Elevated Basics

Elevated basics are exactly what they sound like: your everyday staples, done properly. The same vest tops, tees, trousers 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 vest top 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 trouser, 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 trousers 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 vest tops and tees, tailored trousers 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.