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Dear First name / friend,

Coming to you on a gray, snowy day here in Newport — perfect weather for a 3pm Patriots playoff kickoff. We’re a little on edge over here, because the Texans are no joke. I’m kind of hoping the snow throws them off… but I know it doesn’t really work that way. 😬 I also know I have lots of Texas/Houston readers, so let’s just say: game on — may the best team win, and please, no injuries (that poor Denver QB last night… yikes).

 

Okay, enough sports talk. Let’s shift gears to what you may have missed at B.Styled this week.

 

If you’ve been online this week, you’ve probably noticed a bit of a nostalgia for simpler, pre-Covid, pre-curated feeds, pre-AI times — what some people are calling “2026 is the new 2016.” It was fun to take a look back myself, and it made me realize something: none of what I teach has actually changed.

 

B.Styled has never been about more clothes, more trends, or more shopping. It’s always been about better decisions --  better basics, and better outfit formulas.

 

Whether we’re talking about “rinsing and repeating”  what works or updating a silhouette from 2016, the goal is the same: to make getting dressed simpler, easier, and more satisfying with the clothes you already own (and a few smart additions when needed).

 

One of the most helpful style shifts I teach — and one we explored this week in the January No-Shopping Reset — is the power of repetition (Read the Day 8 Prompt here…it's so key!)

 

When you know what outfits actually work for you, getting dressed stops being exhausting. You stop reinventing. You stop guessing. It becomes plug and play.

 

That’s how women who always seem to look pulled together do it. They’re not buying more — they’ve figured out what works and know how to rinse & repeat it.

 

It’s a simple idea, but it can completely change how you get dressed — and how often you feel the urge to shop.

 

Watch the short reel replay here. 👇🏼

 

We have one more week of the Free January Reset. You can jump in right where we are, and receive the daily emails, just click HERE.  Or go at your own pace and get all the prompts here. 👇🏼 

2. 2016 → 2026: What Still Works (and What I’d Update)

With all this “2026 is the new 2016” talk going around, I took a little trip down memory lane — via my private Facebook groups.

 

Some of it was pretty cringey, with awful lighting, bad camera angles, and some truly goofy facial expressions. 😅

 

And yes, some silhouettes from 2016 definitely look dated — especially certain proportions, accessories, and oh… the shoes.

 

But the formulas? The basics?

The way good outfits are built? That part still works.

 

This is the difference between chasing trends and having a system. When you build your wardrobe on good basics and smart outfit formulas, you don’t have to start over every few years — you just tweak and update.

 

I’m sharing a few examples below — what I’d still wear, what I’d change, and why this is exactly what I mean when I say #justgetdressed always works.

That's it for today! 

Have a great week ahead, and remember to #justgetdressed. ✅👍🏼

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