Yesterday, I shared that one of my 2013 Style Resolutions is to complete a 25 Things Challenge.  Now for the details…  This year I’m challenging myself to only buying 25 items of clothing, shoes, and accessories for the entire year.  25 items may sound like a lot, but I recently read that the average American buys 64 pieces of clothing per year!  And, after tracking how many items I have acquired in the past couple of years, several of which have been completely or almost completely unworn, sticking to only 25 items will be an improvement for me and allow me to be more focused in my purchasing.  I should note that the 25 items do not include replacement purchases for items that receive heavier use and wear out (running shoes, black t-shirts, etc.) and they will not include gifts that don’t fall into my purchase idea lists.

With my closet in mind, I came up with a list of items that I think I should acquire this year.  A few items may change but I expect that thinking ahead about which items are “missing” in my closet will keep me from making unnecessary impulse purchases and instead purchase with longevity in mind.  I plan to keep you updated on my purchases (and thus hold myself accountable).  I’ve organized my purchases into Spring and Fall purchases.  I’m allowing myself one “fab” item per shopping season, something as of yet undefined that is too exciting to pass up.  You can check out my list below.

Please join me in my 25 Items Challenge and keep me updated on your progress!  Or, if you’re more ambitious than I am, challenge yourself to buying even fewer than 25 items this year!  Who knows, maybe even I will end up buying fewer than 25 items!

STYLEASPIRATIONS 25 THINGS CHALLENGE LIST

SPRING

Brown riding boots

Black booties

Ballet flats

Work heels/another pair of flats

Sandals

A piece of jewelry

2 pairs of Spring pants- likely JCrew

Spring dress

White shirt

Spring button down

Another top

1 piece of exercise clothing/pajamas

1 fab item

FALL

Velvet loafers

Brown leather loafers

Coat

Jacket

Brown corduroy pants

Coated jeans/leather pants

Jeans

Winter pants

Fall dress

Fall button down

1 fab item