If you’ve been looking for ways to jazz up your outfits (or you’ve done a closet clean out during quarantine), then the additions of a few luxury accessories can make all the difference to your existing wardrobe.
Today, we’re going to look at different types of must have fashion accessories, share some of our favourite fashion accessories online, and also look at some luxury accessories that never go out of style.
But first of all …
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What are Fashion Accessories?
Simply put, a fashion accessory is an addition to an outfit that usually compliments or enhances your look.
Accessories are items that you either carry or wear (other than your clothes) to elevate your look.
Some fashion accessories can also serve a purpose such as handbags and umbrellas. Who says you can’t have function and fashion all-in-one?!
Types of Fashion Accessories
Whether you realize it or not, you most likely have many fashion accessories in your collection, and you may even rock a few on a daily basis.
Some of the most popular types of fashion accessories include:
- Jewellery (rings, bracelets, necklaces, anklets, earrings, etc)
- Belts
- Sunglasses
- Gloves
- Handbags
- Hats
- Hair accessories (headbands, hair clips, barrettes, etc.)
- Scarves
- Umbrellas
- Watches
- Socks
How Luxury Accessories can Jazz up Your Style
While you may have some or all of the above accessories in your wardrobe, my tip is to make sure that some of them are designer, or luxury accessories.
Why? Because as signature pieces they will never go out of style.
A mass produced scarf, a chain store handbag or a cheap pair of sunglasses are all very well and can certainly add va-va-voom to an everyday look – but you will probably want to chuck them out after a couple of seasons.
Whereas a designer handbag, or a beautifully made hat are likely to last you for years and years, and remain talking points for a very long time.
Luxury accessories that never go out of style include great quality or designer …
- Handbags
- Tote Bags
- Scarves
- Watches
- Hats
Importance of Accessories in Fashion
Accessories serve two different purposes—fashion and function.
Adding accessories to an outfit can both completely change your entire look or just compliment it.
Take this look by fashion influencer @greceghanem for example.
Without the hat, sunglasses, and belt, her outfit would be totally different The accessories she’s chosen were needed to complete the look and take it from plain to super styled.
And with Grece’s outfit below, her earrings and sunglasses really compliment her classic, but chic style, taking it from just ordinary to look-at-me special.
Read more about Grece in Vogue here.
Fashion Accessories Online
Many fashion accessories also serve a purpose in our everyday lives.
How would we live without our handbags for example?!
Overall, the very best accessories are the ones that make you look better, live better and feel amazing.
The beauty of accessories is that there is a huge selection online, so you can take your time and decide at length which ones would enhance your existing wardrobe for the long run.
Read on and find out which are our 5 favourite, online luxury accessory brands.
Top Tips on Accessorizing
- Try not to wear more than 3-4 large accessories. Doing so takes away from your outfit and can be distracting.
- You don’t need a large collection of accessories. If you’re just starting to grow your accessory collection, start off with the basics and go from there.
- Don’t be afraid to step out of the box and mix colors/metals. There used to be a “rule” that you couldn’t wear silver and gold together but always remember that fashion is meant to be fun and expressive so wear what you like and feel comfortable in!
- When buying a new accessory, think about what outfits in your closet you would wear it with. If you can’t picture at least 5 outfits you’d wear it with, you may want to consider buying something else. After all, the last thing you want to do is waste your money (and precious closet space) on something you’ll never wear.
- Try to diversify your accessory collection. You probably don’t always wear the same type of shirt or the same style of shoes so why would you wear the same type of necklace every day? Different shapes, sizes, lengths, and colors compliment different silhouettes, necklines, and overall looks.
I love how Bev at Iris May Style has accessorised a pair of blue jeans. She’s made essential workwear into glamour wear with functionality. The bright scarf, the clutch bag in similar colours and the big sunnies raise a blue-jeans everyday look to absolutely gorgeous.
Most Popular Luxury Accessory Brands
Now that we’ve got the basics out of the way, let’s dive into some popular brands for luxury accessories.
There are countless accessory brands out there (especially nowadays with the boom of small businesses on Etsy) but there are a brands selling fashion accessories online that continue to come out with timeless, quality pieces every season.
Here are some of our favourites.
