt

3) Cardigans in various colors

4) Comfy shoes

Get these at JCrew, or check Tiffany's. 

Get this one at Ralph Lauren. 

Get this one at Tory Burch

Comfy Shoes

Jackie sporting some Jack Rogers in Positano.

Thank you MSW for your lovely tips & tricks!! 

xx

Tucker & Tipsy 

"Style is a simple way of saying very complicated things." 

Jean Cocteau