From Day to Night

During the holiday season there are always occasions when you want to be casually dressed during the day and sparkle up in the evening or for a lovely lunch. I thought it would be fun to take a few standard wardrobe staples such as a black suit, a LBD, jeans and a sweater etc, and explore how to dress them up or down simply with a change of accessories.

Transforming a wardrobe item from a casual daytime outfit into a 'ready to go out' look is also a perfect solution for busy days when a wardrobe change is out of the question. You can always go out with what you've been wearing and create a fabulous look by throwing on some different accessories.

For the capsule pieces I've chosen mainly dark neutrals, simply because these are the easiest to adapt from day to night. But if you prefer color, then rich jewel tones such as emerald, sapphire or ruby all work, as well as light neutrals such as silver, cream, champagne etc (except that my skin tone is too pale for these in the winter).

Black suit - day time

Capsule pieces: leopard print shirt and black suit

Accessories: Hermes Carré en Carré (tied in a reverse basic bias fold) with a Grand Apparat printed enamel bracelet and an Evelyne 33 in Etoupe.

Black suit - for a night out

Wearing the scarf as a sash and replacing the Evelyne with a Kelly Pochette. Necklace my own.

Jeans and blazer - daytime look

Capsule pieces: Jeans, cream shirt and navy blazer
Accessories: Hermes Evelyne 33 in Etoupe, Kelly Dog bracelet in black croc and belt (Muse buckle with gris-t strap).  

Jeans and blazer - for the evening

As above, but replacing the Evelyne with a studded clutch (Zara) and adding a sparkling necklace (my own).



Variation - with a stole and sparkling necklace







Little Black Dress - daytime

To style a LBD from day to night is mainly a question of how to make it look casual for day time wear. Here it is teamed with a cropped cardigan, a Tigre Royal giant silk, Birkin 35 in Gris-T and Clic-Clac H bracelet in Bleu Indiens. 

Little Black Dress - evening

You don't need much to style a LBD for the evening, a fabulous necklace and a clutch will give your dress an instant sparkling and festive touch.

I bought this long-sleeved black dress when in Amsterdam last summer and have worn it quite a lot in a casual tunic style and with long necklaces. Dressing it up for the festive season with cool and warm sparkling accents.

as worn in the summer



Cool accessories: Hermes Chaine d'Ancre enamel bracelet and studded clutch by Zara
Warm accessories: Hermes Caleche enamel bracelet, a La Réale 90 carré and a Kelly Pochette in black croc. 





Jeans and sweater - casual

Parures des Samourais in a cowboy knot with a Clic-Clac H bracelet in Bleu Indiens and a Picotin 18 in Bleu Sapphire





Jeans and sweater - dressed up

As above, but with the scarf in the basic bias fold and with the addition of a sparkling necklace. 





Variation with a La Reale 90 scarf 





Variation of the above with a black sweater instead of the navy.

Left: Hermes Courbettes et Cabrioles 90 carré tied in a cowboy knot. Clic H bracelet in black and Kelly 32 in Ebene. 

Right: Hermes Collier de Chien bracelet in black croc and a clutch by Zara.

Winter dress - daytime

I bought this dress a couple of weeks ago and I couldn't be happier. It is soft and cosy which makes it perfect for winter ('Loretta' by Max Mara, available here). Styled here it in a casual way with a Cavalleria d'Etriers CSGM in a looped basic bias fold, Hermes Picotin 22 in Etoupe and Chaine d'Ancre printed enamel bracelet. 

Winter dress - dressed up

With a Hermes Kelly Dog bracelet in black croc and a sparkling necklace (my own). Clutch by Zara.

Variations - cool tones

Left: Mythiques Phoenix in an asymmetrical knot, Clic H bracelet in black and Kelly 32 in ebene. 

Right: Clic H bracelet in black and Kelly Pochette in black croc. Necklace my own.

Variations - warm tones

Left:  With a silk/wool stole (my own) and long necklace. Hermes Charniere bracelet in black lizard and Kelly 32 in Ebene.
Right: With a sparkling necklace  (my own), Hermes Charniere bracelet in black lizard. Studded clutch by Zara

Wishing everyone blissful and happy holidays, a merry Christmas, and a wonderful and fabulous New Year!

xxx