Lack of Color
Lack of Color is a popular Australian brand known for their gorgeous hats. The brand caters to everyone by offering both trendy and classic styles. Their hats come in a variety of colors, fabrics, and shapes.
Check out their page on how to find the perfect hat for your face shape.
Need a sun hat? This post on Lifestyle Fifty has a huge selection at great prices: The Best Hats for Sun Protection
I love how Nikki Parkinson from Styling You The Label has accessorised her outfit for outback travel in Australia with a wide brimmed hat. Nikki has perfectly combined function with fashion while on an outward bound vacation.
Ray Ban
Although Ray-Ban has been around since the 1960’s, their classic sunglasses are in style now more than ever. Ray-Ban is one of the most popular sunglass brands in the world, and for good reason.
Their classic silhouettes and colors never go out of style, they look good on every face shape, and they’re great quality for the price.
Take these classic original Wayfarer Sunglasses for example, pictured below. They are chic, functional and will always be a talking point. Click on the image for more details.
Kate Spade
When it comes to luxury accessories online, check out Kate Spade – an amazing brand to take a look at if you’re looking for a variety of accessories.
The brand boasts an array of beautiful handbags, watches, sunglasses, jewellery, and more.
Their luxury accessories range from classic to quirky to cater to everyone’s personal style.
Check out some gorgeous Kate Spade jewellery to keep forever Here.
Burberry
You probably know Burberry because of their iconic check pattern but in more recent years, the brand has really started to step out with some amazing accessories that are both timeless and chic.
Burberry offers a range of accessories including scarves, small leather goods, sunglasses, and more.
Here’s a selection of Classic Scarves that won’t date at Burberry online.
I love love love the Bright Rose Burberry Classic Cashmere Scarf in Check.
Top 5 Must Have Luxury Accessories
Whether your personal style is loud and colorful or understated and simple, everyone can benefit from a few good luxury accessories in their collection!
Enjoy wearing them, and just call them your fashion investments!
A Printed Scarf: Whether it’s bold or muted, a silk or satin printed scarf is a must-have in everyone’s collection. There are a ton of ways to wear scarves, plus you can even tie them on your favorite handbag to jazz it up.
This stunning scarf from Johhny Was features a variety of stunning colors that will compliment any number of looks – and look really distinctive too.
Click on the image for more details.
You can wear a black tote with any outfit, plus it’s big enough to hold all of your belongings.
Although it’s simple, a black tote bag will never go out of style which means you don’t have to feel bad investing in a good quality or designer one.
The Megan tote from Rebecca Minkoff (click on the image below for more details) is the quintessential tote bag because it’s made of durable leather, has black hardware to match any outfit, and is big enough to carry all of your essentials.
A Pair of Oversized Sunnies: Just like a black tote bag, oversized sunglasses are timeless and compliment every outfit.
Whether you get them in black, brown, tortoise shell, or a bright color—you really can’t go wrong.
These Gucci sunglasses are simple yet bold and will complete any outfit whether you’re lying on the beach or having a date night.
A Leather Belt: The perfect example of fashion and function? A leather belt of course!
A leather belt can be worn in the traditional sense to help keep your pants up, but it can also be worn as a fashion statement around dresses or skirts.
Tory Burch has some great leather belts that are reversible so you can match them to any outfit. I think a slim belt that’s reversible, in timeless leather with a classy buckle is all that you need for your trousers and jeans.
A Pair of Statement Earrings: If there’s one fashion accessory that can transform an outfit, it’s a pair of statement earrings.
Too often, people tend to go for dainty earrings to keep things simple, but you shouldn’t be afraid to play around with different styles of statement earrings to spice up your looks.
These earrings from Kendra Scott (click on the image below for details) are fun and playful because of their interesting shapes, colours and patterns.
Whether your personal style is loud and colorful or understated and simple, everyone can benefit from a few good luxury accessories in their collection!
Do you have a favourite luxury fashion accessory in your wardrobe?
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Several great tips; when starting to add to your accessories several should be designer or luxury items of good quality that never go out of style, and when choosing accessories they should go with at least five outfits. Thanks for your blog, it is very helpful.
Love your blog. We need a site for women over 50! Liked your advice to use color. Loved your purses also. Thanks.
Thank you Denise! So glad you are enjoying Lifestyle Fifty.
As someone who usually completely forgets to accessorize, this has great reminders why, and how to.