I’m just loving the Selected line of clothing: nearly every piece is a classic with a twist – wearable, elegant and comfortable. Perfect for building that elusive capsule wardrobe. I’m even plotting if I can make recreations of some of these pieces myself… funny how when you start sewing you want to make everything yourself from now on.

I adore these elegant monochrome dresses. The first one looks like it’d be pretty easy to recreate – just a wrap with wide kimono sleeves, so no fastenings to worry about.

Little black dress made more interesting with texture and a low tied back. Again an easy elastic-waist shape to copy.

Sweatpants that are almost acceptable to wear outside – right? I definitely want to tackle sewing trousers soon, but crotches scare me.

Minimally cool waterfall blazer

Give me a perfect slouchy, slubby tee and I am a happy girl.

Interesting folded-bag texture print on this tee

The line’s available from ASOS and their own site in euros.

(Not sponsored, I just want it all!)

I’m far from a girly girl in most ways: I apply the bare minimum of make-up to avoid being told I look poorly and my wardrobe consists almost entirely of cotton jersey in varying shades of ‘drab’. But I do like fancying up my nails, possibly because I am lucky to have very strong, healthy nails – all that cheese I eat, I guess. I’ve even started caring for my cuticles (Bio Oil is the bestest, as well as working wonders everywhere else) and using a top and base coat which really does make a difference. I’ve found it’s pretty easy to fit a quick polish in around working at home or reading blogs, so I’ve been repainting every other day or so recently.

I usually stick to plain colours – Butter‘s lovely low-chemical ones are my favourite; I also like Essie, Barry M, Topshop and American Apparel. But when I saw these nail stickers on The Dainty Squid I couldn’t resist the promise of recreating Kaylah’s super cool two-tone looks on the cheat, so bought a few sets too.

My first couple of attempts are a bit smudgy but with practice I’m sure they’ll neaten up. The best part is you can just apply a set of new coloured tips to some chipped days-old polish to give it a refresh without stripping and repainting. Slummy, moi?

For a more subtle look that’s more forgiving to slip-ups, try them with a mattifying top coat – I used Essie’s above left for frosted tips.

If you fancy a go, the sets are super cheap on eBay and arrive really quickly. Have fun.

I found 6itemsorless via Gemma and the idea quite intrigued me – participants must wear only 6 items of basic clothing (excluding undies, sportswear and outerwear) for a month. The site itself doesn’t operate on any kind of premise but I think this would be a good experiment to really evaluate our clothing choices, not be led by trends, and go for quality flexible basics that will last.

It made me think what I’d pick if I were to take part, and I came up with the following.

Grey leggings – American Apparel
I live in leggings – perfect if you’re sitting down all day, no nasty jeans waistband digging in, and good for cycling in too. A mid-grey like this could be worn with a dark or light top half and they could be worn calf- or full-length.

Charcoal longline vest – H&M
I wear a vest like this nearly every day, layered with another tee or vest. Again this would be a base for adding some interest with accessories.

White tee – H&M
Essential for layering and a blank canvas for all sorts of accessories.

Pink-marl jersey dress – American Apparel
I wear this all the time – it’s comfortable and adaptable, and you could create loads of looks with different tights and jewellery. I have it in black too, but I think you’d need a bit of colour in your month!

Indigo jeggings, Topshop
A bit smarter than leggings but still with all-important comfort factor, these could also be worn rolled up if it’s warm.

Dusty blue cardigan, Topshop
This colour goes with everything and it’s the perfect mid-weight for changeable weather.

You can tell by this list I value comfort over anything else, don’t really go anywhere smart and fortunately don’t have to dress up for work! I’d find it a lot harder if I had to consider going-out clothes, or a holiday wardrobe. What would you pick if you could only wear 6 things for a month?

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