Right now, I have a load of washing that’s been sitting in the machine for over five hours, a passport to renew, a fridge that’s basically empty and a letter sitting on my desk that I wrote over a week ago that I’m yet to post. My point? It’s hard to have everything together at all times. Some weeks, I fly through my to-do list with ease, have a clean house, and I’ve messaged all of my friends back on WhatsApp. Others? Even the bare minimum seems like a chore. I can’t magic away all the tasks you might have at hand, but I can help you make it look as if you’ve got yourself together by way of your outfits. Interested? I thought you might be.
As a fashion editor, one of the questions I’m most commonly asked by my friends, family and readers is how to look put together. Put together like you wake up looking effortlessly elevated each and every day. So I decided to pool my knowledge on the subject to create a handy list for you to consider. Of course, looking “put together” will mean different things to different people, but I invite you to cherry-pick from the below whatever resonates with you the most. With that, scroll on to read my tips on how to look put together, even when you feel anything but.