On style. Well, my style, anyway.

[ghostpaw]

Back last Autumn, Dan bought what we thought was a morning suit in Snoopers Paradise for not much money, with the idea of just wearing the tail coat. Long story short, it turned out to be a set of bespoke evening tails, made by a Saville Row tailor, and worth considerably more than he paid for them. This lead to him, and then me, getting a bit lot

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[miss_adventure]

If I didn't need suits for lawyerly stuff, I wouldn't own any. (Or maybe one for those occasions when I need to prove that I am in fact an educated and responsible adult.) Nice wool off-the-rack suits are pricey in North America as well, plus tailoring and dry cleaning and on and on... I agree that they are a great look on other people, and they flatter me when tailored properly, but...not my personal style. Too formal and high-maintenance; I'm a wash-and-wear kind of grrrl and scheduling trips to the dry cleaner is a bit odd.

What you said in your post about silhouettes makes sense (and it sounds like we're built similarly). Maybe find the ones you like and that work for you and build a wardrobe around it?

My "uniform" was purely accidental. It's an easy outfit to put together, most everything in my wardrobe matches everything else which is wonderful on those rushed mornings, and I can dress it up or down with relatively minor adjustments. There are many looks I love but just wouldn't fit my lifestyle or self-image, so a lot of it is knowing what I'll actually wear and get a lot of use out of versus what will languish in my closet or make me feel I have on a costume.

Those boots are now my favourite footwear.