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The 5 Essential Pieces You’ll Be Wearing Time and Time Again.

The ultimate wardrobe building blocks - by Olivia MacQuillan
  • 19 Jul 2019
The 5 Essential Pieces You’ll Be Wearing Time and Time Again.

Summon the simplicity your closet craves with 5 essential pieces – the ultimate wardrobe building blocks.

THE PLEATED SKIRT

pleat skirt

COS blazer, $250, cosstores.com/au; Zara skivvy, $39.95, zara.com/au; Frankie shop Skirt, $205, thefrankieshop.com; Boden boots, $364, bodenclothing.com.au; Petite Grand necklace, $209, petitegrand.com; Peta and Jain bag, $69.95, petaandjain.com.

Peter Do

Peter Do skirt, $1600.96, available at net-a-porter.com.

MM6 Maison Margiela

MM6 Maison Margiela skirt, $555.36, available at net-a-porter.com.

Country Road

Country Road skirt, $179, countryroad.com.au.

THE BOILERSUIT

boilersuit

C/MEO Collective boilersuit, $199.95, cmeocollective.com; Charles & Keith sandals, $79, and bag, $109, charleskeith.com; F+H Jewellery, $130, fandhjewellery.com; Reliquia large ring, $189, reliquiajewellery.com; Pandora fine rings, top, $69, and bottom, $149, pandora.net.

Topshop

Topshop boilersuit, $119.95, available at theiconic.com.

Orseund Iris

Orseund Iris jumpsuit, $883.60, available at net-a-porter.com.

Isabel Marant Etoile

Isabel Marant Etoile, $920, available at matchesfashion.com.

THE HEADBAND

Headband

Uniqlo Shirt, $39.90, Uniqlo.com/au; H&M pants, $49.99, hm.com; Pixie’s Bows headband, $45, pixiespix.com.au; Pandora earrings, $179, pandora.net; Brie Leon bag, $149, brieleon.com.

Avenue the label

Avenue the Label headband, $49, avenuethelabel.com

Prada

Prada headband, $330, available at net-a-porter.com.

Reliquia

Reliquia headband, $79, reliquiajewellery.com.

THE DAY DRESS

Day dress

Gregory dress, $460, Gregory.net.nz; Charles & Keith heels, $79, charleskeith.com; Valet Studio earrings, $149, valetstudio.com; The Daily Edited bag, $139.95, thedailyedited.com.

Tibi

Tibi dress, $937.48, available at net-a-porter.com.

Rixo

Rixo dress, $484.13, available at net-a-porter.com.

Zara

Zara dress, $69.95, zara.com/au.

THE MOHAIR KNIT

Mohair Knit

Zara pinafore, $99, zara.com; Lonely knit, $390, lonelylabel.com; Reliquia earrings, $159, reliquiajewellery.com.

Miu Miu

Miu Miu knit, $1550, available at net-a-porter.com.

Saba

Saba knit, $299, saba.com.

Ganni

Ganni knit, $198, available at theoutnet.com.

Photography by Michael Brunt/Assembly Agency. Styled by Monica Russell. Hair by Kyye/Work using Oribe. Makeup by Samantha P/Vivien’s using Charlotte Tilburry. Model: Chiara/IMG. Words by Kathryn Madden. Compiled by Olivia MacQuillan.

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