"As you’re dreaming up your goals for 2025 and pulling images to create your annual moodboard, it wouldn’t be surprising if your mind jumped straight to your career or wellness routine. But something that should also make the cut? A few style resolutions.
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If you’ve fallen into a style rut and find yourself feeling uninspired when you look in your closet every morning overwhelmed every time you open a dresser drawer, it’s time to rework your wardrobe. After all, dreading putting outfits together is definitely not the vibe we’re after. Keep reading for seven wardrobe tips that’ll make you excited to get dressed every morning of 2025.
The Wardrobe Tips Our Editors Swear By
Swap out pieces every season
Looking at off-season pieces is an easy way to instantly kill your styling mojo. This year, I’m committing to the seasonal clothing swap: storing off-season items where they are no longer visible and reallocating prime closet and dresser real estate to in-season pieces. Putting in-season pieces front and center will give you inspiration for your OOTDs, as well as a mental break from your clothes when the season is over (see ya next December, holiday sweaters). Carefully store clothing pieces in totes and storage containers and pack them away in a storage space, spare closet, or under the bed.
Pare back
I love clothes, but sometimes, owning too much clothing is actually a bad thing. When your wardrobe becomes overwhelmed, it also becomes a source of chaos. Free your wardrobe (and your mind!) by paring back. Pick out the things you really, truly love—and actually wear—and donate or sell the rest. Still stuck on what to get rid of? Start here.
Organize
A tidy closet or dresser can make getting dressed in the morning infinitely easier—and it can also make the experience more cathartic. Picking pieces from neatly stacked piles and strategically color-coded hangers is much more enjoyable than pulling rumpled clothes out of an overstuffed dresser drawer.
As you set out to get organized, keep in mind that organizing a wardrobe doesn’t follow a cookie-cutter methodology—instead, it’s important to come up with a system that works for you. You might choose to add shelving units to your closet, organize pieces by color, group your clothing by item type, etc. Whatever you decide, be sure you remain vigilant in upholding your organization year-round. You may consider setting a few minutes aside each Sunday before the workweek begins to tidy up, straighten, and prep your outfits for the week ahead.
Wave goodbye to fast fashion
Fast fashion comes with its own list of cons. But perhaps one of the most noticeable downsides is how chaotic and uninspired it can make your wardrobe. Buying pieces that are cheap (in both price and look), lacking in quality, and prone to losing their cool overnight is a habit we want to leave in the past. Instead, we’re reaching for quality pieces that will hold our attention for many years to come.
Only purchase items you’ll actually wear
Before you run out to purchase items that fit every trend, ask yourself: Will I actually wear this? Don’t get me wrong, I love experimenting with fashion, but it’s also important to have a good understanding of what you’ll reach for consistently versus what will collect dust in the back of your closet.
Buying pieces simply because you feel like you have to stay on trend is a quick way to overwhelm your wardrobe and make it less practical. Strategically choose which trends you’d like to dabble in by assessing how likely it is you’ll follow through on them.
Cater your wardrobe to your lifestyle
Make your wardrobe truly work for you by catering it to your unique lifestyle. Do you work from home? Then eye-catching tops and hair accessories are your tickets for making an impression over Zoom. Do you work in an office? If so, make sure you have all of the basic, practical office essentials that will serve you both on your commute and in the workplace.
The same goes for climate. Do you live where it’s cold most of the year? As much as you might love sundresses and sandals, you probably only need to own a few of them to rotate in during your limited warmer months.
Assess what key pieces you’re missing
A little black dress, a pair of denim you absolutely adore, a white button-up—there are some clothing items you just have to have. Do an assessment of your closet and figure out what key pieces you’re missing. Then, do some shopping to fill in the gaps. Having a solid assortment of essential wardrobe builders will make dressing for every occasion that much easier.
Emilee Janitz, Contributing Fashion Writer
Emilee is a communications strategist and lifestyle journalist with an M.S. in Public Relations from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. She currently works on the content team at Enterprise SEO company Terakeet where she creates and executes reputation management strategies for Fortune 500 companies and their executives. Beyond The Everygirl, Emilee’s work has been featured on POPSUGAR, MSN, and Yahoo.