A quick way to get dressed is not only to manage your famous capsule wardrobe, but also to have one outfit formula, that is up and ready to go. For this to work, it has to be versatile and easy to change up. We all know the classics, the LBD, jeans and a tee, striped shirt and flat shoes, but finding one that works for you is the trick. I like to have one outfit formula, per month. That doesn't mean I were the same thing all month, that would be silly. It is more a starting point, a vibe that I go for. Maybe I will get multiples of the same only slightly different, or it is just an inspiration, a current running through the rest of my closet.
Now at the end of summer, when I am already planning for autumn, but it is still too warm to put on anything constricting I have been going for a very easy formula: Bodysuit, easy jeans and mules.
It's the new jeans, tee, sneakers combo, and even easier. The nice thing is that you could even swap a swimsuit for a bodysuit and be ready to jump into any pool anytime. I just had a flashback of that wonderful Levi's ad, with the boy jumping into one swimming pool after another....
Anyway, back to earth, here we go. The outfit combo for august.

When I go on holiday I go into the " I want to spoil myself' mood. Not a bad attitude to have when vacationing. But in terms of wardrobe this resulted and me bringing my fancy clothes along, lots of dresses, and even more than one pair of heels. Very impractical. I always ended up having not enough clothes for the two weeks, even tough I came back with a suitcase full of unworn clothes.










 TOPS:


1. The lightweight white cotton sweater.
2. The striped blouse. Mine is by Band of Outsiders, but I also wear this perfect one by J.Crew a lot.
3. A white ribbed tee, easier to wear under camisoles, than a normal bulkier one.
4. a linen Striped shirt by Isabel Marant, on sale now, Indispensable.
5. The classic white silk shirt, you cannot go wrong with the silk Equipment one. You could wear it ten years ago, and probably when you are a 105.
6. A navy tee. Most of my tees are from Ragdoll, they never pull and already have that I have worn this forever look.
7. Another Ragdoll Tee, ivory with a V-neck.
8. a silk camisole to wear underneath a blouse and over my ribbed tee.
9. and a long black cardi



1. I bought a few at Doen, I love everything they have and their tops are awesome, so comfortable, and all very Jane Birkin In St. Tropez. I took the Juniper Top, The Austen Top, aand the Jane Blouse, the and the
2. A blouse with a subtle print from Rouje, again a favorite brand,  they never wrinkle, They are very feminine,
3 An off the shoulder top by Velvet. The print is fresh, the cotton light, the fit is just right, it screams summer to me.
4. a super fun tee.
5 and a very cosy sweatshirt, bought this last minute, and it was so cosy that I wore it all the time.


Voila!


And these were my favorite looks, that I plan to repeat, now that I am back In London.



So what kind of packer are you, a practical one, or do you also save your special dresses to show them off on holiday?



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This week I made my way up North London to Islington. And immediately fell in love with Upper Street, Cross Street and Camden Passage in Angel.
I got out at the Highbury Islington station and walked down to Angel station.
On Upper street beauty stores are all huddled together, Kiehls, Malin+Goets and Neal's Yard Remedies.
Wild Swans is a scandanavian fashion heaven, Ganni, Hunkydory, ceramics by Broste Copenhagen and makeup by Kajear Weis, amazing!
And on the other side of the street you find a great furniture store selling modernist classics, TwentyTwentyone.

I liked Cross street even better, you could re-do your whole house, I saw an amazing tile store, a carpet shop next door, Farrow and Ball and Red earth right next to each other...
And then there is Paper Mache Tiger, where surrounded by plants and super cute brands like Etre Cecile and Herculies you eat cakes and drink the best hot chocolate.
Camden Passage is a pedestrian back alley, full of independent boutiques, too many to mention, but I especially liked Smug, a concept boutique, with fifties furniture, stationary and home goods and they have workshops on the upstairs floor.
Next time I will go late in the afternoon and afterwards grab dinner at the just opened Radici, it features my favorite cuisine, that of the South of Italy, Calabria, it was buzzing when I walked by, and the reviews are excellent.