The theme for 2025 is being really grateful I kept some things I hadn’t been wearing much:

My 1990s tanks were great for layering under a couple of blouses with sheer sleeves and my quirky collection of open work knits.

My ancient set of brown shoes (loafers, skimmers and ballet styles) were great when brown popped up again. All I had to add were two purses and a belt.

I was really glad I kept a burnout velvet dress. I was really tired of it at one point but really looked forward to wearing it again this year.

My ancient Hue opaque tights were dug out and deployed under some equally ancient tall boots.

2026 seems likely to yield more opportunities to wear my classic fit blazers. Not sure what else to expect.