Elevated Basics

Elevated basics are exactly what they sound like: your everyday staples, done properly. The same tanks, tees, pants and knits you live in, but in better fabrics, cleaner cuts and quieter colours, the kind of pieces that make a simple outfit look considered rather than plain. It’s the whole quiet-luxury, old-money idea in wardrobe form: buy well, keep it neutral, wear it forever. Our elevated basics span tops, tailored bottoms, knits, slips and layering pieces, sizes 4 to 20. The foundation everything else is built on.

The quiet-luxury formula

Elevating a basic comes down to three things: fit, fabric and finish. A tank or tee that actually fits, in a heavier cotton or a smooth rib, instantly looks more considered than a flimsy one. Keep the palette tonal, black, white, cream, grey and camel, and let good tailoring carry it: a straight pant, a fine knit, a slip, a crisp shirt. Then finish with one deliberate detail, a gold hoop, a leather belt, a structured bag or a sleek flat. For the office, tailored pants and a knit; for going out, a slip and heels; for everyday, denim and a good white tee. The pieces are simple, the polish is in the styling.

Stock the staples

Ready to build it out? Our tops cover the perfect tanks and tees, tailored pants and knitwear do the smart layers, and a slip dress is a staple in itself. For more of the same restraint, the neutrals and capsule wardrobe edits are full of buy-well foundations.