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Whilst most of usually have one set of clothes for the summer and one set of clothes for the winter, there may be some overlap in between seasons, perhaps on those unusally warm autumn days or usually cold spring days. Some clothes will easily lend themselves to just about any season whilst others would be uncomfortably hot or cool and look completely out of place in all seasons other than those for which they were originally intended. Most of us have a high proportion of seasonal items in our wardrobes and some people even swap over the whole of their wardrobes each season.
Seasonless clothes are also great for bridging the gap between seasons. They work really well for those in between months when neither summer or winter clothes seem ideal and it is always difficult to know what to wear.
There are however some great benefits in filling your wardrobe with seasonless clothes, not least that you will spend much less money and have a greater selection of clothes to choose from at any one time. You can also probably afford to spend a little bit more in a seasonless piece of clothing based on the fact that you are likely to get a lot more wear out of it.
So how do you find seasonless clothes? there are probably not really any clothes shops that specialise in selling seasonless clothes but if you look carefully in both the summer and winter ranges, you should be able to find some clothes that would work for both.
When looking for seasonless clothes you should pay close attention to the colour, style and fabric. Lighter colours tend to be more suited to the summer and darker colours to the winter. By choosing colours in between the two you can easily wear them for both seasons. Neutral colours work particularly well for seasonless clothes as they can be dressed up and brightened up with accessories according to the season. Bright colours also work really well, if you are wearing a dress, think about which colours will look good with both bare legs for summer and opaques in black or another colour for winter.
For a piece of clothing to be seasonless, it needs to be a medium weight fabric. Too thick and it will look out of place and be too hot in the summer and too thin and it will be too flimsy for the winter. Jersey is quite a good option for both seasons as it can be easily layered for the cooler weather but is also quite thin for the summer.
Finally when looking for the perfect seasonless wardrobe, you should look at the style of clothes. certain styles lend themselves to certain seasons. For example a mini skirt may be great for the winter with a pair of thick tights but not so suitable for the summer if you don’t like revealing too much bare leg. Generally day dresses in simple styles work well for all of the seasons. They can be worn over a long sleeved top for the winter and with a cardigan on the coldest of days. Tights can also be added or removed depending on the temperature.