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2011 Style Resolutions

XtinaStyles · Marc Jacobs

Love this! Mine was:

-to wear lipstick more often
-to accessorize more often

also of course lose weight (every year this is my resolution) and to be more punctual.

I did wear more lipstick and I lost weight but with the holidays I think I packed half of it back on!

My 2011 style resolutions would be to

-accessorize more (still)

-to keep losing weight

- to find comfortable stylish shoes so I will no longer have to trek around with a pair of fierce heels and a backup pair of flats

greendiamond · Marc Jacobs

For 2010:

1. Stick to my color scheme.
*** I did this
2. Try something different from my norm at least 1x a week.
*** I fell off the wagon with this one, but I did put in more of an effort for a good part of the year
3. Look more polished when I'm dressed casual.
*** This was a slow start, but I've ended the year well

For 2011:

1. I want to be more choosy with the cut of the clothes I purchase
2. Buy less. I have tons of clothes, and need to shop less and concentrate more on building a better wardrobe instead of buying more random clothes
3. Wear my scarves and belts more. I do well with jewelry, so I need to concentrate on other accessories now.

Boots · Gucci

Here's mine from last year:

1) Wear heels more often. I tend to be attracted to heels in the store, then wear my flats most days. So I want to wear the heels that I have more often.

I did pretty well on this. Wore heels almost every time I went "out", to church at least most weeks and heels sometime to work. I'm good with that.

2) Try to work skirts and dresses into my work wardrobe. It's a casual office so I wear nice jeans most days. Our busy season is starting next month and I want to try to dress up a bit more when the clients are in for their yearly appointments.

I still wore jeans durimng the busy season, but wore a skirt or casual dress to work a few days a month during the summer. Of course I was constantly asked "Where are you going tonight so dressed up???" That got old really fast.

3) I am still on my quest to find a well fitting trench, a great pair of nude pumps and a pair of white jeans that I look good in. I will not give up hope!

I found the trench and am thankful each time I wear it. Nada on the nude shoes or white jeans.

4) I will remember that fit is more important than color, fabric or price. If it doesn't fit perfectly or can't be reasonably altered to fit perfectly, I won't buy it. I did pretty good on that this year and hope to continue it through out 2010.

I did excellent on this. I found a new tailor that I love. And turned down buying a lot of things simpley because I was not 100% happy with the fit (or any adjusted fit that they could have done to them.) As a result, I have quite a few items that are my go-to items every morning.

All right for 2011 I resolve:

1) I need to find a pair of black heels that fit and look sharp. I have such a hard time with a wide toe area and narrow heel. But they have to be out there somewhere!

2) I want to continue to wear the cute skirts I own more often. Even if it means having dozens of people ask why I'm so dressed up all day.

3) I want to stop letting other people fashion choices dictate mine. If I want to wear a dress to dinner even though my SILs or friends are wearing jeans, I will do it. I'm OK with this sometimes, but often I cave because I don't want to make them feel uncomfortable. But a nice restaurant or the theater deserves a little dressed up attire!

4) I need to add a little moire color into my wardrobe. I tend to fall back on neutrals for my basics (I own way too many gray sweaters!) I'd like to mix colors more often. I can wear my purple skirt with a royal blue sweater. I just have to let myself feel confident in it.

pollyjean23 · Marc Jacobs

Last year:

(2010)
I am going to actually plan my wardrobe.
I have a few books and sites in my wishlists, with which I will sit down, identify my style, plan a healthy budget, and figure out what I need and want to buy.
- Nope - - unless you consider eliminating all neutrals except for black and gray "planning" one's wardrobe. I wore all black and gray almost every workday for almost the entire year.

I will have alterations performed on more clothes.
Tom Ford told me to do this, and I'll do just about anything he says.

- Nope - - I still wear all my jeans and pants too long.

This year - I'll have to get back to you.

XtinaStyles · Marc Jacobs

Boots wrote:

3) I want to stop letting other people fashion choices dictate mine. If I want to wear a dress to dinner even though my SILs or friends are wearing jeans, I will do it. I'm OK with this sometimes, but often I cave because I don't want to make them feel uncomfortable. But a nice restaurant or the theater deserves a little dressed up attire!

Good for you! I second this notion. I made everyone uncomfortable at Christmas dinner when I showed up in a red dress, tights and boots because my family was still in their PJs. I'm sorry people have bad manners but it shouldn't dictate how we carry ourselves!

KaffeeKlatsch · Marc Jacobs

Well gee, I could have sworn I'd participated in this before...

but I checked '10 and '09 and didn't see myself. :( Hmmm...maybe I only participated 'in spirit'?

So resolution 1 would have to be resolving to join in! biggrin

~Come spring I need to a real clean out of my closet...I want to make an actual spreadsheet and note what I have in duplicate, what's on it's way out, what needs to be fixed or replaced and what is missing.

~I resolve to stop talking myself into 'simplifying'. I look better in more exotic things/colors anyway. And if fashion makes me happy then I should stop trying to get rid of the happy!

~This is it...the year I really start to care about my skin. I really want to diminish the sun-freckles and the recent dullness.

~It's time to start dressing like myself instead of trying to blend in...this is my lifelong problem...

~Come January 1st I'm creating a separate account for clothing/accessory purchases instead of just adding those purchases into the general mix. That way I can only buy if the money is there.

~Additionally, I'm going to force myself to fill the gaps in my wardrobe first, before buying the things I'm drawn to. So for example...I need a long sleeve white tee for layering, before I need the pretty vintage dress at the thrift store.

