Which of these Style-Based New Year’s Resolutions is Right for You?

When you ring in the New Year, talking about resolutions is inevitable. The scene is also generally the same.

You’re all gathered in a room and recount how you’ve decided better yourselves in the New Year. One friend mentions more exercise, the HENRY in your group sets a financial or travel goal, and there’s always someone that thinks ‘you shouldn’t need a New Year to start working toward your goals.’ Then the whole group looks at you... “What’s your New Year’s Resolution?”

The pressure’s on. You take a sip of your drink and buy yourself a few seconds to think over your answer. You knew they’d ask this question, so why is it always tough to answer? Ok, maybe it’s not so dramatic, but you get the gist and we’ve been there. To kickstart your next resolutions conversation, we’ve put together our favorite New Year’s resolutions that you can apply to style today.

Become A Wardrobe Minimalist

For some, kicking off the New Year means minimizing consumption and really leaning into the idea of getting more out of less. In some cases, minimalism involves donating or discarding the possessions that don’t serve you anymore, Marie Kondo style.

When it comes to your closet, wardrobe minimalism is as simple as buying what you need and cutting back on excessive purchases. After all, the real force behind minimalism is restraint. For instance, if you need another cashmere sweater because the one you’ve worn for years is tattered, only purchase one; you don’t need it in four colors. Minimalism is an easy concept and it applies to just about anything.

Get Out of Your Style Comfort Zone

Sometimes there’s joy in letting yourself do or experience something you’ve never tried before. Instead of letting fear stop you from those thrills, why not use the New Year as your reason to pursue them? Now we’re not telling you to go skydiving, although no one is stopping you, but staying open minded to different styles could be in your cards.

When is the last time you wore a pattern? What color are you convinced just isn’t for you? Stepping out of your style comfort zone takes many forms and the glorious thing is, you put yourself there and you can get yourself out of it. The only person stopping you is you, so why not get out of your way.

Buy More of What You Love

Not every New Year’s resolution comes with the requirement of a full transformation. There are times when the New Year is all about leaning into the parts of yourself you’ve already discovered.

Doing more of what you love looks different to everyone, especially when it comes to personal style. Anything from collecting more white sneakers to growing a vintage watch collection can fall under the spectrum. There are so many cool things out there, the real challenge is deciding what your favorite is and sticking to it.

Spend Less, Save More

If your priorities are shifting, then spending less and saving more could also be on your radar as a New Year’s resolution. Doesn’t matter what the money is for - new home, retirement, another dream vacation - all that matters is you want to spend less on your closet and more on something else.

One popular way to spend less on the same designers you enjoy is shopping secondhand designer clothes. These are essentially clothes people gently wore, if at all, and decided to sell. If you’re not in the market to wear secondhand clothes (and we get it) then shopping end of season sales at big stores like Bergdorf Goodman or Bloomingdales could be for you. These department stores offer steep discounts on brands like Alexander McQueen, Brunelli Cucinelli, and Alanui, meaning they could be your ticket to upgrading your closet without sacrificing progress toward your other goals.

As a general rule, when picking your New Year’s resolution, it should be attainable enough to achieve but difficult enough to make you work for it. If any of the above suggestions sounds like something you already try and do, then pick one you normally wouldn’t try! Since starting a New Year is about evolving, don’t sell yourself short by not giving yourself a fair chance. And with all things, make sure you’re having fun with it and don’t be too hard on yourself if you can’t stick with it.