I get asked sometimes what I think about X “rule” or Y “rule” when it comes to fashion and style. “Can I wear white in the winter?” “Can I wear an oversized sweater with oversized pants?” “Does black really go with brown? Or navy?” And my answer is usually along the lines of - if you like it, you should wear it. There are no rules I think that apply to all of us and we must all follow, other than - if you like it, you should wear it.
That said! There are a handful of general guidelines that I try and stick to myself. More than anything, this helps give me a little bit of a formula for getting dressed so that it can all become a bit more effortless and intuitive. Which sounds counter-intuitive, but to the degree that I don’t have to think about the MACRO wardrobe allows me to focus on the micro details that make it me/fun/interesting/technically good. And here they are!