Want to Look Expensive and Elegant Every Day? These 12 Classic Pieces Are Your Answer

As we approach the end of the year, we begin to reflect on the choices we have made in the last 12 months, and those that we might make differently in the next. Whilst for most this is usually about lifestyle, for me, I spend much time contemplating style choices I’ve made. Be it outfits I’ve put together (both the good and the bad), pieces I’ve purchased, I consider the regrets versus the savvy investments, and how this might alter the way I shop next year.

Despite being a sucker for trends and aesthetics (it’s true, I can’t deny it), the best things I buy are the most classic items. Be it a designer handbag that will fit my laptop in for work, a good leather jacket, a pair of jeans or an accessory that will transform an outfit, timeless staples are the key to a well-rounded capsule wardrobe. Of course, how these look depends on your style. If you’re someone who admires Hailey Bieber‘s style, look to refined neutral basics: solid blue jeans, quality white t-shirts and tailored pieces, especially two-piece sets. Styling should be slightly preppy or with a ’90s edge—think socks and loafers and oversized trench coats and slim tortoise shell sunglasses. If you’re more of a love of Sienna Miller’s taste, then you may want a few slightly less ‘done’ staples, with a bohemian edge. Ballet flats, pretty blouses and a series of elegant outerwear (Miller is based in the UK, not LA, after all).