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Inexplicbly, I have recently started reading College Fashion, and one of their posts yesterday really struck me - Fall 2009 Style Resolutions. This is what it said;

"Most of us are headed back to school this week or next, and of course, the smell of new beginnings is in the air – new classes, new friends, new… wardrobe!

Even though we’re nowhere near January and the start of 2010, back to school is a perfect time to make some new resolutions. All the new fall clothes are just starting to hit the stores and chances are that money from your summer job is burning a hole in your pocket, screaming that wonderful phrase, “Back to school shopping!”

Because it’s the start of a new school year (and a new you), I put together some style resolutions for fall to kick off a great semester for you and your wardrobe."

Now, I wasn't planning on becoming a 'new me' for the new school year, but I do agree that I should probably stop being such a shrinking violet when it coes to dressing... so I thought I'd give it a go...

Fall* '09 Style Resoultions
*Yep, that'd be "Autumn", right?

1. I will not spend every single day in jeans. And Saturdays in smart work trousers do not count.

I own a lot of skirts. But I never wear them, for reasons I have never been able to adequetly explain, I hardly ever wear them... so next time I go shopping, I will invest in some lovely new tights, in an array of colours, so that I can wear skirts instead.

2. I will stop caring what people thinkof how I dress.

I am a Fashion Editor, for God's sake. That is a lisence to dress differently.

3. I will not wear my hair in the same way every day.

It's just lazy.

4. I will invest in decent shampoos and conditioners, in order to tame said hair.

Sorry, did I say "hair"? I meant "frizz". (Post on good hair products for frizzy hair coming soon!)

5. I will not over-do the eyeliner.

That was fine, last year, to show that I'm not the same girl that I used to be. But, people know that now. And it's a look which doesn't work for me.

6. I will buy a decent autumn jacket.

Last autumn, whn it was too warm for coats, but too cold for muh less, I spent the whole time wearing a lovely, cosy hoodie. But it looked rubbish... and there are some very stylish, inexpensive autumn jackets out there... Must go shopping soon!

On which note;

7. I will not shop in a mega-rush.

I have a tendancy to go shopping at high speed, in the belief that I will waste time otherwise, but I only end up wasting money on things that are not really what I need. See: many t-shirts from H&M, jeans which are not that great a fit, and too many pair of sunglasses. Instead, I will dedicate a time-slot to shopping, and save my hard-earned cash for what  need.

So, I was wondering; what are your Style Resolutions? I'm asking readers here to post a link to their Style Resolutions; I'm wondering if we can make a seperate tab of readers' resolutions?

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