Before I purchase anything for my wardrobe, I ask myself one question: can I wear it three ways?
It’s a wholly unoriginal ethos, and one I surely gathered early on from a magazine (or was it Stacey London??). To date, it’s served me well, requiring three occasions — say work, weeknight, and weekends — or three outfits — a date night, an upcoming concert, and a happy hour event — to purchase a new piece. It’s best to answer in outfits of items you already own and activities you’ve already calendared; should these use cases exist, you know you have a worthwhile investment on your hands.
I’m currently working on justifying this denim maxi skirt purchase, and while I’m at it, introducing a new series for this newsletter: The Three Way Edition (catchier title to come, maybe, one day).
☞ at the office

☞ out for drinks

☞ on the weekend

Thanks for reading, it means the world.
xx, Lauren