The #1 Style You Will Never Regret Wearing

While the summer season is more chillaxed for most of us, fall is always revved up with a more frenetic energy. Work projects take off, school emails seem to come on the daily, and fall travel planning is in full effect.

On your busiest days, a shortcut to chic is a handy tool to have.

‍We say, let monochrome dressing enter the chat.

Why do we love it? Oh, let us count the ways.

For starters, it’s an easy way to look instantly pulled together. Even in comfy sweats, dressing in one color provides visual unity, which reads sophistication.

Then there’s the fact that it’s slimming—when you don’t break up your fit in color pieces, it creates a longer, leaner line (and that holds true whether you’re doing navy monochrome or bright red).

Finally, it’s a no-brainer styling-wise, because you avoid color clashing concerns and the “does-this-go-with-that” conundrum.

Our advice? Choose a color you love, that can mix and match with what’s in your wardrobe, and shop accordingly. Here’s our top styling tips:

• Add in a bit of texture (a woven sweater, suede, or metallic) to break up the color block
• Stay true to dressing for your shape, regardless of the color you’re using. Big boobs? Remember the deep V-neck tops that are slimming. Ample hips and thighs? A longer “third piece” like a vest or long cardigan will visually slenderize.
• Play with proportion. Choose pieces that have interesting shapes, and combine slim silhouettes with those that have more volume.
• Colors don’t have to match exactly, but it’s best if they match “tonally.” This applies especially to a bright monochrome look (in our blue look, the shoes are lighter than the other pieces, but are in the same color family), and you can even include one “off” but close shade, like the orange t-shirt with the pink