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"   Sometimes resolutions are hard to stick to (like quitting smoking or going to the gym), but these seven style-focused improvements are ones you&amp;#039;ll want to make\u2014and keep. Visit your local vintage store. You can find little gems in thrift shops and who doesn&amp;#039;t love a bargain. Plus, as the saying goes, &amp;quot;One man&amp;#039;s trash is another man&amp;#039;s treasure.&amp;quot; One tip to keep in mind: If you find a piece that you fall in love with but isn&amp;#039;t your size, take it to your local tailor to have them alter it. Since you got it at a second-hand store, the overall cost (tailoring included) should end up being less than the item&amp;#039;s original price. Edit your wardrobe. If you&amp;#039;re anything like us, your closet is probably about to explode. And we&amp;#039;re guessing you don&amp;#039;t wear half of the items in there. So, go through your clothes and ask yourself, &amp;quot;Would I buy this today?&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Have I worn this in the past year?&amp;quot; If the answer is &amp;quot;no&amp;quot; to either question, it&amp;#039;s time to donate or toss it. Can&amp;#039;t part with certain pieces? Invite your friends over for a Sex and the City-like get-together, throw on some 80s music, and try on what you&amp;#039;re iffy about. Then, let them decide the fate of that frock, top, or pants in question. Step out of your fashion comfort zone. If your friends refer to you as neutral Nancy, perhaps it&amp;#039;s time to throw in a splash of color here and there. (Solid colored work dresses are always a safe bet if you want to take the plunge.) If you&amp;#039;re already willing to try different trends, push yourself even more and pick up a pair of patterned pants or exaggerated cat-eye sunglasses that you might not normally reach for. Go for that form-fitting something. If you usually take a cue from the Olsen twins\u2014layering garments like it&amp;#039;s your job\u2014this year we dare you to show off your phenomenal figure in a skintight suit, dress, pair of pants. Shine bright like a diamond. What you can pull off sartorially comes from confidence. So, if you&amp;#039;re wary about wearing something out of the box, hold your head up high and rock it like Rihanna would. Even if you don&amp;#039;t feel 100 percent confident donning mixed prints or a form-fitting dress, you&amp;#039;ll come off as though you do. Wear more jewelry. You don&amp;#039;t have to pile it on all at once, but wearing a little bling with a white tee, jeans, and black pumps, for example, can change your look completely. Get inspired. Inspiration is all around us. It&amp;#039;s on your pinterest board, Instagram, in magazines, on celebrities\u2014basically everywhere you look. So, rip out outfits you love and post them on your fridge, pin them, or take a screen shot from Instagram on your phone to remember an ensemble someone wore that you&amp;#039;d like to replicate. Then, the next time you&amp;#039;re in a pinch to put an outfit together for work or a date, you&amp;#039;ll have the solution right in front of you. Will you be making these fashion resolutions this year? Follow Carly Cardellino on Facebook and Twitter. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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