You all know of my desire to be French. One of my go-to blogs is Garance Dore – not only my source of dream fashion (and now in English too!) but also a beacon of basic style. This recent post (‘I am not’) intrigued me: What is my sense of style? What would I not live without? Who am I? What do my clothes say about me?

Il faut souffrir pour être belle – au contraire, I do not suffer to in order to be beautiful. But I do suffer agonies of wanting to be chic, in trying to find my style. These, right now are my style ‘go to-s’.

Always:

Blunt fringe / Khol eyeliner / lashes lashes lashes!

Gucci Rush / Dr Hauschka / Liz Earle / Jo Malone

Day:

Black tights / denim skirt / slouchy Chloe boots /off the shoulder top / military coat

Spaghetti straps / balcony bra / long soft cardigan / boyfriend jeans

Soft shawl neck / McQueen style scarf (wish list!) / jeans in boots

Ballet flats / cropped jeans / mod coat / satchel bag (wish list!)

Night:

Skinny jeans (grey or black) / knee high black boots / soft leather jacket

Cigarette pants / sharp shoe boots / silver jewellery

‘Swing’ dress / black tights / high high heals

Little black dress / statement heals

Soft silk swing skirt / strapless top

So, this is my starting point, my basic outfits. This is my comfort zone. My ‘I want my look to be effortless’ looks. My building block of style.

So, this is what i am going to do: fashion is something I love, my heart is in it, even if i never look it, but I am going to make it a bigger part of me. To bring out my confidence. My style.

Paree is calling me in June; I will dash across the Champs Elysees, pose like a cherie under the Tour de Eiffel and twinkle like an étoile for my boy over dinner.

What are your style basics?

(p.s id welcome fashion blog links, which are your favourites? plus online shops too!)