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Some outfits come with whole personalities…

… I really like English garden Tess.

I have a secret dream of a big house on the countryside with many acres. Gardens, a greenhouse, maybe even a tennis court.

I have never been one for fancy jets, sports cars, Birkin bags or yachts. All I want is a space that is mine where I can just exist in peace and stillness. Garden, cook, read, listen to the kids’ laughter echoing over the fields.

A rich life, not for show.

What is your version of a rich life?

Some outfits come with whole personalities… … I really like English garden Tess. I have a secret dream of a big house on the countryside with many acres. Gardens, a greenhouse, maybe even a tennis court. I have never been one for fancy jets, sports cars, Birkin bags or yachts. All I want is a space that is mine where I can just exist in peace and stillness. Garden, cook, read, listen to the kids’ laughter echoing over the fields. A rich life, not for show. What is your version of a rich life?

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3 looks for autumn featuring leather trousers.

Do you prefer look 1, 2, or 3?

Not for everyone, but very much for me. I love a pair of leather leggings or trousers. The texture the leather brings to a look. The warmth and structure.

I will wear them from September all the way through to late spring next year.

My brown and grey pair are both by @theory__ and the cream by @josephfashion 🤍

#tessmontgomery

#LTKautumn #LTKstyletip #LTKluxury

A week of elegant autumn outfits 🍂

Do you prefer Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday?

Summer might be my favourite season to live in, but autumn is by far the best to dress for.

After spending our days in breezy shorts and dresses we get to start adding layers again.

This is the time to really play around with our wardrobes and find new fresh ways to wear what we already own.

As you can see I lean heavily into my caramels, browns, beiges and warm creams. Cosy shades to mirror the changing colour of the nature outside.

#tessmontgomery #slowfashion

#LTKautumn #LTKstyletip #LTKworkwear

3 key items for your early autumn wardrobe 🍂

Some pieces are the backbone of a season, and these 3 will last you right from the end of summer until it gets properly chilly.

Choosing clothing that we can wear for as big part of the year as possible is key for a properly put together capsule wardrobe. They have to be versatile enough to style for different weather and be made in a quality that can handle a lot of wears.

I have had these pieces in my wardrobe for years already and I’m planning to use them for many more to come.

Items in my bio 🤍

#tessmontgomery

#LTKsummer #LTKautumn #LTKstyletip

You can’t wear the same cream turtleneck every day for a week…

If you spill on it straight away on Monday. But otherwise it’s no problem at all!

Do you prefer Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday?

This is one of the most versatile items I own. I have worn this more times than I can remember. I would go as far to say that it’s one of my core 10 pieces I use the most.

Say turtleneck for the info 🤍

#tessmontgomery

#LTKautumn #LTKworkwear #LTKstyletip

Autumn staples on sale

#LTKautumn #LTKmodest #LTKstyletip

Let’s steal elegant looks from Pinterest

Do you prefer look 1, 2, or 3?

Whenever I’m a little bored with my wardrobe and need some inspiration, I search for a particular item I already own to get ideas on how to wear it differently.

It’s such a great way to spark some creativity and make sure we use our clothes more. Why don’t you give it a try?

#tessmontgomery

#LTKsummer #LTKautumn #LTKdresses

Efcharistó, Zákyntho! 🇬🇷

1 week, no phone, children, sunrises, exploring caves, driving beach buggies, high jumps into deep water, snorkelling with fish, eating calamari…

We brought home a bit of an unusual souvenir. I will share more on that later 🤍

7 days on a Greek island - can I wear blue and white every day?

Do you prefer Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday?

Your holiday wardrobe don’t need to mirror the rest of your capsule. I’m personally a lot more colourful on holiday than in everyday life and blue and white is a go-to for me.

So I have a small holiday capsule wardrobe that I come back to year after year.

Some of these pieces I have had for 15 years or more at this point. So even though I don’t get much wear out of them at home, the price per wear is still great.

What colours do you wear on holiday?

Tunic - Mandibreeze
Set and last dress - old pre-loved.

#tessmontgomery

#LTKsummer #LTKswimwear #LTKtravel

Want to look like the girl who gets the promotion? Don’t worry I got you.

Here are 3 old school glamorous summer office looks, that is not trying too hard.

Always be the best dressed person in the office, I promise it will pay off long term.

Do you prefer look 1, 2, or 3?

If you want to know (for free) the 30 exact pieces I recommend to my private clients for their capsule wardrobes, say “I want to be elegant”.

#LTKuk #LTKstyletip #LTKworkwear

You can’t wear the same pair of trousers for a week right?

…unless they are super versatile and you make the effort to style them in different ways every day.

Then no one will even notice. 🤷🏼‍♀️

We overestimate how much everyone else is keeping tabs on what we wear. I bet you could wear these trousers to an office for a full week straight and no one would actually notice anyhting else but a well-dressed woman.

Do you prefer Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday?

You can find the items I’m wearing in my bio 🤍

#tessmontgomery

#LTKsummer #LTKstyletip #LTKworkwear

5 looks for my autumn wardrobe - I’m updating my outfit library. Picking some old favourites to rewear and adding some new looks.

