Key Accessories for your Autumn / Winter wardrobe
Here are my checklists to know what accessories you need for your Work, Rest and Play capsules during the colder months
The secret to creating your perfect clothing wardrobe is to match according to your lifestyle – in terms of your Work, Rest & Play capsules.
So, how you choose the right accessories requires similar thinking.
Let’s get straight to it with my lists for each capsule:
Work Capsule List
- 2x Outdoor Scarves
- 2x Indoor Scarves
- 2x Necklaces
- 2x Earrings
- 2x Bracelets
- 2x Gloves
- 1x Bag
- 2x Belts
- 1x Knee high boots
- 1x Ankle boots
- 1x Court shoes
- 1x Trainers
Rest Capsule List
- 1x Outdoor scarf
- 1x Hat
- 1x Gloves
- 1x Bag
- 1x Belt
- 1x Boot (and or Wellies)
- 2x Trainers
Play Capsule List
- 2x Necklaces
- 2x Earrings
- 2x Bracelets
- 1x Scarf
- 1x Pair of Gloves
- 2x Evening bags
- 1x Knee high boots
- 2x Evening shoes
- 1x Ankle boots
- 2x Tights
“Wearing the right colour tone of accessory, especially up against your face, will give you a healthy glow.”
Don’t forget scale
When choosing accessories, you should also consider your scale (i.e. height). It’s especially important if you are Petite or Tall.
This is because wearing a large accessory can swamp a petite frame and likewise, a small accessory can make a taller frame appear bigger. Which is the opposite of the balance you are seeking to create.
Colour choice matters
Wearing the right colour tone of accessory, especially up against your face, will give you a healthy glow. This includes the colour of the frames of your glasses.
We’re normally at our palest during the Autumn and Winter periods so it’s even more noticeable if you wear colour tones which don’t suit you.
For your bags, boots and shoes, for both Work & Rest capsules choose your best dark neutrals (i.e. Black / Navy / Charcoal / Brown) and also your best light neutrals (i.e. White / Soft White / Ivory / Cream).
To understand why, check out:
For your Play Capsule, choose a colour tone within your palette that complements your style personality.
To understand more about your style personality, check out:
my Style Personality blog here
Your choice of jewellery
Did you know, your complexion is either better suited to silver, white gold and platinum, or gold, rose gold and bronze?
For metal jewellery like necklaces, earrings and bracelets, make sure to choose your best metal – especially in our paler months.
“Best” in terms of the metal which complements your skin complexion.
Here’s another blog which shows how you can find out which are best for you:
Top Tips for Autumn / Winter
I recommend you hang your scarf and gloves with your preferred coat or jacket. So, you can be ready to get out of the door in a blink.
To help, I recommend these little hangers as they do not take up too much space and keep your accessories tidy when not in use:
Take care of your accessories and the majority will last many years.
Anything that’s wool should be washed sparingly. This is because the natural fabric has oil within it that regulates your heat so keeping the oil in the wool. Washing will remove that oil and its’ effect over time. So, it’s better to leave to dry naturally in fresh air, perhaps with a quick spray of fabric freshener to help avoid unnecessary washing.
In fact, I recommend you do this with all any natural wool items you have, including coats to jumpers.
Indoor scarves are another great way to keep warm inside your home, and I have added a short video showing lots of clever ways to tie them:
25 ways to tie your scarf video
Finally, if (like me) you sometimes want to use your mobile phone (like to take a photo), but you cannot cope without wearing gloves because it is so cold, here is a link to Amazon for some ‘touch screen’ gloves:

