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0:00not all wardrobe pieces are created
0:02equal some are worth investing in whilst
0:04others don't require a hefty price tag
0:07and when I say invest I don't mean spend
0:10a whole month's paycheck it's about
0:12finding quality within your budget and
0:15let's not also forget shopping pre-loved
0:17because there are so many great deals to
0:20be found there too in this video I'll
0:22also be styling a few pieces from IDE
0:24deal a brand that makes beautiful
0:26Diamond jewelry and some of my everyday
0:29favorite
0:30I've said it before and I will say it
0:32again accessories are more important
0:36than the clothes they are what turn
0:38clothes into an outfit and one category
0:42I'm always happy to spend a little bit
0:44more on belts not all my belts are
0:47expensive in fact the one that I'm
0:49wearing now is actually this incredible
0:52leather one from a market in Italy but I
0:55have found that last year the few that I
0:58did spend a little bit more money on
1:00just made my outfits so much better side
1:04note someone asked for a belt video and
1:07whilst this isn't my full collection I'm
1:09just going to show you some of my
1:11favorites I have to start with the dean
1:13Holly Hawk snakes skin belt my most worn
1:17belt of last year I almost feel bad
1:19showing this to you again because I'm
1:21sure you must be sick of seeing it I
1:23just think it instantly elevates any
1:25outfit and honestly just give me one in
1:28every color because they come in so so
1:30many different leathers and Golds and
1:31Silvers and just one of each would be
1:34great on the opposite end of the scale
1:36my Isabelle Morant is it pley is that
1:39how you pronounce it it's l e CCE I
1:42never know how to say it and I've had
1:43this belt for years this is like a super
1:46understated elegant belt like I said I
1:49bought it years ago when I was living in
1:51Sydney so it must have been like four or
1:555 years ago now maybe and it's just
1:57perfect for those like minimal luxury
2:00looks next I have this beautiful leather
2:02belt that I got from a boutique in IA I
2:05love purchasing one of a kind pieces
2:08like this this came from a specialist
2:11like leather shop in IA and the owner of
2:14the shop this like very sweet old man he
2:17even repolished it and res shined this
2:19belt before I bought it and it's just
2:22those small touches those details you
2:25know that so much love went into a piece
2:28like this which makes me love it more as
2:31well and then lastly this studded belt
2:34from black and brown London which is
2:36another piece that I haven't stopped
2:38wearing lately it is this amazing thick
2:41leather belt I think the quality from
2:44black and brown is so good I've got
2:45quite a few of their belts now the
2:47stitching is Flawless and I just love
2:51these like giant studs on it I think
2:52it's super cool and it really makes a
2:55statement for my very simple outfits
2:58another accessory that I think is is
2:59worth investing in is a good pair of
3:03sturdy sunglasses I don't even mean a
3:06pair of like high-end designer
3:09sunglasses even you know rayb band which
3:11is like quite a good mid-range price
3:14I've got a pair of rayb bands that I've
3:16had since I was in my teenage years I
3:20think I was 15 when I bought them I was
3:22going to say and they still work
3:23obviously they still work I mean you
3:25know they're still a great pair of
3:26sunglasses that have lasted me 16 years
3:29you can just tell like the weight of the
3:32plastic and the lenses and the hinges
3:35are so much better than like a cheap
3:37sort of like flimsy pair of sunglasses I
3:40also would not go trendy with sunglasses
3:43I learned that the hard way when I
3:45bought these Dior ones years and years
3:48ago do you guys remember the craze of
3:51these sunglasses to be fair in my
3:53defense I was in my early 20s so I was
3:56still learning I was still experimenting
3:59but now I mean I would never wear these
4:01anymore now because they're just so
4:03Trend Le I think just get a pair that
4:07suit your face forget about the trends
4:09something that will suit your face will
4:11stand the test of time because it's
4:14always going to suit you just like
4:16accessories I think your everyday
4:18jewelry is something that is worth
4:20investing in the pieces that you can
4:22wear all the time without worrying that
4:25they are going to tarnish or break I had
4:27a bit of a jewelry clear out recently L
4:30and unfortunately I had to get rid of a
4:32couple of pieces that had tarnished and
4:34it's just such a waste of money now that
4:37I think back to it I would have much
4:39rather put my money into buying one or
4:43two you know like solid gold pieces
4:46instead of cheaper ones that
4:48unfortunately I now have to get rid of
4:50you know I wear my jewelry every day
4:53when I'm sleeping when I'm showering
4:55when I'm going to the gym and I just
4:58don't have time to con ly take things on
5:00and off because you know we we have
5:02things to do okay and I think that even
5:05when my personal style evolves my
5:09jewelry pretty much always stays the
5:11same these are the pieces that evolve
5:14with me that's why I believe in buying
5:16high quality solid gold pieces that can
5:20handle being worn day in day out and
5:23won't break and won't tarnish some of my
5:26everyday pieces are from ideal and if
5:29you have watched any of my videos before
5:31this will be no surprise to you because
5:34I've been wearing them for years if
5:35you're looking for jewelry that is
5:37elegant effortlessly Chic and made to
5:40last then I highly recommend ideal
5:43they're a family run jewelry company
5:45based in antp which is also known as The
5:48Diamond capital of the world founded by
5:51orella ciso and her brother aie even
5:54their parents help out using their
5:56Diamond expertise to do final checks on
5:59each piece in their in-house atellier
6:02you also get a certificate of
6:04authenticity with each order so you know
6:06that each piece has been quality
6:08controlled and hand checked inhouse I
6:11just think that what the brand are doing
6:13is incredible they are a 90% female run
6:17team they use lab grown diamonds for
6:19traceability and sustainability they use
6:2214 karat gold so you know your pieces
6:24are not going to fade or tarnish and
6:27their pieces are a modular concept ccept
6:30so you have one stud and multiple ways
6:33to mix and match making it easy to
6:36create unique and personal Stacks I'll
6:39show you some of my favorite Stacks that
6:41I've made over the years so firstly let
6:43me just show you these studs alone I've
6:46got one stud in the petite size and one
6:48in the medium size so that you can
6:50compare then I've added in the Lea in
6:52the first stud which is this beautiful
6:55pear diamond and I have the Uma in the
6:57second which is an really elegant
7:00teardrop shape and you can just see how
7:03impressively sparkly each diamond is
7:06they also have mini stackers which are
7:09great for more subtle everyday wear but
7:11by no means any less sparkly these are
7:14the Ray and the Gia I think they look so
7:16cute paired together and you can see how
7:19all their pieces work together to create
7:21this perfect stacking ecosystem so here
7:25I've mixed the Uma and the ray here
7:28together and then I also also have the
7:30Leah again where they stud in the middle
7:33and then the g at the end they also do
7:35necklaces and the one that you would
7:37have seen me wear time and time again in
7:39my videos is the Ava which is a pear
7:42Diamond but the one that I am currently
7:45wearing at the moment is called the
7:46Leila which is an evil eye that is the
7:51most sparkly evil eye that you will ever
7:54see it's just so beautiful you can also
7:57create a free account on ideal's site
8:00and this gives you early access to new
8:03drops any promotions that they might
8:05have going on and by having an account
8:08you can save loyalty points to use on
8:11your next orders so if you're thinking
8:14of getting something you can use my code
8:16adelene 10 for 10% off your order and
8:19then you must make sure that you create
8:21an account so that you can store up your
8:23loyalty points for up to 20% off your
8:26next order as all their pieces are made
8:29to be mixed and matched and worn
8:31together it just makes sense to store up
8:34points so that you can get discounts on
8:37your next add-ons if you're looking for
8:40a last Millet Valentine's Day gift then
8:42look no further ideal offer worldwide
8:45free shipping and 30-day returns thank
8:48you ideal for partnering with me on this
8:50video and for creating some of my
8:53alltime favorite jewelry Staples despite
8:56it being sunny today we are still in in
8:59the deep deep depths of winter and the
9:02only thing getting me through another
9:05few weeks of 400 p.m. sunsets are all my
9:07warm layers anything that's going to
9:09stop you from feeling like a human
9:11popsicle is worth the money first up
9:14base layers my go-to is Unico heat tech
9:18such great Staples you can wear them
9:21under anything and everything and they
9:24even do ones that have like a lower
9:26neckline so they can go completely
9:29undetected they also come in different
9:32thicknesses so the thin ones are fine
9:35for UK Winters but when I went to
9:38Finland last year yeah it was
9:42-30° basically it's the kind of cold
9:45that makes you question all of your life
9:48choices and those Ultra thick uniclo
9:51base layers were worth every penny the
9:54only thing about uniclo heat tech is
9:56that they are synthetic so if you do
9:59want to invest a bit more money I really
10:01like these Marino wool layers from CA
10:06they are really thin but really warm and
10:10I think that they're worth the money
10:12especially if you want a natural fiber
10:15that is a really good base layer Marino
10:17wool is the best I've also been living
10:21in my thick wool and Cashmere jumpers or
10:24winter some of these pieces are years
10:27old but because I invest tested in high
10:30quality ones they have lasted me and
10:33they will continue to last me for a long
10:36time but I also want to say that you
10:38know obviously I didn't go out and buy
10:41all of these all at once it took me
10:43years to build up my knitwear collection
10:47especially if you want to invest in
10:49really high quality pieces and I was
10:52very intentional about what I added and
10:55when I spent time thinking about what I
10:57actually wear what will serve me
11:00longterm and what would be worth the
11:02money so if you are working on building
11:05your wardrobe be patient with yourself
11:07it's not about rushing to have
11:09everything right now it's about curating
11:11a collection of pieces that you will
11:14love to wear for years to come basically
11:17past me made some great decisions unlike
11:20those trendy Dior sunglasses that I
11:23never want to touch again and if you're
11:25wondering how do I find high quality
11:28pieces well don't worry I've got you may
11:31I gently direct you to this video where
11:34I break it all down for you I have it
11:36linked in the description box now let's
11:39talk about coats because For the first
11:41time in my life I did not hate winter
11:44this year wild I know and I think it's
11:46because I've added some really really
11:49warm coats to my wardrobe what's that
11:52phrase there's no such thing is bad
11:54weather just bad clothing I looked it up
11:56and apparently it came from this guy
11:58called Alfred way wri and I mean just
12:01look at him smoke that pipe he
12:03definitely knows what he's talking about
12:05I live in the UK where I wear a coat
12:08like six months of the year and so coats
12:12are very very important to me so here
12:15are three which I think have just helped
12:18me survive winter firstly I have my
12:21black tailor coat and I think this is
12:23just a really great allround coat if I
12:27could only have one coat it would be
12:29this one it works with literally
12:31everything in my wardrobe it is really
12:34long I think it I just feel great when I
12:36wear it I can dress it up I can dress it
12:39down it is a mix of wool and Cashmere so
12:42it's really warm and it's just a great
12:45allrounder type of coat I think
12:47especially when your coat is basically
12:50your whole outfit during winter you have
12:52to wear something you love right and I
12:55genuinely I love this coat this is my
12:57third winter with it and and I don't see
13:00myself getting sick of it anytime soon
13:02which is great for when it's really
13:05really really really cold I have these
13:07two coats I have this long puffer this
13:10is from a Chinese brand that you
13:12probably have never heard of because I
13:14had never heard of it until I bought it
13:16but it's from a brand called bossing
13:19this is the coat that I bought to wear
13:21in Finland when it was minus 30° by the
13:24way this is what my eyelashes looked
13:26like when it was minus 30°
13:29just so you can get a sense of how cold
13:31it was this coat was so necessary I
13:34often get questions about how to style a
13:37puffer or how to wear a puffer and still
13:39look cute I'm laughing because you know
13:42I just think it is what it is it's a
13:44puffer coat I mean how cute can you
13:47really look in one you just have to
13:49embrace the puff I mean maybe look for
13:52one that has a waist belt so that you
13:54can give yourself a bit of shape when
13:56you're wearing it I would say maybe put
13:59a bit more effort into your hair and
14:01makeup or wear a slightly fancier bag
14:04with it so you can like dress it up but
14:06you know like I said it is what it is
14:09just embrace the marshmallow aesthetic
14:11and then my second Ultra warm coat is
14:15this shearing one that I got maybe 2
14:17years ago now from W concept this one is
14:21100% wool and I love that because I
14:24think most sheing coats that you see are
14:28quite a bit of synthetic so when I saw
14:31that this was 100% wool yeah I was
14:34really happy with it I always had wanted
14:36a shining coat but I didn't want a you
14:38know polyester one this is so warm it I
14:41can't wear this if it's over 5° because
14:43I genuinely get too hot I have to save
14:46this for when it's like super super cold
14:49basically invest in warm things and your
14:52future nonfrozen self will thank you
14:55shoes they carry you through life
14:57literally so if there's one category
15:00that is worth spending a little bit
15:02extra in I would say it is a comfortable
15:06pair of leather shoes when shoes are
15:08made with better materials and higher
15:11craftsmanship they will actually support
15:14your feet and they will get more
15:16comfortable the more you wear them
15:18unlike cheap plasticky shoes that seem
15:23to get worse with everywhere a well-made
15:25leather shoe will have high quality
15:28leather that softens over time you'll
15:31have proper arch support so that your
15:33feet and your legs and your back won't
15:35be aching after a a long day of walking
15:39and they'll also be more durable because
15:41what is the point of spending you know
15:43£40 on a pair of shoes that you're just
15:46going to throw away in 6 months anyway I
15:49think that if you are going to invest
15:51then again I would go classic over
15:53trendy go for Timeless Styles you know
15:56an ankle boot a Sleek loafer
15:59a simple summer sandal when I look at my
16:01collection these are the shoes that I've
16:04had for years and these are the ones
16:06that I'm going to continue wearing for
16:08years and something I do to make them
16:10last even longer I take them to the
16:13cobbler and put a sole on them as well I
16:16think this makes such a difference
16:18instead of wearing down the soles you
16:21can have your shoes last for years and
16:24years and years and I really think that
16:26there is something to be said about
16:28taking the time to take care of your
16:30things we're so used to fast fashion and
16:33everything being so disposable but when
16:36you invest in pieces you love and you
16:38take the time and effort to maintain
16:40them they reward you by lasting for
16:43years and it just feels good knowing
16:46that you're looking after what you own
16:48underwear pajamas loungewear I've kind
16:51of put all these things in one category
16:53because they all sort of serve a similar
16:56purpose that the first thing you put on
16:59and the last thing you take off and so I
17:02think they should make you feel good so
17:05first things first this is your sign to
17:08get rid of your old underwear yes the
17:11ones that have holes in the ones where
17:13the elastic is hanging on for dear life
17:16the ones you keep just in case but never
17:19actually wear just get rid of them
17:22because honestly having nice comfortable
17:26well-fitting underwear is one of those
17:30small luxuries in life that just makes
17:33your day so much better even if no one
17:35sees it you see it and you feel it and
17:39confidence all begins with that first
17:43layer if you don't know where to start I
17:45personally love organic cotton it uses
17:48less pesticides than normal cotton so
17:52it's better for like skin sensitivity I
17:55also really like tensil they're very
17:57breathable and soft and they won't make
18:00you feel like you are dying to take them
18:03off at the end of the day okay now let's
18:05talk about pajamas and loungewear and
18:07this is coming from someone who is
18:09actively trying to up their loungewear
18:12and pajama game right now a lot of my
18:16pajamas and loungewear are like old
18:18t-shirts and mismatched pajama bottoms
18:22which is fine there's nothing wrong with
18:24that if that's what you want and if
18:26that's what you're comfortable with but
18:27the thing is I I feel like there's no
18:30separation between my pajamas and my
18:33loungewear they just kind of blend into
18:35one big cozy but chaotic mess and then I
18:41kind of like just find myself wearing
18:43pajamas all day which you know whilst
18:45comfortable don't get me wrong doesn't
18:48make me feel like I've I've got my life
18:50together so I've decided that 20125 is
18:54going to be the year that I invest in
18:57better quality pajamas and loungewear
19:00I'm thinking matching pajama sets
19:03because we all know a coordinated set is
19:07the way to go it makes me feel like I
19:09know what I'm doing when I don't have a
19:12clue most of the time and soft high
19:14quality natural fibers because we don't
19:18want to be waking up in a sweaty mess in