There is something truly special about actually getting to wear different clothes in autumn. Layers, more muted tones, different materials to play with.

I’m not quite there yet, but give it a few weeks and I will be wearing these on repeat.

Do you prefer to get dressed in the summer or in the autumn?

As always, you can find my looks in my bio. 🤍

#tessmontgomery #slowfashion #wardrobestrategist

#LTKuk #LTKautumn #LTKstyletip

My 30 elegant capsule wardrobe pieces I recommend to my private clients - part 3.

#LTKstyletip #LTKworkwear #LTKshoes

The 30 elegant capsule wardrobe pieces I recommend to my private clients - part 2.

#LTKstyletip #LTKluxury #LTKdresses

7 white dresses for your bridal era - send this to someone who will soon get married!

Engagement party, hen-do, rehearsal dinner, welcome drinks, post ceremony, city hall, next day bbq… there are endless occasions to wear a white dress that is not your actual wedding dress when getting married.

Do you prefer dress 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7?

#tessmontgomery #weddingdressinspiration

#LTKdresses #LTKwedding #LTKsummer

Summer Details

#LTKsummer #LTKbag #LTKbeauty

You can’t look elegant at a music festival… right?

Going to @wildernesshq with @audiuk is a pretty elegant affair. Wood cabins with our own bathrooms, a Michelin star dinner in a glamorous tent, a secret set by @professorgreen… not really your ordinary festival experience, that’s for sure.

But no matter if you go to this festival or another. Remember, you are never too old or too elegant enjoy live music in a big field.

What do you think of my look?

#tessmontgomery #audixwilderness

#LTKfestival #LTKuk #LTKsummer

5 summer outfits for when you don’t know what to wear.

These summer needs some easy and breezy looks that are simple to put together and still looks well thought through.

These 5 combos are easy to replicate and will cover you for most occasions this summer.

Do you prefer look 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5?

#tessmontgomery #slowfashionstyle #sustainablewardrobe

You cannot wear the same dress for a week…

…unless you pick a very classic shape that works for every occasion and style it different every day.

This is proof that a few well chosen dresses beats a massive wardrobe full of fast fashion frocks any day.

Do you prefer Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday?

#tessmontgomery #slowfashion #outfitrepeater #sustainablewardrobe

#LTKuk #LTKsummer #LTKdresses

Oh my goodness it’s hot outside - These are my 5 most used items in July.

1. The dress that lets me get away with a mini whilst still looking put-together.

2. The shorts that goes with everything and is my most worn item this summer.

3. Cooling and pretty, silk camisoles are worn on repeat right now.

4. The sunglasses I rather have and loose, than not have at all.

5. The item you ask me about the most - a simple high quality t-shirt.

I have put together a completely free guide of my 30 Elegant Capsule Wardrobe Items I recommend to my private clients. It i includes both luxury and premium options.

You can find it in this caption or my bio 🤍

#tessmontgomery

#LTKuk #LTKsummer #LTKluxury

Part 1 of the elegant capsule wardrobe pieces I recommend to my private clients

A week of elegant old money summer looks - all with flats!

Do you prefer look Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday?

These outfits cover me all summer, there are not many occasions when at least one of these won’t work.

The best part about them is that they are all so timeless I will be wearing them for many more summers to come! 🙌🏻

#tessmontgomery #oldmoneyoutfits #slowfashionstyle

How to make a shirt more fitted.

As much as I love an oversized shirt, at times we need one that is more fitted.

Instead of getting another one, use this simple hack.

Is this hack useful to you?

#tessmontgomery

What a night! The best in a very long time.

@henleyfestival is no ordinary festival (as you might have guessed by the black tie dress code). It’s an absolutely brilliant time and especially if you happen to be invited by @audiuk to their tent where @chefrohitghai was in charge of the food.

Champagne, Michelin-starred meal and so much incredible music! I don’t think I have ever done a singalong like this one ever before. Only all of our English favourites by @alexjameshq 🙌🏻

If there is one weekend not to miss in the English summer social calendar, it’s this one.

Thank you @audiukpress for an absolute blast! (As you can see from all of our faces we had the best time!)

#audixhenley

#LTKuk #LTKsummer #LTKfestival

The 3 most serious wardrobe mistakes we make.

To prevent number 3, use this quick little exercise -

1. Draw two large circles on a piece of paper. One is for your life and the other is for your wardrobe.

2. In your life circle, divide it in portions (pieces of cake if you will) equivalent to the different parts of your life. Work/family life/ hobbies/ events etc.
Make the size of the piece appropriate to how big part of your life you spend in that role.

3. Do the same in your wardrobe circle, use them same categories, but estimate how big each part is taking up in your wardrobe right now.

4. Compare the circles. Is the piece of the category in your life circle matching the size of that part of your wardrobe circle?

It’s quite common to realise for example that we have a small party slice in our life circle, but a larger slice of party wear in our wardrobe circle.

This exercise will show us exactly where we are over spending and over allocating in our wardrobes compared to our actual lives.

The ideal wardrobe matches each portion of our lives perfectly.

