A fresh start can begin simply by reinventing the looks you’ve worn on repeat, and we’ve got all the tools you need with our styling hacks challenge.
We’ll provide a month of outfits that just require a small change-up. Maybe it’s the addition of a cool layer, a call to remix a wardrobe staple, or a reminder to dig up a forgotten piece in your closet. Read on for a look at the month ahead and get inspired to start planning your looks now. Then join us and submit your looks on social media with the Can’t wait to see what you all come up with.
1. Wear 1 Color Head to Toe
Stick to a single color family today to make a subtle, but impossibly cool, statement in varying shades of the same hue.
2. Say Yes to Prints
Say yes to prints — in fact, the more the merrier. Layer on contrasting prints in similar colors or play up patterns in brighter shades to make a serious impact.
3. Make Your T-Shirt the Focus
Let a graphic tee do the talking all day. Add to jeans for a casual vibe, or tuck one into your favorite skirt for a cool twist.
4. Take Your Athleisure Outside the Gym
Rework your go-to look by incorporating a bit of athleisure — think a hoodie, track pants, or zip-up you can layer right into your everyday outfit. Watch how it instantly gets a fresh, 2017 feel.
5. Layer Up
Let layering take your look to the next level. Rethink your basics by adding a tee under your sleeveless dress, a sweater to top your tunic, or even a bustier to add interest to a plain white shirt.
6. Show Us Your Brights
Make today the one you finally reach for those high-impact hues you maybe haven’t dared to try yet. Go bold.
7. Show Off Your Boots
Let your favorite boots guide your outfit choice, then make sure whatever you choose puts them in the spotlight.
8. Mix and Match
They say opposites attract. Test drive the theory and experiment by pairing your ladylike pieces with your bohemian maxi or your menswear loafers with the flirtiest dress in your closet. Have fun with it, get creative, and watch the compliments roll in.
9. Give Your Jeans the Day Off
Jeans are undoubtedly the workhorses of our closets, so it’s no wonder we don’t use our other pieces enough. Today, give your jeans the day off and reach for a pair of trousers, a skirt, or a dress that hasn’t gotten nearly enough wear yet.
10. Take Pajama Dressing to a Whole New Level
We firmly believe chic pajamas should be worn outside the house too. Style yours with your favorite heels, fancy flats, and luxe bag to give them an I-didn’t-just-roll-out-of-bed feel.
11. Make It All About the Accessories
Don’t let your clothes have all the fun. Play up your style with bags, shoes, hats, and jewels that do the talking.
12. Winterize Your Dress
Transform a Summer dress with the right layers and footwear to take it right into Winter.
13. Give Your Wardrobe Staples New Life
Breathe new life into your wardrobe staples with creative layers and cool proportions. Make it all about shaking up the ordinary.
14. Embrace Winter Whites
Winter white may just be the season’s most elegant color scheme. Get involved with chic pieces in cream-colored finishes to perk up jeans and beyond.
15. Add Your Jean Jacket to the Mix
Jean jackets aren’t what they used to be. In fact, they go with everything. Work yours into the mix; temper a flirty dress, a dramatic maxi, or a pair of polished trousers with the piece that goes effortlessly with everything you own.
16. Upgrade a Throwback Trend
Chokers, Chuck Taylors, slip dresses, bell bottoms, and more of today’s throwback trends make for some pretty awesome outfit starters. Embrace the one that speaks to you and give it a contemporary upgrade.
17. Borrow From the Boys but Make It Your Own
Pull out that blazer, that pantsuit, or those brogues and style that borrowed-from-the-boys look with your own personal twist.
18. Slip Into Flats
Even if you’re addicted to your heels, give them a rest and pay some much-deserved attention the unsung heroes of your closet: your chicest flats.
19. Belt Your Outerwear
Make your outerwear the whole outfit when you cinch it at the waist. It’ll streamline the look, and you’ll hardly even care what you’ve got hiding underneath your coat.
20. Rework Your Button-Down
Button-downs and pencil skirts, or trousers, may be a staple, but today we invite you to rethink it. Add your button-down to something unexpected to spark a whole new look you love. -popsugar