Did I complete the challenge successfully?!
Okay so that’s it the year is almost over and I have completed my 2018 challenge ‘No Spend 365’ where I didn’t buy any new clothes for an entire year! If you didn’t read my crazy idea at the beginning of the year let me remind you of why I was doing this – ‘So the goal by the end of this year is to know; what items in my wardrobe have had the most wear and which items I don’t ever wear and are taking up space. Also I am hoping I will know where the gaps are that I need to fill in my wardrobe.’ I can safely say that I succeed in not buying any new items of clothing although I was gifted a few items in the latter half of the year, it wasn’t as difficult as I thought it was going to be however it didn’t save me any money at all because I was spending it on other things but hey ho, such is life.
So what have I learnt about my wardrobe? I still love just wearing jeans and a t-shirt and I don’t think I’ll ever be any different! However having a few quirky bottom halves is great when you feel stuck in a rut, my leather look coated jeans from H&M are a great example of this and my green Mango maxi skirt. They are a little different but can still be paired with lot’s of items so aren’t useless pieces in my collection. Speaking of t-shirts; white t-shirts are my jam, so easy to style with literally everything and a timeless classic! If you havent already got one in your collection go and invest in a good quality one right now! Another probably obvious revelation was Converse basically go with everything and were by far my most worn shoe in 2018. Also a colour pop bag is the best way to breathe new life into outfits!
This year I learnt above everything that being comfortable is the best thing and I don’t mean just comfortable shoes etc. I mean feeling comfortable within yourself, I love the fact that my wardrobe makes me feel confident whatever I choose to wear.
My favourite outfits of 2018
January – March
April – June
July – September
October – December
What will I be buying myself in 2019? Well I 100% need some more long sleeve tops and some more lightweight knitwear that’s a must especially for an upcoming trip in January but to be honest my wardrobe is pretty well-rounded already! I’m sure in the summer I’ll be investing in another maxi skirt and some denim shorts that cover my bum but I’ll be interested to see what I actually purchase in 2019 because there aren’t as many gaps in my wardrobe as I first thought.
Do you think you could take on the challenge of no new clothes in 2019?!
Great idea and congrats on the follow through! You should feel really great about your successful experiment.
This is an amazing challenge! Well done for completing it 🙂 I don’t really ever buy myself anything so I can imagine this would be pretty easy for me too. I might give it a go myself in the New Year and see what happens!
Hey Jenny,
Let me know how you get on if you do try it!
Kate x