19:20the middle of the night and then I'm
19:22also on the lookout for actual
19:24loungewear and not just old clothes my
19:27old clothes you know served me well I
19:30saved money but now I do feel like I'm
19:33ready to have some nicer loungewear
19:38things that feel good enough to wear at
19:40home and you know run around and do
19:43errands in as well at the end of the day
19:45personal style is about wearing what
19:48makes you feel like the best version of
19:51you and that's why investing in key
19:54pieces that you truly love to wear is
19:57worth it so let me show you mine and why
20:01they work for me first up jackets and
20:03Blazers a great jacket is like armor for
20:06me it instantly makes me feel strong put
20:10together and ready to take on the day
20:12I've had some of these Blazers and
20:14jackets for years and I just know that
20:16whenever I put them on I feel
20:19Unstoppable next up silk slip dresses
20:23this silk dress is my go-to for holidays
20:27and summer evenings it's it's versatile
20:29it's Timeless and it makes me feel
20:31effortlessly Chic at the time when I
20:33bought it a few years ago it was an
20:35investment it is quite a pricey item and
20:38it's not necessarily one I wear
20:41constantly but I know that when I do
20:44wear it I just feel amazing and I even
20:46found the brown polka dot version on
20:49Vinted which I remember it coming out
20:52years ago and I just thought I can't
20:54afford that right now and I found it on
20:57Vinted Last Summer and I was so excited
21:00and it's just a reminder that by
21:02shopping pre-loved you can invest in
21:04high quality pieces while still being
21:07mindful of your budget and then of
21:09course button down shirts I love my Max
21:12shirts from suzan they are amazing
21:15quality really thick organic cotton I
21:18wear them all the time and then I also
21:21have a few shirts from with nothing
21:23underneath I love their tensil shirts
21:27they're so soft and fluid and they just
21:29tuck in so easily um into jeans and you
21:33know they specialize in shirts so they
21:35really know what they're doing and
21:37finally black trousers for me these are
21:40such a backbone of my wardrobe they're
21:43the piece that ties everything together
21:46and so I'm willing to invest in quality
21:49and tailoring to make sure that they fit
21:51perfectly they make the rest of my
21:53wardrobe make sense and so for me a pair
21:56of black trousers in you know different
21:59shapes and materials is a really good
22:03investment into everything else in my
22:06wardrobe so what do I think you can save
22:08on I think the first thing that you can
22:11save on are your casual sneakers I don't
22:15think you need to spend loads on this
22:17category Adidas New Balance Converse
22:21vans on itsuka tiger I think all these
22:24Brands make such great trainers in so
22:28many different styles and colors I don't
22:31think you need to spend loads on casual
22:34trainers obviously if you are someone
22:36that loves sneakers and you know all
22:38like the latest releases then this is a
22:41completely different conversation but if
22:43you're someone like me who you know just
22:47wears their trainers very casually then
22:50yeah converse that's fine for me
22:52t-shirts and tank tops so as someone who
22:55loves a basic I also don't think that
22:59you need to spend loads on your t-shirts
23:02and your tank tops I think that so many
23:04High Street Brands offer really great
23:06ones make sure it's 100% cotton or
23:11cotton with a little bit of elastin so
23:13it has some stretch make sure it's not
23:16seethrough and make sure the seams are
23:19nice and tight and that's all you need
23:21and then lastly denim I don't think you
23:24need to spend hundreds and hundreds on a
23:28design a pair of denim jeans some of my
23:31favorites have come from and Other
23:32Stories or arette and even Levis Levis
23:36is in that sort of like midrange price
23:39bracket I just did a Levis video if you
23:42are interested I'll also leave that
23:43Linked In the description box and they
23:45have so many styles and leg lengths and
23:48colors and washes that yeah I just think
23:51even Levis is a great option for more
23:53style tips that you might find helpful
23:55you can watch this video on screen that
23:57is all about fun five style mistakes
23:59that you might be making as always thank
24:01you so much for watching thank you to
24:03Ideal for partnering with me on this
24:05video remember to use my code adelene 10
24:08if you are looking to purchase anything
24:11and I will see you in the next video bye

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