I Just Did a Wardrobe Clean-Out—7 Items Are Now on Pause, and 7 Anti-Trend Items Are Replacing Them

There’s something about the start of a new year that brings a much-needed opportunity to start afresh in all areas of life, but being the fashion-orientated person I am, you can bet that I decided to use the opportunity to first rid my closet of any dead weight ahead of 2024. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not generally an organised person, and I’m embarrassed to admit how much of my clothing ends up in my “floor-drobe” pile rather than neatly folded, but what better time to channel my inner Marie Kondo and invest some time in a proper closet clean-out, purging some of the items that now feel outdated?

After confronting my supremely overloaded closet to determine once and for all what would be entering 2024 with me, I decided the best tactic would be sheer ruthlessness: This start-of-year purge would be the perfect time to lean things out and refocus on what is actually working, so I can build a more long-lasting wardrobe off of it. I’m not saying I’ve waved goodbye to any pieces for good, but there are definitely some items I am pausing on for the rest of the year.