How to Wear the Clothes You Already Have 2018

How to Wear the Clothes You Already Have in 2018

Sep 8 2018 by Hannah Weil McKinley

Trends change season to season, but you don't have to buy into all of them to update your look. Instead of hitting "add to cart," file these styling hacks away to reinvent your wardrobe and take the pieces you already own through 2018. With a switch as simple as the way you drape your jumper (hint: tie it across your chest), you can transform something tired into the fresh new look you love; sometimes, it just requires rewearing it with a fresh set of eyes. Ahead, find 12 styling tips to offer you a little perspective on the clothes already hanging out in your closet.

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1. Wear a Slip Dress Over a T-Shirt

Slip dresses aren't reserved for evening anymore; shake up your daytime routine when you throw on a t-shirt or button-down under a sexier slip dress you used to save for evening.

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2. Let Your Sleeves Hang Out

It seems like a small thing, but showing off contrasting sleeves under a blazer or sweater has a stylised look that screams fashion girl.

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3. Tie Your Jumper the "Cool-Girl" Way

Right across your chest!

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4. Wear a Sweatshirt Over a Dress

Make any dress instantly more casual and more occasion-appropriate by slipping a sweatshirt right over top.

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5. Wear a Jean Jacket Off the Shoulder

Jean jackets are always a classic, but they feel fresh for 2018 when you wear them slung off the shoulder.

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6. Tie a Scarf Around Your Neck

A basic t-shirt and jeans looks infinitely more stylish with a scarf at the neck.

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7. Wear Your Shoulder Bag Crossbody Style

Wearing your shoulder bag over your shoulder is fine, but crossbody style has that fashion-girl know-how that instantly upgrades your outfit.

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8. Wear a Button-Down Off the Shoulder

Make any look feel sexier with a button-down worn loosely off the shoulders.

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9. Wear a Dress Over Jeans

Sure, this trick isn't exactly new for 2018, but it looks brand new with slimmer jeans and more feminine dresses that skim the body.

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10. Wear a Wrap Dress as a Tunic

Make like a fashion girl and dress up your jeans with a dress worn open like a robe coat.

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11. Do the Half-Tuck

It's a small switch, but tucking up just the hem of one side of your jumper can give your a kind of nonchalant polish it was missing.

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12. Replace Your Top With a Dress

Reinvent your workwear when you slip on a tunic or a silky dress instead of a blouse with your suit separates.

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Street Style Style How-To

1. Wear a Slip Dress Over a T-Shirt

2. Let Your Sleeves Hang Out

3. Tie Your Jumper the "Cool-Girl" Way

4. Wear a Sweatshirt Over a Dress

Watch This!

Pop Quiz

Watch the Cast of Fear Street Play a Creepy Game of Horror Movie "Would You Rather"

5. Wear a Jean Jacket Off the Shoulder

6. Tie a Scarf Around Your Neck

7. Wear Your Shoulder Bag Crossbody Style

8. Wear a Button-Down Off the Shoulder

9. Wear a Dress Over Jeans

10. Wear a Wrap Dress as a Tunic

11. Do the Half-Tuck

12. Replace Your Top With a Dress

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