Is anyone else here a fan of Hannah Louise Poston? I just loved her recent video on tonal dressing. (Hint: it will appeal to the analytical types among us.)

Pondering my reaction to the video and some other general vibe-y things about getting dressed recently has me thinking that I may be in the midst of a bit of a style shift. I can't quite put my finger on exactly what/where/how yet, but something is brewing...

I really admire HLP's style, although I don't think her degree of aesthetic minimalism is quite for me. Still, the deliberateness and cohesion of the looks she shows is extremely appealing.

Just as an experiment, I tried putting together a tonal outfit the other day using the principles from the video. Here is the result.

Some thoughts:
-Although I have a lot of color in my wardrobe, I didn't actually have that many options for head-to-toe tonal dressing. My wardrobe is color-heavy on top, and neutral-heavy on the bottom.
-I don't think there is enough texture contrast in the clothing here -- corduroy pants + ribbed sweater tunic. In general I find myself a bit "off" corduroy at the moment, and very attracted to velvet pants -- across multiple silhouettes (skinny, straight, wide-leg).
-The top/sweater are already fairly dark/muted, and also closer in color than I'd realized, so rather than a darker/more neutral version of the outfit color for accessories (this will make sense if you watch the video) I went with contrast: cognac footwear, and amber jewelry.
-I like the idea of cognac footwear and amber jewelry as a matching complement! It is still somewhat seasonally specific -- autumnal -- in my mind rather than a year-round signature thing, but I suppose that could change.
-I LOVE this amber ring -- I bought it on a trip to Stockholm with my mom over 20 years ago, so it's sentimental as well as still really appealing to me aesthetically. I do not love the ditsy little amber earrings that I'm wearing. In general I've been itching for jewelry, especially earrings, with more oomph lately. While still being aware that I need them to be fairly lightweight in order to be comfortable for my work-from-home lifestyle.
-Now, what to do about bag/outerwear? My everyday bag (it's looking rather tired lately) for fall-winter is teal. Fortunately it was warm enough for my blue Liberty print vest, which contains some orangey tones that coordinate with the footwear/jewelry. I liked the result, but of course this combo won't be suitable for most weather conditions.
-I am not a bag or coat gal. So, these capsules in my wardrobe are sort of minimal and also chaotic. It occurs to me that if you are going to be a coat/bag minimalist and you still want to look reliably cohesive/polished, you need to be EXTREMELY strict and strategic. Like, you have to identify the ONE combination that is going to work with the overwhelming majority of your looks. Probably, that is where I need to start. And then potentially build out from there.

Well! That is a lot of musing for one little outfit. (You all are shocked, I know.) But I learned a lot from this exercise!

Over to you all. I am interested in your thoughts on the video, tonal dressing in general, any wisdom or commiseration about navigating style shifts, whatever comes to mind... Grateful for any comments!