Are you experiencing the 'I hate everything I own' flu? It happens to all of us, especially at the turn of a new season.
Magazines flood the newsstands featuring beautiful people wearing beautiful things that we can't afford.
We look into our closets and it seems like everything hanging from its rack is something we've worn at least two hundred times.
What do you do? One of the oldest tricks in the book (but oddly something people rarely remember to do), is to dedicate a weekend morning to trying on everything you own.
If the colour is still bright and the waist still fits, you might just need to find a new way to wear it.
Try it on with items you've never paired it with before and see how it looks.
After a few hours of doing this you will find new purpose for your existing clothing, and feel like you definitely have enough staples to fit in with the upcoming season's looks.
That's the other thing, you might want to do this while flipping through your most trusted fashion magazine.
Magazines are a great place to get fashion inspiration.
By understanding what the trends are you can think of ways to make them your own.
After going through your closet, make a list of the fundamental things you don't have- a leather jacket, new boots etc.
and then go out and get them for yourself.
It's fun to have accessories, but you'll want to fill your closet with as many staples as possible, that way you can mix and match and make a versatile closet out of a small one.
Remember, some of the most stylish people around, are wearing some version of the same thing all the time.
Some people like having a uniform, others just play with accessories, but don't be fooled into thinking that the more you own, the more style you have, this is not true.
True style has nothing to do with clothes and everything to do with how you wear them.
Another useful tip for those of you who get to travel fairly often, is to pick little things up on your journeys.
Not only will you have one of a kind pieces, but they tend to be the standout pieces.
A scarf from Lao, a belt from Bali, a leather hipsack from San Francisco.
Make your look original.
For classic pieces that might be worth splurging on, you could go for silver cufflinks, a brown Hermes belt, or a pair of Ray Ban's: classy.