How to Look Expensive Using Key Wardrobe Pieces

When it comes to personal style, a few key pieces will go farther than fast fashion. Here is how you can look expensive, without over-complicating your wardrobe.

Pointing no fingers at anyone, people tend to stock up on clothing that they never actually wear. For the carbon cost of making your clothes, you should wear them for as long as you can. McKinsey report that the global fast fashion industry is costing around 4% of global emissions. If everyone switched to saving money to buy a high quality, long-lasting item of clothing instead of many less expensive, easily destroyed pieces, that figure would drop. The trick to all this? That you use fewer items of clothing to make a better impact on both the environment and your sense of style.

Tips for Looking Expensive with a Minimal Wardrobe

Use these specifics to create a show-stopping wardrobe using high quality fabrics and styles instead of falling into the fast-fashion trap.

Sumptuous Layers

Choose one or two favorite layered sweaters. Keeping the colors muted will help you create different looks to suit your mood while still holding onto the compatibility between a cohesive style. For example, a pale pastel colored layered jumper teams well with blue jeans and smart…