The Easiest, Quickest Autumn Outfit Formula Ever #iwillwearwhatilike

I think I’m eternally sorted for autumn. No more outfit ideas needed: I’ve found the easiest, quickest autumn outfit formula EVER.

It’s a bit of a cliché, but it definitely works: throw on a floral midi dress. If you, like me, are partial to a bit of coverage in the colder months and still like a flourish of florals, then your best friend is undoubtedly the floral midi.

If you saw my post on Thursday last week where I spent the day in London’s exclusive Belgravia area (and enjoyed a top salon blow dry, afternoon tea and lots of other treats), you’ll have seen a glimpse of my outfit: a red corduroy blazer, knee-high boots and an AW17 floral midi. As you can see above this is a dress I go back to time and time again – styling this type of dress is just SO DAMN EASY…!

Here’s last week’s look as worn with the blazer:

SHOP THE LOOK:

I spent the day with two lovely other girls and they were kind enough to take a few quick snaps for me – I said at the time that I didn’t realise the blazer was so bright(!) I bought it a few weeks ago (together with the matching corduroy flares) from Topshop, and I honestly thought it was a very deep red. Not that I’m complaining, but I looked at the screen on my camera when these shots were taken and the red just hit me in the face. Daylight obviously brings out the brightness in a corduroy fabric.

 

Styling up the easiest quickest autumn outfit formula

I absolutely love this dress. It’s a shame that JD Williams didn’t do it in lots of colourways at the time as I think I would have snapped them all up; however, floral midis (and maxis) are easy to find at this time of year. Choose the colourway that most appeals to you and try it with all your knee-high boots, ankle boots, heels, trainers, brogues, flats, etc. In other words, it’ll work with just about every shoe type, so just wear your favourite with it. In the lead photo you can see I also wore my midi with white ankle boots (similar) and my chunky mid-calf boots (similar), but my favourite look has to be the latest one with the knee-highs. It gives the dress that 70s touch that I love so much.

As well as your footwear, you can switch up the styling with the belt you choose. Add a layer like a roll neck or t-shirt. Unbutton it and wear it like a jacket with a top and jeans underneath. Change your hairstyle (up or down) or add a hat (felt fedoras are perfect). There are SO many possibilities, so I’m sticking my neck out and saying that this is the ONLY dress that you (or I) will need this autumn/winter.

And if you think I believe that, then I’m a monkey’s uncle 😉

Do add your outfits to this week’s link up – and if you’ve added a link to here or my button to your post you may be featured next week!

DO YOU HAVE A GO-TO OUTFIT FORMULA THAT YOU FALL BACK ON TIME AND TIME AGAIN? COMMENT BELOW…!

Like this post? You might also like…

– How I styled the same dress with a khaki longline jacket and white boots
– How I styled the same dress with flat boots and a fedora

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links which means if you click through and buy I may receive a small commission at no cost to you (click here for my full disclosure). Items listed as c/o were gifted.

Dress: JD Williams c/o (AW17, this one is lovely)
Blazer: Topshop
Boots: Duo Boots (similar)
Bag: House of Fraser (I like this one)
Belt: Unknown (similar)

 

OTHER FLORAL MIDI DRESSES YOU MIGHT LIKE:

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The link up goes live every Tuesday at around 3pm UK time and will stay open for a week. Whilst the original article was of course aimed at the 30+, you can be ANY age to link up. The only criteria is that you’re wearing whatever you damn well like!

 

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