New Year, New Style Goals
New Year, New Style Goals‘Tis the season for list-making, huh?
First, we wrote out a wishlist of toys for Santa, and now we’re expected to come up with New Year’s resolutions.
I take a slightly different approach to New Year’s resolutions and instead choose to focus on creating style goals for the upcoming year.
This is a “tradition” I started on my blog a few years ago, and it has continued to gain in popularity. Check out my 2023 style goals blog post by clicking here!
To sum up what it means to create style goals: it’s an outline of trends I want to try, shopping habits I want to implement, or even a cleaning strategy I want to start in my closet.
Basically, anything related to fashion!
So let’s look back at what my style goals were for 2024 and what I’ll be changing in 2025!
2024 Style Goals: How Did I Do?
I kept my 2024 style goals simple with a list of only four items. But despite a short list, I was still only able to accomplish one of the goals on it!
➡️ Buy Colored Jeans
This might seem like a simple feat, but my preferred method of shopping is at thrift stores, so you have to be open to what the thrift gods send your way.
I did try on a few pairs of creative jeans, but none were quite the right fit for my body or wardrobe. I’ll probably keep this as a rolling goal, as it would still be great to add some to my closet!
➡️ Be More Creative With My Scarf Collection
Accessorizing with scarves didn’t really work out for me. I added a few here and there to my outfits, but nowhere near the amount that I used to in my early fashion blogging days. Again, I will continue to carry this goal into the future.
➡️ DIY More Stuff
Customizing my clothes was a HUGE success! I made a few changes to my crafting space, which made starting projects much easier for me. As a result, I crafted a whole line of jewelry, painted a jacket, and have many more designs lined up shortly.
➡️ Grow My Hat Collection
My hat collection remains exactly the same! I’m okay with this because the hats I currently own get a lot of wear. I’ll keep an eye out for more hats while thrifting, but I learned that I’m content with my current collection.
2025 Style Goals: What Will I Do?
To be honest, I wasn’t sure what kind of style goals to set for 2025. Because of this, I didn’t feel the need to “add” anything to my closet in the way of shopping, but instead resolved to get more creative with what I have. Can you relate to that sort of goal?
➡️ Try a New-To-Me Style Subculture
It seems like there’s a new style subculture every day. While I don’t feel it’s important to keep up with trends, I also don’t see any harm in finding new ways to style what I already have and continue to evolve my personal style. Is there a subculture I should consider? Leave your suggestions in the comments!
➡️ Collaborate on Style Projects
Collaborations with other online fashionistas are something I’ve put on the back burner for many years. But with my 10th blogiversary happening in 2025, I’d like to get back to my fashion blogging roots and connect with other creators to showcase our expertise and talents.
➡️ Mix Patterns More Frequently
Another throwback from my original blogging days? Pattern mixing! I’ve gotten much more into color play in recent years but want to try my hand at pattern mixing again. Maybe my scarf goal will come in handy for this one?
➡️ Host Another Local Clothing Swap
If you’re a local reader or an avid follower of my social media pages, you’ve probably seen me promote a couple of clothing swaps this past year. With the help of a friend, we put together two inclusive clothing swaps for our community, where we all came together with our unwanted clothes and exchanged them with one another. Both times, we donated the leftovers to a great thrift store in our area that helps a lot of people.
The clothing swaps continue to get bigger and better each time, and I’m hoping to host at least one or two more this year, energy permitting.
In Clothes-ing
I hope this post encourages you to consider some style goals to take you into the new year. Even if it’s just a small action, like documenting your outfits every day, it all adds up in the long run and can help you feel more connected to your clothes and discover your personal style.
Be sure to follow along here or on my social media pages (linked below) to keep up with my style goals throughout the year. I’d love the accountability!
