The beginning of the year and the grey skies can often shadow us in a way that craves to be fresh and energised.

Promises of fresh adventures for the year to come encourages us to take interest in our own details. We evaluate and weigh the new year promises with the old realities to manifest days filled with expansion and joy. 

Our expression of our personal style can be a struggle and a fantasy for those of us with a limited budget. 

 This year let me help. Are you over your wardrobe? 

To update, you don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars for all new clothes. To conserve funds, you can search for some new (or vintage) accessories that will energize old classics.

They will also give inspiration for recombining the clothes you already have in different ways and making unworn outfit combinations. Replacing faded black or dingy white basics and picking up some modern cut jeans/pants is something that should be done every so often anyway. 

To be more practical and modern, wearing a unique statement belt on your old plain shift dress or using a grouping of vintage brooches on that ancient blazer will make you feel fresh in your go-to standards. Picking up some scarves, belts, pins, long draping necklaces and hats in one shopping trip will make them have a cohesive style and look in case you want to combine them. Purchasing a good selection will add enough of the new to satisfy and don’t worry about being trendy....stay true to you. 

Find your personal style. Love yourself and anything you wear will look beautiful.

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Are you over your wardrobe? To update, you don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars for all new clothes. To conserve funds, you should search for some new (or vintage) accessories that will energize old classics. 

They will also give inspiration for recombining the clothes you already have in different ways and making unworn outfit combinations. Replacing faded black or dingy white basics and picking up some modern cut jeans/pants is something that should be done every so often anyway. To be more modern, wearing an awesome statement belt on your old plain shift dress or using a grouping of vintage brooches on that ancient blazer will make you feel fresh in your go-to standards. 

Picking up some scarves, belts, pins, long draping necklaces and hats in one shopping trip will make them have a cohesive style and look in case you want to combine them. 

Purchasing a good selection will add enough of the new to fool you and don’t worry about not being trendy....stay true to you. Find your personal style. Love yourself and anything you wear will look beautiful....

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Swafford is aesthetic advisor at Royal Peasantry boutique in downtown Asheville.