Tidying your wardrobe so that you can get your hands on all your clothes and fashion accessories is the key to being stylish, according to an expert.

Stylist Elika Gibbs tells the Daily Mail that cluttered wardrobes stop us from enjoying our clothes.

"We'd all be better dressed, and better off, if we were forbidden from shopping until we'd spent a few hours editing what we already own," the newspaper quotes Ms Gibbs as saying.

She adds that we often make "unnecessary purchases", duplicating items that we already own without realising it.

Fashion accessories, shoes and boots are a great way to update outfits if you are on a tight budget, she advises. "A new belt and coloured tights can make all the difference this season."

Last week, an expert recommended wearing the latest make-up shades to update an outfit.

A spokesperson for B Never too Busy to be Beautiful said a new lipstick can keep you looking fashionable, even if your clothes are from last season.


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