Harbinger of modernity, inspiration and originality, grey accentuates every colour set against it. Alone, it makes a quiet statement and comforts the eye. A soothing layering of black and white, grey makes a great base for an outfit in any season. With varying shades of grey, one can also create multiple looks fully centered around this achromatic colour.
Known as a colour of sophistication, grey balances the enigma of black, and buffers the brilliance of white. Used extensively by Renaissance artist Rambrandt Van Rijn, grey possesses great versatility and set off gold and skin tones in his portraits superbly. The colour can be mixed to exude cool and warm temperatures, and evoke different reactions from the audience.
Blending blue or green with grey gives a variation that accentuates masculinity, and stability, often observed in buildings, stone, and concrete. A warm grey acts like a delicate embrace; inspiring and calming, customarily used in furniture and wall finishings. The colour grey makes a great in-between that ties both the warm colours of summer, and the cool understated shades of winter together.
If being on point with your outfit is important to you, then having a few grey staples in your wardrobe is a great way to navigate through the seasons and transition with ease and polish. In this article, we bring to you the current staples that make great silhouettes for the next few seasons to define spring, summer, autumn, and winter in style. These ten staples can make up several outfits on their own or be paired with key pieces through every season and make your outfit shine.
10 Current Staples
The Slip Dress
Like a sister to the LBD, the slip is versatile and easy to dress up or down with varying elements from different seasons. Pair it with t-shirt and a pair of sneakers on a summer’s day, or a heavy coat and pointed boots for an evening out in winter.
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The Cardigan
Recent silhouettes see this piece taking on sweeping lengths, lending it an elegance otherwise unnoticed. This staple is excellent for transition periods and layering. Add the cardigan to any outfit with heels or flats and experience the difference immediately.
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The Basic Top The Pencil Skirt The Culotte
Widely versatile, basics can be worn alone in warm seasons, or layered under sweaters and coats for those nippy months of the year. A few must-haves would be turtlenecks, thin strap camisoles, round and v-neck tees, and long sleeve boat necks. There
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The Culotte
The culotte is probably the best pants made to date. They don’t fly up in the wind, and they give the wearer comfort no pair of pants or jeans can offer. The wide leg silhouette goes well with skimming boots and stiletto heels. A great staple for work and play.
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The Sporty Sneaker
Debuting in the 1800s as a luxury due to the price of rubber, the humble sneaker has since taken the world. With artfully designed sneakers, one can get away with the most casual outfit. Pair your shoes with dresses, jeans, and tailored suits if you’re feeling bold.
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The Strappy Heel
While the court shoe remains a mainstay classic, thin straps are a new comeback to the high heel. Adding delicate sophistication to the adornment of the legs, the straps also vallow for bolder designs as they help hold the shoe in place.
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The Pencil Skirt
There is never an ‘out’ season for this classic. The pencil skirt continues to accentuate the elegant womanly silhouette and adds structure to every outfit. The neutral tone of grey also allows for pairing with bright and dark colours alike for any season.
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The Ballet Flat
The ballet flat is a work of art created for the woman’s feet. Suitable for every outfit except at the beach. One that is well designed and kind to the feet makes for a very comfortable day of walking or running errands. So make sure to invest in a good pair.
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The Coat
Long, or short, padded, or lined, the coat is probably the best piece of winter wear to invest in. Available in all cuts and material, they add to the outfit, structure and weight. Layered well, they keep you warm and cut out the wind, while adding sophistication. The
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The Cropped Sweater
The cropped look is the new standard when keeping your lengths varied. A cropped sweater adds interest with the separation of materials from each layer beneath it. It also serves well to keep you warm. Certainly a good piece to liven up any layered get-up.
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In the world of fashion, trends come and go at the whim and fancy of movers and shakers like celebrities, designers, and stylists. Colours and patterns shift every season with only a few elements that return. After all is said and done, style is left. Seasons move so quickly today, it seems as if we are always in a period of transition. Basics play a big role in forming the foundations of an outfit.
In every season, a shade or tone of the marvellous grey is found on runways all over the world. Accentuating patterns and colours significant to the collection. So if ever in doubt, dress in basic grey. At Monogram Tea, we believe that basics empower choice. In an age where you can be trendy one day and tacky the next, choice is the most powerful expression of the modern times.
To choose to wear something the way you please, versus being told to wear it a certain way, brings the wearer away from fashion and into style. To choose what goes into your tea to express who you are, brings the drinker from mere sipping, to a genuine experience of identity. “I want everyone to wear what they want and mix it in their own way. That, to me, is what is modern.” Karl Largefeld