Your sartorial goals for 2018

[PNGirl]

Do you have any?

Mine is to make my summer wardrobe interesting by actually buying some pieces and not telling myself there's no point as we get three hot days. I spent this year in one pair of loose printed trousers with a variety of plain t-shirts!

I also want to return things I like but don't love rather than keeping them and forcing myself to make them work.

Anyone else?

Definitely agree with returning things. I get most of my clothes in store as online shopping doesn't ever work for me. I still manage to get it wrong though and hate all the embarrassment of returns!!

In 2018 I would love to move away from only ever wearing jeans. Other than work trousers/skirts jeans are all I own and I'm seriously bored of them!

Im going to wear all my clothes.
Am going to try not to buy too and spend on doing nice things instead.

1. To work my wardrobe better
2. To concentrate on loosing 5kg I need to loose instead of buying clothes to try and cover it up
3. To not buy as much ( says she who has just ordered lovely Italian wool fine gauzy scarf from Toast)
4. To have the courage to throw out the things I am not wearing from my wardrobe and to stop hearing my Mother ( who has long gone to heaven) murmur about “waste”

To stop saving my nice clothes for best. Stop, stop, stop. Best is here, right now.

Ive bought a whole new work wardrobe for a new job and Im slowly weeding out my old work clothes (hard as they are perfectly serviceable!)

Certainly to buy more in real shops and not on line. I have finally decided that for me, although I aspire to be kooky and creative the "Toast" style look just makes me frumpy ( though knitwear and coats are OK) I will be buying more of the makes I like, such as Whistles, Brora and Jigsaw, though less clothes overall. I will never ever buy a pair of shoes on line. I will flog off the things I am bored with or that turn out to be a mistake on ebay.

Floisme - me too - I now have some clothes that are watched and not worn that are 2+ years old!

To try to wear the things that I already have, and use skirts and dresses rather than heading for jeans every day. I do love jeans but I am getting stuck in a bit of a rut with them at the moment. Even wearing a denim skirt and tights instead would be a nice change.

Definitely with you on returning things that are 'ok' rather than not being bothered and then growing to hate them.

I also agree about going to the shops more - I will have a bit more time this year as youngest starts preschool, so I want to have a good look myself at what is out there, rather than ending up relying on bloggers who have vastly different figures and very different lifestyles to me!

I'll be either heavily pregnant or breastfeeding for the majority of the year, so my goal is to not look like a ship in full sail, and to work miracles with the few garments that fit and are breastfeeding-friendly (I'll call it my 'capsule wardrobe' to make it sound better)

1. Get a fab pregnancy capsule wardrobe
2. Flog some of my handbags
3. Get more neutrals as I spent the last few years wearing colour and pattern and I've had enough.

I agree with returns! I keep most of what I buy, even if it’s not the most flattering fit as I can’t be bothered with returns. So my wardrobe ends up being ill fitting and I hate everything then I buy more and the cycle repeats. Definitely aiming for a capsule wardrobe with strong basics going forward

No more fast fashion for me.

I'll be putting up minimum pricing across the board for new things (already do this for some, usually big-ticket items to ensure quality over quantity) and continuing in my attempt to buy within EU made clothes only (not a perfect method but better than nothing).

I'm done with cheap and cheerful things for me coming at the expense of those far less fortunate than me and contributing to retailers' race to the bottom.

Not buy anything else until I've lost the stone that stops the nice clothes I already have from looking good.

Lose the final stone (2017 was a success as I lost the first 4). Only buy things I'm going to wear straight away - there is something very liberating about having an empty wardrobe and a completely clean slate to start again. Keep nothing for best - I want to act as if I deserve the best I have every day - huge mindset shift for me.

1. No new purchases - I already have more than enough clothes!
2. Lose at least 5kg (and preferably 10) to be able to wear all the lovely clothes I own, but can't currently fit into.
3. Donate all the clothes that don't suit me, that I have been meaning to sell, but never had the time and are meanwhile taking up space in my already cluttered wardrobe!

Love this thread.

For me:

1. Lose the final stone (lost 3.5 in 2017)

1. Invest rather than impulse. I have really enjoyed the couple of things I bought this year that have been slightly more expensive but much better quality than quick and easy buys I usually fall for.

1. Increase my water intake - my skin looks SO much better when I drink loads of water.

1. Use decent shampoo and conditioner.

1. To step out of my uniform comfort zone and try new looks.
2. Buy better bras

botemp how do you implement your minimum pricing strategy?

Try to nail the colourful but chic thing.

Buy a good coat, boots/shoes and bag. At the moment I have a perfectly serviceable coat from ASDA but it's the kind of thing you walk the dog in, not rock up to business meetings. I have a laptop rucksack I got from work. There must be better.

More good quality fabric.

Less tat. I only wear about 10 things so let's make them decent eh.

I really need some new shoes but unless square toed shoes make a come back in 2018, I going to have to pass.

I'm sick of those horrid witchy, pointed shoes that will never fit my feet which still seem to be everywhere.

1. Buy less, but better.

2. Buy some jeans that fit and that don't fall apart.

3. Flog stuff that's not right, shoes that are uncomfortable etc.

This is a great thread @PNGirl - thank you!

1. Purchase a new capsule work wardrobe for when I return from maternity leave
2. Only purchase the remaining items for my capsule casual wardrobe (smart coat, good quality t-shirts and flat shoes) and not other random items that aren't necessary!

Put fake tan on every week so I can wear my lovely sleeveless tops and dresses to work - I have loads but rarely wear them as I'm bottle white. Work is roasting so it makes sense to get my arms out.
Absolute no spend on clothes in Jan/Feb and aim to get my wardrobe down to an actual wardrobe as currently occupy two wardrobes but somehow need to convert the spare room into a different use.
Stick to what I know suits me and don't be swayed by trends - summer florals look dreadful on me as does anything chi chi and boho. Need to stick to edgy classic.
Actually wear all of my wardrobe and use time I would have spent shopping on line to go through wardrobe and put outfits together.
Sell unwanted stuff on eBay.
Dress more smartly for work.

Ana, I basically go through my wardrobe and see what's stood up to the test of time. I imagine it will be different for everyone but for example, trousers under a 100 euros have no longevity IME, knitwear is substantially higher if we're going by made in EU only. Jeans have to be 60 or above for me, and that's really on the low end for me. I do implement it on the RRP though, so if something is marked down in sales but meets my other criteria then I go with the original price as a guide rather than the marked down one.

To shift a stone
To stop getting my hair coloured and embrace the grey
To plan my outfits with accessories and jewellery,for the week and them have them hung ready to pick out each morning
To wear a different perfume a day out of my collection
To drink more water and eat less crap
To just generally try and be more put together

1. To not buy so much, I never wear it all and I can't afford it.
2. Only buy things that fit me properly
3. Don't buy really cheap things in bulk (primark) buy a few quality items instead