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Describing her own personal style as tomboy with a twist, Katie Bryce adds a little oomph to every look, no matter the occasion. A multidisciplinary creative working as a stylist, strategist and creative consultant, she’s the iconic Saoirse-Monica Jackson’s personal stylist, as well as having worked with big music biz names, Peggy Gou and Eliza Rose.
Here, Katie talks to us about her love of outfit repeating, the sources of her style inspiration, and why it’s so important to step back and ask ourselves why certain fast fashion clothing items can be sold at such a cheap price point.
A beige Burberry trench — I found one on Vinted and she’s been put to work. It goes with everything and I’ll have that in my wardrobe for life because trenches never go out of style.
COS barrel leg trousers — they go with everything and can be dressed up and down. Great quality and it’s worth the investment for a good staple pair of black trousers.
A vintage Laura Ashley A-line dress in black cord — I bought and had it tailored to fit me (making it shorter, obviously). I think it’s the perfect little black dress. I love that it’s vintage and I made it work by having it altered to fit my body. You can honestly wear this dress in endless ways and never get bored.
Trainers — I can’t pick a pair but I go between my ‘70s black Adidas Sambas (with the boxing boot style tongue) or black Nike Air Max ‘97s. They’re quite different vibes but two shoes that will carry you through almost any outfit (even a tulle dress).
Gold hoops — You will rarely see me without a pair of hoops on. I’ve been alternating between my giant gold Claddaghs from Belfast-based brand @weegirl_ or a smaller woven gold pair from Mango.
It has got to be my cow print Wallabees. I bought these thinking they were an expensive investment for such an outlandish pair of shoes, but I honestly consider them a neutral staple at this point. I wear a lot of black, so they really jazz up any outfit I wear. Plus, they’re so comfortable and you can stroke them — what more can you want from a shoe?
My brat green, holographic cowboy boots. I’ve lost count of the amount of times friends have said “they’ve gotta be the most Katie Bryce shoe I’ve ever seen!” They’re a bit in your face and not for everyone… Maybe a bit like me also? They make me feel amazing when I wear them and the fact that they’re old Topshop makes me so happy as an OG Topshop girlie and lifelong stan!
My gold Claddagh hoops from @weegirl_ and my “Katie” gold necklace. I never take them off!
I’m really obsessed with M&S handbags at the moment, they’re having a renaissance across RTW and accessories!
Full trackie, trainers, gold hoops of course.
I really love Damson Madder’s pyjamas, I’d wear them outside the house!
A little black dress, 15 denier tights and a winged eye never fails.
My Ganni birthday dress, it’s animal print and a total show stopper. I got it for my 26th (a few years ago now) and it’s still in perfect condition despite me wearing it over jeans, to weddings, to other birthdays!
Simone Rocha is my all time favourite designer, I’d love to own some of her pieces.
I’m often between cities, so I shop a mixture of in store and online. Some of my favourite online stores are Pink Ink Vintage, Some Luck Vintage, and @Rita’s Vintage.
Belfast stores — The Young Savage, Fuzz Vintage, MASH Heritage, and American Madness.
London stores — Brick Lane Vintage Market (so many amazing traders under one roof), Beyond Retro in Dalston, Nordic Poetry, Serotonin Vintage.
I really love Londiwe Ncube — the coolest to ever do it. Olusola Awosika and Mya Hansel are firm favourites, and Irish girlies Tara Kumar and Twiggy Moore are always on the moodboard!
