Top 10 of my wardrobe

1) Cashmere sweaters

2) Cardigans

3) Trench coats - I have them in two colors: khaki and black

4) Striped sailor shirts - I am a big fan, I have them in various styles and colors

5) Pencil skirts in variety of fabrics, from denim to wool

6) Shift dresses, again, in a variety of fabrics and colors ranging from neutral to solid brights

7) Pumps in black and nude

8) Crew neck, v-neck, round neck and boatneck t-shirts in black, white, nude and also in variety of shades of peach, apricot and green apple

9) Boot cut jeans

10) Plaid pants - I ALWAYS have at least one pair in my wardrobe and keep it untill it's completely worn out

10 things about my personal style

Not too long ago I found an interesting topic in one of the forums - share 10 things about your personal style.

(c) here is the forum

Here are mine:

-I always wear heels

-All my bottoms (with a few exception) are in basic colors: black, brown, camel, tan, white, beige, navy

-I only wear low-cut, flat front pants and jeans and 3 types of skirts: full, pencil and trumpet

-I never wear printed tops (except naval stripes), only dresses and some bottoms

-I prefer simple gold, silver, diamond and pear jewelry with the exception of some turquoise and coral pieces

-If I wear pink, I stick to warm, peach pink, and never the cooler shade of it

-All my sweaters and cardigans are cashmere or cotton(lighter ones), I do not like wool ones

-I LOVE plaid pants and striped sailor shirts

-I prefer princess seam and sheath dresses for being cinched at the waist

-I loath tapered pants, shorts that hit mid-thigh (camp counselor type), and long acrylic nails

French striped sailor shirt

One of the must have in any wardrobe is a french naval striped shirt. I have a variety of striped shirts, most of them in classic cream/navy combination. Striped shirts are definitely one of my favorite wardrobe staples, in spite of its bad reputation due to its tendency to visually widen your silhuette but I cannot resist it's charm anyway!


French striped sailor shirt originated from French sailors' uniform, originally made by Saint-James, French company that started making striped sailor shirts. I also read somewhere that even before Saint-James stripes were worn by American prisoners, symbolizing prizon cell bars, therefore being considered embarrassing. Later, in 1917, Coco Chanel admired so much the shirt's simplicity and charm and made it part of her wardrobe. Chanel was the one who introduced the shirt into the world of fashion and thanks to her I am enjoying wearing it today.

The ELLEments of Personal Style: 25 Modern Fashion Icons on How to Dress, Shop, and Live

To be honest, I was very disappointed. I expected to learn something new and interesting but instead I found another celebrity list: 25 famous women and their short style bios. The list contains Fergie, Diane Von Furstenberg, Angelica Huston, Candace Bushnell, Christina Hendricks, Milla Jovovich and 20 more (some of which I am not familiar with), all of whom are either models, actresses, novelists or stylists. There were a few pages dedicated to each, containing either short style bio or short interview, "inspirational board", and one article of clothing most important to them (for instance for Diane von Furstenberg it was a wrap dress and for Angelica Huston it was a pearl necklace). I admit, it was fun to read about one or two that I, personally, admire, like Diane Von Furstenberg, but other than that it was a bore. The photos were nice but that's about it. In my opinion the book was too subjective. if you want to learn from one of the women of style, get "I love your style" by Amanda Brooks.

Oh No She Didn't: The Top 100 Style Mistakes Women Make and How to Avoid Them

This book is the exact opposite of Lloyd Boston's "The Style Checklist". "The Style Checklist" contains the items that are a must have, while "Oh no she didn't" contains the list of faux pas. I had a good laugh looking throught the book and I should say, this book would make an excellent gift for some people I happen to know. Clinton Kelly takes all the things he finds appalling and disects them one by one brutally but not without humor. My personal favorite nightmares are counterfit items, cropped pants, stripper shoes, flip-flops, tattoes and evening wear and wearing all black. These are the things I absolutely cannot stand but see around nearly every day.

Don't get me wrong, I love black. But I do agree with Clinton Kelly, it gets to be too much when people just start abusing it, and sadly so many do.

In addition to some tendencies listed above, the book includes things like mustaches, hairy legs, camel toes, baggy jeans, exposing midriff covered with stretchmarks, wearing bubblegum pink tracksuits over the age of 15, boca shoes, flashy acrylic nails, wearing sweatsuit to places other than the gym, scruffy shoes, just to name a few.

This book will make a perfect gift, telling people things you can't :)

How to wear a turtleneck

Turtlenecks are considered a staple in woman's wardrobe, but they can be deadly since they visually shorten even a long neck and they are just brutal on shorter necks.

There are a few things though one can do to get away with wearing a turtleneck:

- wear a long necklace to visually elongate your shape
- avoid horizontal patterns on any other items
- wear it with vertical stripes
- wear it with heels
- just wear anything that has lengthening and slimming effect
- high waisted pants to elongate the legs