If you found this useful and want more great tips on how to build your dream wardrobe on your own budget, have a look at the clever shopper framework. You can find it in my bio.

#slowfashionstyle #sustainablestyle

This is the quintessential British polo experience 🐎

Thank you @audiuk for treating us to our favourite event in the British summer calendar - The Royal Charity Polo cup ✨

Sunshine, Windsor castle as the backdrop, horses, great causes, socialising, delicious food and maybe a royal or two…

This is an event that never disappoints.

Doesn’t Warren look dapper in his suit?

#audixroyalpolo @audiukpress

Let’s steal some elegant summer looks from Pinterest.

Do you prefer look 1, 2, or 3?

Whenever I’m feeling a bit of a lack of inspiration I challenge myself to copy inspirational outfits I love, but I’m only allowed to use items I already own.

It has given me so many great ideas of how to wear my clothes and new outfit combinations I haven’t thought about before.

#tessmontgomery

5 wedding guest dresses I wear on repeat.

Do you prefer dress 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5?

Between these 5 I have something for every type of wedding I get invited to.

As an avid outfit repeater I don’t mind if the guest lists overlap. I always style my dresses slightly differently, so they feel fresh even if I wear them again in the same wedding season.

How many weddings are you invited to this year?

You can find the dresses in my bio. 🤍

The secret to amazing style is…

Not money…. or background. They are also not born with it.

I spent 8 years researching and uncovering exactly what it is that makes someone amazingly stylish.

What I found it is that the people who have great style usually have a set framework that helps them decide what to get, and just as important - how to get it.
Thats the magic.

So I decided to implement it on my own wardrobe, and later I taught it to my private clients.

…and now you can get it too.
You can find The Clever Shopper Framework here

https://tess-site-b023.thinkific.com/products/digital_downloads/TheCleverShopperFramework

#LTKuk #LTKsummer #LTKstyletip

ad | Every woman needs these 4 bras in her wardrobe.

1. The one that completely disappears under clothes. It leaves no lumps, lines or the dreaded double boob. It works as the canvas for your outfit and you put it on and forget it’s even there.

2. Your “at home” bra. Most of us want to whip our bra right off when we get home, but still need something comfy for support.

3. The pretty bra - Is not for wearing under clothes unless it’s deliberately peeking out. These bras do nothing for an outfit, but look good on their own.

4. The strapless bra. Not our favourite but we all need one.

With this wireless bra from @honeylove I take care of 1 and 2 in the same bra. This bra blends in under an outfit like nothing else. And as it has great support and is very comfortable, I don’t want to take it off when I come home.

Instead of two, I just use this one.

You can find my 20% discount link in my bio.

#slowfashion #buylessbutbetter #over40style

You can’t wear the same pair of shorts for a week

…. poppycock! Of course you can.

The items we have in our wardrobes are a lot more versatile than we give them credit for.

Often all we need is to challenge ourselves to come up with new ways of wearing them.

Do you prefer the look for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday?

#tessmontgomery #slowfashion #sustainablewardrobe

Slow weekend after Ascot 🌿

Croquet, country air, and actually switching off for once
@burleighcourtcotswolds

#tessmontgomery #englishsummer #englishcountryhouse

Come with me to Ladies’ Day at Ascot 🐎

Ascot Thursday is one of the absolute highlights of my years. Ladies’ Day is a day of fashion, food, friends and of course - horses.

We were in the Veranda Restaurant in the Royal Enclosure, so the dress code is as strict as they come. But nothing a @needleandthreadlondon dress and a hat from @viviensheriff can’t handle.

I was a little worried as my dress was quite a lot, and my hat wasn’t subtle either, that it easily could have been a bit much.

So trying them both together the night before the event was a fingers crossed kind of moment.

I always say that one of the reasons I moved to the UK from Sweden was because of the hats.

Needle and Thread hosted a lovely sit-down lunch before the races started. It’s the perfect mix of air conditioning (it was a scorcher!) and the perfect view of the finish line.

It was an absolute delight of a day and I walked away a few ponds up.

#tessmontgomery #ascot #ascotladiesday #royalascot

3 elegant black hero outfits I know I can always count on.

If I really run out of ideas, I know I can always come back to these.

As much as I love playing with my wardrobe, at times I either don’t have the time or the creativity to come up with something new.

That’s when it’s good to have a few looks that work for most occasions in my outfit library on my phone.

It removes all thinking and I can just grab the look and go.

Do you prefer look 1, 2, or 3?

#tessmontgomery #slowfashion #capsulewardrobe

My #OneItemAMonth for June - item number 89.
And it is….

… this amazing preloved dress by Ralph Lauren that I found on Vinted for £30.

This is what I mean when I say anyone can have an amazing wardrobe.

This dress turned out so much better than what I imagined. It’s perfect for some of the events I have coming up this summer and is a great timeless addition to my wardrobe that will be used a lot.

The rest of my budget I will be able to roll over to a more expensive item another month.

What do you think?
Also, what is your One Item a Month in June?

#tessmontgomery #slowfashion #prelovedfashion

#LTKsummer #LTKstyletip #LTKunboxing