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‘I don’t believe in fashion mistakes’: The three essential items this stylist swears by

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Gordon, G. (2026, October 10). ‘I don’t believe in fashion mistakes’: The three essential items this stylist swears by. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/i-don-t-believe-in-fashion-mistakes-the-three-essential-items-this-stylist-swears-by-20261011-p611dq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Karinda Mutabazi, a fashion stylist, discusses her unique style that blends tailoring with streetwear and emphasizes bold colors. She highlights essential items in her wardrobe including custom blazers, fun sneakers, and colorful socks from brands like Uniqlo and Cos. Mutabazi also mentions her favorite jewelry and fragrances while sharing her dislike for fake tan and emphasizing personal style over fashion mistakes.

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Karinda Mutabazi, a fashion stylist based in Australia, recently shared her top three wardrobe essentials: a custom pink E Nolan blazer, fun sneakers such as her red and fuchsia Salomon “XT Whisper Aries”, and socks. She describes her style as bold and vibrant, blending tailoring with streetwear influences. Her latest addition is a green, vintage-style T-shirt from Imogene + Willie in Nashville. For different occasions, she opts for various outfits: a printed denim set by Erik Yvon on first dates, Fool balloon trousers and an oversized E Nolan shirt for air travel, and tailored suits for red carpet events, like the Amari Gala celebrating black excellence where she wore an upcycled suit from Savers embellished with her own design. Mutabazi prefers the current period in fashion due to its eclectic mix of styles from different eras.

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E Nolan Fool Imogene + Willie Incu Nashville

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Karinda Mutabazi PERSON · 3× E Nolan ORG · 2× Erik Yvon PERSON · 2× Blanca ORG · 1× Fool ORG · 1× Imogene + Willie ORG · 1× Incu ORG · 1× Nashville GPE · 1× Salomon ORG · 1× Savers ORG · 1×

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The three essential items in my wardrobe are a blazer – a custom pink E Nolan one and an embellished one from Blanca are faves; fun sneakers such as my red and fuchsia Salomon “XT Whisper Aries”, and I’m crazy about socks.

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🔮 Ahead, she shares her favourite designers, essential items and the one thing she would never wear.

2026-10-10 · The Sydney Morning Herald

‘I don’t believe in fashion mistakes’: The three essential items this stylist swears by · assertive framing

Claims (30 extracted, 3 hedged)

Ahead, she shares her favourite designers, essential items and the one thing she would never wear. asserted

she → share → designers

I’d describe my style as like a schoolboy – there’s always tailoring mixed with a bit of streetwear. asserted

I → describe → streetwear

Also, bright and bold – colour makes me happy. asserted

me → make → ?

The most recent addition to my wardrobe is a green, vintage-style, screen-printed T-shirt from Imogene + Willie in Nashville. asserted

addition → print → Nashville

On a first date, I’d wear an Erik Yvon printed denim short and jacket set. asserted

I → wear → set

On a plane I wear Fool balloon trousers, an oversized E Nolan shirt, a cardigan in some crazy colour and an Incu leather overshirt. asserted

I → wear → colour

On the red carpet, it’s always tailoring – you’re never going to see me in a ball gown. asserted

you → ’ → gown

For the Amari Gala celebrating black excellence, I wore a suit from Savers that I upcycled and embellished. asserted

I → celebrate → that

My favourite period in fashion is now because you can cherry-pick from all the eras: brocade from the turn-of-the-century and colour blocking from the ’80s, for example. asserted

you → pick → example

He’s my ride or die, we’re good friends and collaborate a lot. asserted

we → ’ → ?

Otherwise, it’s more about pieces for me rather than specific designers. asserted

it → ’ → me

I have a theatre background and I’m big on the storytelling aspect, like finding out why a garment was made. asserted

garment → have → aspect

My first fashion moment was when I realised styling was something I could do for a job. uncertain

I → realise → job

I → embellish → socks

I love them for that little pop of colour that brings an outfit together. asserted

that → love → outfit

I find them in the Uniqlo men’s section, at Cos and Chusette. asserted

I → find → Cos

The shoes I wear most often are loafers from E Nolan and Radical Yes. asserted

I → wear → Nolan

My first fashion moment was when I realised styling was something I could do for a job. uncertain

I → realise → job

It was in 2006 when I was working at the Coco Ribbon boutique in London, people like Sienna Miller, Jools Oliver and the Jagger family would come in and we’d dress them for events. asserted

we → work → events

I thought this is something I’m interested in. asserted

I → think → ?

I don’t believe in fashion mistakes. asserted

I → believe → mistakes

An outfit always makes sense at the time, so no regrets. asserted

outfit → make → time

And there’s nothing I’d never wear, except fake tan. asserted

I → ’ → tan

On my wish list is a trip to Japan, so I can explore all the archival shopping. asserted

I → explore → shopping

Among other things, I’d like to get my hands on Needles tracksuits in all different colours. asserted

I → like → colours

My favourite fashion icons are people who have a strong sense of personal style and unique points of view such as Erykah Badu, Solange Knowles, Celine Dion and Colman Domingo. asserted

who → have → Badu

On a typical working day, I might wear bright pink Acne track pants with two collared shirts – I love a double collar and a weird clash of stripes and prints – and a blazer. uncertain

I → wear → stripes

On Sunday, it’s Kourh jeans with a tank and shirt in a contrasting colour. asserted

it → ’ → colour

Karinda Mutabazi is styling the M/FW closing runway on October 25. asserted

Mutabazi → style → October

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best → get → inbox