Being in SYC mode, it can sometimes be a struggle to pass up that SO on-trend item in the shops that would instantly update our outfits.
For others in the same boat, I thought it would be nice to draw up a laundry list of ways to update without any outlay. I owe the idea to Denise (CocoLion), who mentioned skinny jeans and rolled-up sleeves on Claire's epiphany thread today. Una also talked about how certain colours read as 'of the moment' vs 'old-fashioned' in that same thread.
So ladies (and gents), please add your ideas here on making your current wardrobe look...well, 'current', without spending on new clothes or accessories.
To begin with:
(1) From Denise --- roll up (or scrunch?) the long sleeves of shirts and blazers
(2) Go with the skinny pants (also from CocoLion's comment)
(3) Via Una --- pick one colour that is current (orange! cobalt! mint!) and pass over the ones that remind you of a blast from the past (90s stone or 80s pink)
(4) From Una again --- update the more staid neutral elements by making sure they include design or textural interest (case in point: the mock-double-breasted navy blazer with the gold buttons that both Claire and Amy have been rocking of late; Angie recommended it in stripes, which is VERY current, but the navy also has the extra edge from its closure and naval-inspired buttons)
(5) Change your hairstyle! --- Even a free trick like a new updo, a parting on the other side from your habitual one, letting your hair go back to its natural texture or colour (if you curl, straighten or colour) can freshen things up. See here: http://www.vogue.co.uk/beauty/.....air-trends
and here: http://www.fashionising.com/tr.....-4338.html
and here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/le.....y-in-2012/
and also here: http://www.harpersbazaar.com/b.....ds#slide-1
(6) Check your fit --- for bras, shoes and make-up colours! These change more than we imagine, I find, and not just with age but also with the seasons. ::taking hat off to Claire and Kieran (Fruitful) for sparking these mini-epiphanies::
NOTE: The idea is NOT necessarily to incorporate everything here as a blanket rule across outfits; but just options that can add that little shot of contemporaneity to the rest of your timeless pieces.
Also, please note your caveats and disagreements as well! Debate and discussion always keeps it interesting, no?
