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2017 Goals. WMC

kkards

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I've been following along with all the New Years resolutions/goals...and thinking about what I want to accomplish this year... and more importantly, how to accomplish it.
My ultimate goal...reduce my spending. The issue for me, how to get there. So what I know, that for me, shopping fasts don't work, making a list doesn't. in fact anything negative doesn't work for me. I need/want positives to encourage myself.
Here's another thing I learned when I was looking for my favorite outfit photos for Angie's post, I generally only had pictures of outfits that I felt good in and/or that I had put some thought into. This was reinforced by the couple of weeks I posted business casual outfits, in that I wore less FFBO those 2 weeks.
Which brings me to my 2017 fashion/style goals.
1 I'm going to document what I wear
2 I'm Going To Wear my clothes "WMC". Ok, that sounds obvious, but what I mean is, I'm going to think more about what I wear... i.e. To be more "mindful".
My thought is that between these 2 I'll appreciate what I own more, and feel the need to shop less.

Thoughts?

And here's what I wore Jan week 1 as always all comments and ideas are welcome

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Joyce B

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WYC is a very good and positive goal. I agree that negativity does not work, it only drags you down. I think I will join you with the WMC, maybe for me it should be WMS (wear my shoes) since I find very hard to resist wonderful new shoe styles, particularly if they fit well and are comfortable...
I love all your outfits, my favorite is the fourth with the dark colored pants and blue shoes. Those shoes are fab, what are they? ( Not that I will check them out since I already decided to WMS)... The boots in the last outfit are great for this weather.

Janet

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I really like your style and especially your footwear!

I think your WMC approach is going to be a significant part of my strategy for this year too. I've already made an attempt in the few days I've been home from vacation to wear some neglected sweaters, only to come to the conclusion that I don't feel amazing in some styles that were workhorses for me in the past. I do not, however, want that to turn into an invitation to do a bunch of shopping! Instead I want to focus on wearing the things in my closet that ARE appealing to me now, even if it means I feel like I'm over-wearing them. Almost like I'm challenging myself to actually wear something out, which I am usually very reluctant to do. The truth of the matter is, I own way more than I need, even if I wanted to wear a completely different outfit every day for the remainder of the winter.

Anonymous

I love 2. Which one is your favourite?

I definitely encourage you to WYC. Great idea.

carter

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Great goal! I thought you were going to say WMC stood for work my closet, which I suppose you are also doing;-). I too will add this to my 2017 goals. I too tend to give my outfit a bit more thought when I know I'm taking a WIW picture. It really does make a difference.

5 great outfits here. My favorites are 1 and 2.

Style Fan

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Great goal. I like all your outfits but my favourite is 2. I am not sure why. Coloured jeans get me.

Barbara Diane

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I also find allocating time to make new outfits really helps. I'm often surprised by layering things I didn't think would go together, trying new to me color combinations, etc.

If you shop "for fun", I think a key is finding something fun and free, or less expensive, to do with the time you spent shopping.

kkards

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JoyceB---yes, you and i have that shoe thing in common....for me, that's a big part of this....(the boots in #4 are a couple of years old, but continue to be favorites, i've attached the find).
Janet-i also don't want to "force" myself to wear something that i'm not feeling, but at the same time i was finding myself thinking about adding new things, when, for me the answer could have been reimagaging how i was wearing current things, or going back to something that older that had fallen out of favor.
smittie, carter and Style Fan...thanks for the love for #2...those red jeans are a perfect example of something i had loved, than walked away from, and now they feel fresh and new again.
#3 is my fav, becuase its the most out of my comfort zone and yet so in my zone, if that makes sense.

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Meredith

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Once you've taken the photographs, do you ever make adjustments? I find the act of taking the selfie helps me determine which mindful tweaks are necessary. Love your strategy and looking forward to hearing how it plays out for you. Favorite outfit of the ones you posted is #2, favorite item is the pair of boots in #5.

Bonnie

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I like #1 and #3 the best and I will join you in WMC.

Angie

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LOVE hearing that you're going to wear the heck out of your fabulous clothes. That's the way to do it. #2 and #3 are my faves here. #2 is KILLER.

harmonica

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Count me in on WMC! I found that wiw and keeping track of wearing history keep me more focused on my closet.

Love your style and the red jeans are fab!

Brooklyn

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Yes to WMC. I also tend to take WIW photos when I am happy with an outfit, so I have sometimes found it instructive to analyse what elements make me happy with that particular outfit and how I can repeat at least one of those elements in other outfits but using different clothes. I like your style and 1 and 3 are my faves.

RobinF

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Great idea! I also respond best to positive goals. If I say no shopping or no eating, that is the only thing I can think about! I like your #2 and #5, love the brightness of the pants and the clompy boots.

lyn67

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Such a cohesive fab style you have! Way to go, WMC needs to be applied by me, too:-).

Suz

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These are terrific goals and great outfits. #1, #2 and #3 are so amazing on you. Wow.

I think it's a great plan to document more. I find I put more effort into it too, if I know I'm going to take a photo. Or I take photos of the ones I have put effort into, or that I like -- I'm not sure which. Either way, though, as Brooklyn said, it does give you something to analyze and that helps in moving forward.

cheryl

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#2 is my favorite. I love those red pants. You look great.

City Poodle

WMC just puts a smile on my face. I've been thinking along similar lines because I want a better closet and to make better choices and this post inspires me to focus on it. Agreed with others that a positive strategy is so much more sustainable that a punitive one. My favorite of your pics is the casual boot silhouette in pic #5.

Joy

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More love for the red pants and lovely outfits. Do you have brown footwear that would bookend your hair? It might make a change from black.

kkards

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Joy...i have 2 pairs of cognac footwear but i struggle to wear them...i have it in my head that my footwear should be the same color as pants. or if i'm feeling adventurous it should at least match something else in my outfit. hmmmm...need to start getting over this as i move foward....

cindysmith

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1 and 2 are my faves. 1 just makes you look so impossibly long and tall

And 2 is just bold or powerful or confident or all of the above

JamC

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Love the idea of WMC. Although I do need to do more purging, and maybe put more effort into updating footwear.
Nice variety in your outfits. I think treating outfits in groups (e.g. weekly) may be easier to see that variety.

texstyle

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More nodding in agreement for WMC concept. I have been doing this more myself and learning about a few little tweaks here and there that make the difference between some favorites and not so favorite items. Example, I have a perfectly nice navy blue button down with little white embroidered dots from jcrew. I've only worn in a handful of times.So recently I made myself wear it to see what the issue was. It is very soft (a requirement for me), a great color, a classic pattern, but the collar was wrong. It's just too small for my taste. Not that I want a big huge collar but this one is just smaller than usual and I realized I don't love small collars!

AM

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WMC is a goal for me too. #2 and #3 are favs for me but #3 wins out. But that might change if I knew your style moniker/descriptors. And I completely agree that WMC is about appreciating what we have. A few comments. It struck me when you said - "when I was looking for my favorite outfit... I generally only had pictures of outfits that I felt good in and/or that I had put some thought into." Do you "love" any of these outfits? That raised a little concern. I hope so. The outfits you posted represent such a range all feel very deliberate. It would be interesting to know what's in your mind when you say you being "mindful." Just my two cents.

UmmLila (Lisa)

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We have similar taste in many things, including a fondness for black. And maybe also a fondness for constant looking around for the next best thing. I am trying to find it in my closet these days. I will say as another dark blond/ light brown haired person, lightening up the footwear to play off the hair has been a bit of a revelation. Taupe and leopard shoes are a game-changer.