How to Break Out of Your Style Rut

Today, I wore a pair of high-waisted, distressed Free People denim shorts with a baggy vintage tee. Yesterday, I wore those same denim shorts with a frayed hem babydoll tank top. I spilled ketchup right on the crotch of those shorts. While daydreaming and picking at the leftover stain during the ride back to my apartment, I realized something very important. I had been wearing those same shorts for the past week. I wasn't even sure which day the ketchup incident occurred. 

I traded them out for another pair. 
They were, too, high-waisted. Distressed. Denim. 

Style fatigue materializes when we least expect it. One day, I'm resurrecting kick flares from the back of the closet, and the next, I can't see past my three pairs of kick flares in different shades. The best outfits start with a single immaculate piece, but on those uninspiring mornings, we end up reaching for what's comfortable and what's familiar. Luckily, there is a cure. I've learned that these few tips can help replenish and add excitement back into your wardrobe. 

1. Statement earrings fix everything. 

2. Add some personality to your feet. 

3. Forget about your jeans for a while. 

4. Go through your wardrobe and pull out your favorite pieces. These may not be the ones you wear the most, but the ones that make you feel the best. Now take note: what do they all have in common? Shape? Color? Fabric?

5. For every new item you add, subtract one you never wear and donate it. Win, win.

6. If you wear all black add some color! Sure, black is timeless and flattering but it can get old pretty quickly. If you're afraid of color, add them in with accessories.

7. Add lipstick.

8. Mix and match. Patterns, colors, shapes. Mix the skinny with the voluminous. The neutral with the bright. The ladylike with the masculine. Mix EVERYTHING.

9. Finally try out that piece in your closet that's been hanging there for ages because you haven't found the right occasion. Screw events and wear it to the grocery store or over to your boyfriend/girlfriends house.

10. Do a new do. And then, do you boo, boo. Pin it up, wear it down. Curl it, twist it, braid it, leave it natural. If you wear your bun to the back, put it up top for a change. Be daring. Be bold.

If you're brain hurts after standing in front of your open closet for thirty minutes, here is your solution. Have you ever been in a major style rut? How have you revamped your style lately? 

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