The Secret to Achieving Timeless Style

We're all for defining your own unique style, but at the same time, it's also great to have a look that's somehow timeless. But how do you go about building a wardrobe filled with timeless and classic pieces to achieve this? We've come up with four simple tips for mastering the art of individual yet timeless style (with the help of a few mavens such as Jenna Lyons and Emmanuelle Alt) and gathered our favorite staples for you to shop. 

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Style Staples
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Investing in clothing and accessories that can be mixed and matched in interesting ways is key to achieving a timeless style. On our list of favorites? A crew-neck sweater, trench coat, well-fitted jeans, a white button-down, neutral accessories, and trousers.

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Classic Prints
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Put your hard-earned money toward prints that you can wear forever. Steer in the direction stripes, animal print, and plaid. 

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Tailored Separates
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Timeless style is largely about knowing your body, deciding what looks best on it, and owning it. An easy way to ensure you're doing that is by tailoring your clothes. A well-fitted blazer and trousers are your one-way ticket to timeless!

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Balanced Proportions
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Now that you've invested in a well-fitted wardrobe, all that's left is styling it. We're huge proponents of proportion play and believe that balanced looks are always a success. Wearing a pair of super-slim cigarette jeans? Terrific! Throw on a chunky knit and toss a blazer over your shoulders. It's a look you can wear forever.

Now, shop some of our favorite timeless-outfit ingredients.

This post was published at an earlier date and has since been updated.

Nicole Kliest
Freelance Contributor

Nicole Kliest is a freelance writer and editor based in New York City who focuses on fashion, travel, food, wine, and pretty much anything else that's amusing to write about. After graduating from Pepperdine University with a bachelor's in journalism and creative writing, she started her career back in 2010 as Who What Wear's photo editor and throughout the last decade has contributed to publications including Fashionista, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, The Zoe Report, PopSugar, Fodor's Travel, and several others. She also copywrites and has worked with clients such as Frame, Sea, 3x1, Intelligentsia, and others to develop brand voices through storytelling and creative marketing. She's very passionate about the ways we can improve our sustainability efforts in the fashion industry as well as cultivating content that's diverse and inclusive of all people. When she's not checking out the latest restaurant opening in her West Village neighborhood or riding her bicycle along the West Side Highway, she can be found scheming her next trip somewhere around the world. (Up next is Vienna.)