sure the pieces in your outfit are machine washable
so you can clean them as needed.
• Every time you find yourself longing for a specific
piece from your wardrobe, write it down.
The Payoff: At the end of the week, reopen your closet
and look at your wardrobe with fresh eyes. After wearing
the same outfit for so long, your other clothes should
look much more appealing to you.Take the list you've
been working on all week and gather up every item on it.
Lay them out on your bed or on the floor and start making outfits with other items from your wardrobe. Every
time you put together something you like, take a picture of it. You'll be amazed at how versatile and fun your
wardrobe really is.
4. Ask a stylish friend to dress you for one week.
Invite your friend over and let them loose in your
closet. Make sure to set up ground rules for work
outfits in advance, but keep in mind that the fewer
restrictions you give them, the better.
• Leave the room to let them work in private.
• Once they have put together a week's worth of outfits for you, bag up all your other stuff and either put
it in a spare room or even have them take it back to
their place for the week so you won't be tempted to
cheat.
• Send them a photo of your outfit every day for a
week to prove you are really wearing what they
chose for you and update them on how you're feeling about the process.
The Payoff: It's amazing how giving control to someone
else can help change your perspective. It may be uncomfortable at first, but stick with it. The more open to
the experience you are, the more you will get out of it.
5. Trade wardrobes with one of your friends for a
month.
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Find a friend in a similar situation and offer to trade
closets.
• Invite her over to your apartment and let her pick out
whatever she wants from your wardrobe. Nothing is
off limits except fine jewelry and underwear (for obvious reasons).
• Once she has picked you over, head over to her
house and do the same.
• As the month goes by, make a list of the items from
your wardrobe that you miss and the items from her
wardrobe that you are most enjoying. Have your
friend do the same.
The Payoff: At the end of the month, share your lists with
each other and see if you can make some of your trades
permanent. If you can't work anything out, NDB. Just
take your list and go shopping.
6. Wear one piece a different way every day for a
week.
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Have a friend choose one item from your wardrobe
a top, a dress, a skirt, whatever.
• Once the key item has been selected, it's your job
to style it in a different way every day for a week —
for work, class, dates, everything. If you're stumped,
have your friend help you with some ideas before
they go.
• Every day, send them a photo of your outfit to prove
you are sticking with it.
The Payoff: Even if you don't end up liking all the outfits
you wear that week, it will show you how versatile your
wardrobe really is.
7. Have a social media style-off with one of your
friends.
• Every day for a week, you and your friend will take
pictures of your outfits and send them to each other.
• Pic Stitch them together, and post the final image on
social media, asking people to vote on whose look
they like the best.
• At the end of the we