Most New Year's resolutions involve some sort of fitness goal or intention-setting, but perhaps it could also be useful to consider some style resolutions. Just as we can get into a rut when it comes to wellness or work, as our lives get busier over the course of the year, it can be easy to fall back into bad habits when it comes to our style.
Setting style resolutions can be as small and fun as simply vowing to incorporate more colour into your wardrobe, or as impactful as committing to shopping less. Over the holidays, we've overheard a stylish lady swear off Vinted, for example, not because it's not a fabulous destination for secondhand finds (it totally is) but because she found herself spending more freely as she felt less guilty of over-consumption when buying pre-loved. Another lady has limited herself to only a certain number of shoes for the year, which means for every new acquisition, she'll have to sell or donate an existing pair.
Whatever you have in mind for 2025, the key is to identify style solutions you can actually commit to in the long run, as what we're looking for are positive habits that are sustainable, rather than one-off changes.
So how are our editors changing up their approach to style this year? Find out below:
- “I'm going to try to style one new outfit with five of my least-worn pieces. I'm often guilty of buying new when I could actually make my own wardrobe work with just a little more effort and creativity. There are so many pieces in my closet that I love, but I just haven't had the time to put outfits together with them and they end up sitting at the back of my wardrobe collecting dust. I'm committed to spending a weekend bringing them back to life.”
According to a former personal stylist in NYC.
2. “I'm going to only buy one new handbag this year (wish me luck). A little bit of a collector (read: compulsive shopper) when it comes to bags and shoes, my accessories shelf is absolutely exploding and frankly, I never actually get around to wearing all my leather goods. In a similar vein to the previous resolution, I want to make the most of what I already have and make a highly-considered choice when I do buy a new bag, knowing it's something that will have to last me the whole year.”
3. “I need to repair. all. my. shoes. I've been meaning to drag almost a dozen pairs of my heels to the cobblers for the last year, but haven't gotten around to it. The tube and cobblestones have ruined many pairs of my designer shoes (thanks, London), but they're in bad shape precisely because I love and wear them so much, so I should be taking better care of them.”
Your guide to keeping them *pristine*.
- “I'm going to plan my outfits in advance by writing them in my notes app the week before. I did this in December as I had so many events and I decided, rather than being my usual last-minute self and inevitably making myself late for everything, I'd pre-plan my outfits for the week so I knew exactly what I was wearing and when. It took away so much stress and was actually quite fun to go through my wardrobe to pick things out. I'm going to try to keep this up this year.”
- “I want to replace all my undies with more of the comfortable styles I'd actually wear.”
- “And finally, I need to invest in some good gym wear! High-quality gym clothes not only last longer which makes them more sustainable in the long-run but also tend to be more supportive so that you can actually perform your exercise with confidence. Not to mention, they help inspire you to get to the gym to show off your cool 'fit!
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1. “I'm going to tailor anything that doesn’t fit quite right and finally get around to any overdue repairs to prolong the life of my clothes and accessories.”
2. "I want to try to wear more accessories to style up my looks differently. So often an outfit can be transformed just by swapping out the shoes or jewellery, but we can get stuck in our favourite combinations and overlook our outfit's potential."
3. I'm not going to wait to wear an outfit, life's too short! Wear that gown you bought ages ago and were waiting for the right occasion. This also means some fun pregnancy looks incoming because my body is changing from week to week, so I'm going to have to get creative!"
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