7 versatile accessories that are a wardrobe must-have
Fashion experts and all women, in general, tend to believe that choosing accessories can be as challenging as choosing what to wear. Do you choose a bracelet stack, or do you go for a scarf? What is too much and what is too little? Some accessories accentuate an outfit, and you can use them to highlight your choice, while others make the whole look more complete. Some versatile accessories that work with all outfits include:
Scarf
A scarf offers protection from the cold winters and from the fiery sun. You can find fashionable options in cotton, chiffon, silk, cashmere, pashmina, wool, and net. There are innumerable creative ways of wearing a scarf apart from just draping it on your shoulders or knotting it on the side of your neck. Your scarf should match your dress or other accessories. Have a mix of plain, printed, or brightly patterned scarfs to match them as you’d like. Remember that not all scarves can serve the same purpose; this versatile accessory is generally available in square, rectangle, and triangle shapes.
Chain-link necklace
Chain link necklaces can be cool, formal, and casual. You can get them in different finishes like yellow gold, silver, white gold, gold plated, and rose gold. Additionally, you can choose between long or short chain-link necklaces. If you’re particularly bold, pick one that combines two metals and has two colors. The chains, too, can be small and delicate or large and chunky. You can wear them with sweaters, leather skirts, blazers, tee and jeans, evening dresses, sweatsuits, and hoodies.
Moto boots
If you have been researching fashion trends, you would know that moto boots find a place of pride in winter, summer, and fall fashion wardrobes. It is a perfect match for mini and maxi skirts and even mini and maxi dresses. You can also pair it with a slim-fit coat, leggings, and sweater for a preppy look. In the winter, it is ideal with corduroy trousers, sporty jeans, and military-esque fatigues. It is a must-have versatile accessory for women and dresses up or down any outfit.
Tote bags
Tote bags are ideal for college, shopping, or a casual get-together. They can hold your essentials like cosmetics, combs, charger, wallet, and a notebook. While designer handbags and clutches need a careful choice of outfits, tote bags stand out with all outfits. It works well with jeans and tee, trousers, a blouse or sneakers. You can carry it to work wearing semi-casual work clothes or to college wearing shorts, jeans, skirts or dresses. Tote bags are not very expensive and can be found in eco-friendly materials and adorable designs. Once you get used to a tote bag, changing to anything else will be difficult—nothing can be as convenient and cute.
Headband
Like scarves, headbands can transform your outfit; you can tie them in many ways and embellish them. Headbands go well with simple looks and everyday outfits. It looks classic with jeans with a blazer, a skirt with a jacket, or a dress with sneakers. It is also an extremely practical accessory and can be used on bad hair days to hide the greasy strands or wrestle them into submission. When you wear it with a dress or a blouse, you can wear velvet or silk headbands embellished with pearls or stones. An oversized headband can look good with suits.
Belts
Belts hold your clothes together and also frame your figure. They also give an instant upgrade to any dress that you are wearing. You can choose from a range of classic leather belts, beaded belts, casual belts, chain belts, reversible belts and the ever-favorite buckle belts. Choose the right belt length based on your waist and hip size. You can wear a belt with maxi dresses, dresses with flares, t-shirt dresses and shirt dresses. Avoid using broad belts if you are not too tall for it will make you look shorter than you are. Also, avoid belts with ostentatious buckles for formal events.
Hoop earrings
Hoop earrings can be small, medium, or insanely big. Small earrings look better with a bun or a ponytail; you can let your hair down for large hoop earrings. These dainty accessories look good with turtleneck sweaters, simple everyday outfits, dress shirts, off-shoulder dresses, a blouse, or an oversized blazer. You can wear them with floral blouses for a casual event or choose a sober one for your work meetings. It is ideal to get hoop earrings in multiple finishes so that you can mix and match them with different outfits.
Tips for choosing the right accessories
Here are some quick and easy-to-follow accessory-styling tips to make the most of your wardrobe:
Apart from these, you can also use glasses, wallets, clutches, handbags, hats, gloves, and boots as accessories.
Do not over-accessorize. Limit using about 2-3 accessories with your outfits. If you can match these accessories with a common shade, hue, style, or material, it will work even better.
Do not mix and match jewelry pieces from different sets if they vary in size, design, or base metal. If your set has small jewelry pieces, you can wear them all together.
Your handbag need not match the color of your shoe.
Only one component should be bright—your outfit or your accessory.
Use bright accessories for neutral-toned outfits.