Boots · Gucci

XtinaStyles wrote:

Boots wrote:

3) I want to stop letting other people fashion choices dictate mine. If I want to wear a dress to dinner even though my SILs or friends are wearing jeans, I will do it. I'm OK with this sometimes, but often I cave because I don't want to make them feel uncomfortable. But a nice restaurant or the theater deserves a little dressed up attire!

Good for you! I second this notion. I made everyone uncomfortable at Christmas dinner when I showed up in a red dress, tights and boots because my family was still in their PJs. I'm sorry people have bad manners but it shouldn't dictate how we carry ourselves!

Ha! I did it to the little bro's in-laws Christmas Eve. I showed up to their party in a winter white skirt, mulberry cami and navy cardi with tights and booties. So it's not like I was wearing a glam dress or Everybody else was in faded jeans and turtlenecks or bad red holiday sweaters. I have to go back there tonight and while I'll wear jeans and a cute top for New Years, it's because I want to wear them.

KaffeeKlatsch- I worked on the skin thing this past fall and am already seeing positive results. I got a Mia during Sephora FF with a GC and it's made a world of difference (there was also thread in the ST Beauty section on how to get a Mia from Ebay) Plus I started using Clinique's Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector to fade sun spots and 2 months later, they are much lighter. I'm so pleased with it that while it's pricey at $49.50, I don't mind so much because it actually works!

TheLovelyLady71 · Hermes

WOOPS! I thought I did a 2010 Style Resolution, but never got back to it, or POSTED IT! LOL SMH! LOL

Well, for 2011 I plan to:

Accessorize more, as in wear more necklaces & bracelets. I wear earrings all the time, but want to switch them out more regularly. Damn my laziness. LOL
Go thru my closets MORE OFTEN than not. Kaffee, I like your spreadsheet idea, might have to COPY that!
I have YET to buy that EXPENSIVE, nice handbag. ONE day yall, ONE DAY! LOL
Start buying clothes/shoes that SPEAK to me! LOL I mean, I really have to LOVE them, not just "I can work w/it'. Nah. LOL
Ah! Just thought of another one - here lately, or since Sept. 10, I've been buying NICER (as in more expensive) shoes. Spending $40+ does NOT bother me at all anymore! Plus they'll last longer.

-- Edited by TheLovelyLady71 on Monday 3rd of January 2011 12:08:06 PM

pollyjean23 · Marc Jacobs

I've been thinking about style resolutions, and I am having trouble coming up with any. I'm not saying that there is no room for improvement, but any deficits/conditions/issues I conjure up simply aren't compelling enough for me to turn them into resolutions.

Here are some things that are on my mind.

- Going for that more polished casual look. I can get pretty sloppy.

- Be open to some color (being in Miami will help).

- Stop buying gray shirts and sweaters (every sweater I own--except for one--is gray).

- Figure out my jeans situation. All mine stretch out to be too big an hour after I put them on, and I don't think I'm small enough to go down a size. :-/

- Opt for higher quality shoes. I bought a pair of Cole Haan ballet flats this fall, and they are so awesome. They really seem to be holding up very well, and are quite versatile.

- Get back to having fun with makeup. I used to do this all the time, and I have kind of started back up recently. I want to continue doing so.

- I need to accessorize more, but I have some basics that need fixing first.

Suasoria · Chanel

2010's:

Replace what's aging (especially black trench or equivalent and heeled knee-high boots)

50/50.

Have some things altered - or replace them with things that fit.

Fail. I gave up, but I don't miss much that's waiting for alteration.

Get a nice tote.

Fail.

Get a real haircut/style.

Fail. Although I did make the effort to cut my hair more often (I cut it myself), I still didn't have it cut by someone who knows what they're doing.

2011:

Exfoliate. Remember to use the same good skincare on my neck/chest. Wash my face in the shower *after* I shampoo/condition.

Leave my eyebrows alone until they fill in better. I look younger with heavier brows. At my age the thin thing is making me look older.

Clear polish on my nails - what a difference this small thing makes.

Kelly · Hermes

2010:

- wear less cutesy stuff: accomplished! It took me until like August or something to kick the habit but I wear way less bows/ruffles/etc than I used to
- accessorize more: I don't know if I accomplished this or not. I think I went through phases so I can't say I accomplished this overall
- wear more makeup: I went in and out of this one too, but I think overall I accomplished this because I do usually wear more than just mascara now.

I sort of made the following resolutions a few months ago but I want to keep them up for 2011:

- simplify my style. Wear what works and stop trying to always step outside of the box. What's wrong with the box? It looks good in there!

- more quality, less quantity

- stop buying things that don't fit my lifestyle. For example, I have a collection of sexy, pretty, barely-worn shoes because I like how sky-high heels look, but not many occasions in my life actually call for them. I don't go clubbing, I rarely even go to bars much anymore, and when I do they're more hole-in-the-wall types. So I don't know why I keep buying flashy stuff that I only wear once.

- go to a stylist that actually knows how wavy hair works. I feel like my hairstyle keeps getting worse and worse, even though every time I go I remind my stylist that I usually don't straighten my hair and tell her that I don't think my layers look right wavy. But she keeps just flat-ironing my hair and razor-cutting. I keep going to her because I like her as a person and think she's pretty awesome, but I'm tired of not being listened to.

-- Edited by Kelly on Saturday 1st of January 2011 09:42:34 PM