Getting Fresh: Key Pieces For Your New Year Wardrobe
We know the feeling, walking into your closet only to be uninspired and unenthused over what is hanging in the midst. The good news: a few key pieces can freshen up those visions of stale sugarplums in your head and have you back in the fashion saddle.
You have built a covetable closet but feeling mundane and melancholy for pieces that empower and inspire is par for the course when you are a maven. Getting dressed is quintessential self-styling yet we all fall prey to lack of creativity. With that being said, your girls here at LustreLife have put together a punch list of pieces sure to spark your inner fashion fire.
1) What’s better than leather? If you don’t own a pair of body hugging, curve-enhancing leather pants, now is the time to invest. We love the new, cropped silhouette as it can be dressed up with heels or dressed down with boots or oxfords.
rag & bone Leather Cropped Pant $990
2) Tie one on with a tie neck top. Depending upon your climate and your lifestyle, go sleeveless, short, or long sleeve. Big bows to boleros, tie neck tops layer under sweaters, boyfriend blazers, tuxedo jackets, or can stand alone on their own.
Carolina Herrera Cashmere Tie Neck Top $990
3) We’re here to say booties are a mainstay. No longer just a trend, the bootie silhouette is a staple. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for more! Lace-up styles have been gracing the catwalk and sidewalk for a couple months now. They can work leather pants (see above) as well as skirts (see below).
Saint Laurent Fetish Lace-up Bootie $1295
4) Looking for a skirt that surpasses the masses? The pleat beats the competition for the new ‘it’ skirt. Short to long, voluminous to slim pleated skirts will give you endless options.
Proenza Schouler Silver/Black Pleated Skirt $1990
5) A new bag can put a little pep in any girl’s step. Our chosen one: a ladylike, classic, top handle satchel in crocodile (#nobrainer).
Nancy Gonzalez Top Handle Crocodile Bag $3750
6) Get your moto running with a motorcycle jacket. Moto has ridden its way into our industry and shows no sign of slowing its roll. Fitted and flattering, the motorcycle jacket revs up a wardrobe.
Burberry Diamond Quilted Leather Jacket $1995
7) Often times understated and underrated, the shirtdress takes the Jury Prize for best all-around. A breeze to wear and a silhouette that looks stellar on everyone, shirtdresses are seasonless, easy to style, simple and chic.
