div style="text-align: justify;"Dressing for winter can be a challenge. Everyone wants to looknbsp;chic but sadly keeping warm often means dressing likenbsp;a crazy bag lady eskimo. But it really needn't be this way. Living in London taught me that winter dressing comes down to simple wardrobe maths - with outfits of high quality basics put together using winter wardrobe formulas. Layering is key so your outfits are usually goingnbsp;go like this - emstrong'thisnbsp;plus that plus this plus that equals chic and warm'/strong/em.nbsp;Donenbsp;badly this isnbsp;where you can end up looking like you fellnbsp; into your wardrobe drunk and staggered out with whatever fell onnbsp;top of you. But a bit of smart shopping and wardrobe planningnbsp;will help eliminate this.nbsp; The image below showsnbsp;a perfect basicnbsp;winter wardrobe - nothing too fancy, just important staples to see you through the cold months. Read on for my simple winter outfit formulas to keep you warm day and night./divbr /div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8PA26Y8zIk4/TtgfKIq2rOI/AAAAAAAAF0o/6IfYC62nr4o/s1600/Slide1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8PA26Y8zIk4/TtgfKIq2rOI/AAAAAAAAF0o/6IfYC62nr4o/s1600/Slide1.png" //a/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"strongspan style="color: black;"Day:/span/strong/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"Blue Jeans +nbsp; Camel Knit + Black Boots + Fedora Hat + Grey Gloves/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"Denim Shorts + Leathernbsp;Jacket + Tights +nbsp;Boots + Red scarf/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"Jeans + Navy Pea Coat +nbsp;Breton Top + Leopard Loafers +nbsp;Beanie + Mittens/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"Leather Shorts + Grey Knit +nbsp;Black Tights + Camel Boots + Beanie/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"Denim Shorts + Khaki Jacket + Camel Knit +nbsp; Tights + Black Boots/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"br //divdiv style="text-align: center;"br //divdiv style="text-align: center;"br //divdiv style="text-align: center;"strongspan style="color: black;"Night:/span/strong/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"Leather Skirt + Camel Coat +White Silk Shirt + Tights + Black Heels +nbsp; Red Scarf/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"Bodycon Wool Dress + Camel Coat + Thigh High Boots + Tights + Leopard Gloves/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"Camel Skirt + Navy Pea Coat + Tights + Grey Knit (tucked)nbsp;+ Black Heels + Red Scarfnbsp; /divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"Leather Skirt + Grey Knit + Camel Coat + Thigh High Boots + Grey Gloves/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"See? It's simply a matter of having a collection of the right staples andnbsp;your options are endless. I know more than anyone that it's often not possible to buy them all at once, but get an idea of what you are missing and try to buy those things over time instead of other less important purchases.nbsp;When buyingnbsp;choose colours that complement eachnbsp;other. /divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"When getting dressed a tricknbsp;nbsp;is to choose the base ofnbsp;my outfit first.nbsp;Make the decisionnbsp;between jeans, skirt/shorts and tights ornbsp;dress and tights as the base, and then plan the rest around it. Simple! Oh, and never underestimate the power of a pair of sheer spotted tights. /divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"Do you have any other tips for winter dressing? I'm sure readers in really cold places like Northern Europe and Northern America might have some important insights! Here's a few inspiration pics of two of my favourite winter dressers - Alexa and Rosie./divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_fEiX7ap-Wo/TtedF4y9fAI/AAAAAAAAF0Q/Ce5rJTDiWo8/s1600/Slide3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" height="480px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_fEiX7ap-Wo/TtedF4y9fAI/AAAAAAAAF0Q/Ce5rJTDiWo8/s640/Slide3.png" width="640px" //a/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GKz2f1Qf4tQ/TtedDHGmIcI/AAAAAAAAF0I/QEhdh6Vceeo/s1600/Slide4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" height="480px" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GKz2f1Qf4tQ/TtedDHGmIcI/AAAAAAAAF0I/QEhdh6Vceeo/s640/Slide4.png" width="640px" //a/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4qhDE0f3qjY/Ttec_6BsazI/AAAAAAAAF0A/ZgNFNs72cPQ/s1600/Slide5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" height="480px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4qhDE0f3qjY/Ttec_6BsazI/AAAAAAAAF0A/ZgNFNs72cPQ/s640/Slide5.png" width="640px" //a/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I0-4zXJ917Q/TtedIxMKL6I/AAAAAAAAF0Y/UEJgZfOttMw/s1600/Slide2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" height="480px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I0-4zXJ917Q/TtedIxMKL6I/AAAAAAAAF0Y/UEJgZfOttMw/s640/Slide2.png" width="640px" //a/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S6RHU9hWO7U/TtedLicnZRI/AAAAAAAAF0g/fhx-6SS44rk/s1600/Slide1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" height="480px" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S6RHU9hWO7U/TtedLicnZRI/AAAAAAAAF0g/fhx-6SS44rk/s640/Slide1.png" width="640px" //a/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"Images via a href="http://studdedhearts.blogspot.com/"Studded Hearts/a andnbsp;a href="http://becauseimaddicted.net/"Because I'm Addicted/a/divdiv class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8784775234411105189-941351716236977510?l=apair-andaspare.blogspot.com' alt='' //div