My Blue and White Elevated Basics

Lately, I’ve been focused on purchasing and wearing what I like to call elevated basics; dressing up comfortable, yet put together outfits that take me through my day in classic, effortless style. I’ve been so focused on EB’s that I’ve actually been purging my closet and clearing the clutter of outfits I’ll never wear again, and really honing in on what is my “true” style is, and more importantly, what I feel good wearing.  The feel-good part being key, because I’ve found no matter how beautiful an outfit may be, if the person wearing it doesn’t feel comfortable in it, it’ll just come off unappealing and awkward.

For me, I’m finding that my personal EB consists mostly of a black, blue and white color palette and wearable tomboy-esque pieces.  So based on that synopsis, today’s outfit is basically the poster child for my personal everyday EB.  A crisp white off the shoulder top (I cannot get enough of off the shoulder tops right now), my go-to distressed boyfriend jeans, a lightweight, striped trench coat perfect for spring tied together with my new Loeffler Randall floral envelope clutch (on major sale!) and scalloped blue heels.  And I might add…the floral envelope clutch is even more beautiful in person…I am so in love!  

I’ve read that some of the most successful people in the world have as few as 3 outfits to choose from daily.  Take Mark Zuckerberg, for example; his closet is filled with a sea of grey tees, hooded pullovers, numerous pairs of the same jeans, and tennies.  The thought being, with the amount of decisions individuals in highly successful positions have to make on any given day, they don’t want the question of “what to wear?” to be one of them; and that’s how I’m beginning to feel with my whole EB strategy.  While I’ll never be able to commit to only owning a sea of grey t-shirts, knowing that my closet is full of only items I love, and always feel comfortable in, makes pulling something off the hanger to wear for the day so much easier, and I love when something in my day can be easier.  Truly, MKR