New Year, Old Clothes: How to Make Your Most Tired Pieces Feel Cool Again

<p>There are only so many ways to wear trousers, but here is one you might not have considered yet, despite the overwhelming evidence for it: under a dress. Start out sheer like Rachael Wang here, then play with opaque fabrics and lengths. They're just really, really thick tights, if you think about it. </p>

Now that you've returned to reality, loaded up on more dairy and gluten—and new-old clothes lifted from your childhood closet—than you ingested before the holidays combined, direct your energy toward a more manageable resolution than weight loss: figuring out how to wear your most passé clothes. Here, six of the cobweb-iest pieces you own, with six inventive ways to give them a new lease on life.

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The Pleated Skirt That Was All the Rage Last Year

<p>But has been so overplayed, you're semi-frightened to pull it on from The Chair, lest it brands you a fashion victim. (And sends the rest of the pile toppling.) Phoebe Philo, as always, lights the way, however, pairing the aforementioned item with a boxy shirt and trainers for an outfit that's at once modern and good for hiding any post-holiday billowing out. Side note: We're really seeing a move away from the nipped-in waist, which is like, thank goodness. </p>

But has been so overplayed, you're semi-frightened to pull it on from The Chair, lest it brands you a fashion victim. (And sends the rest of the pile toppling.) Phoebe Philo, as always, lights the way, however, pairing the aforementioned item with a boxy shirt and trainers for an outfit that's at once modern and good for hiding any post-holiday billowing out. Side note: We're really seeing a move away from the nipped-in waist, which is like, thank goodness.

Skinny Jeans

1990 Pic by @giulia_donnini

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Still good—especially in winter, when you want to convey that you're not marshmallow-y all over—but still kind of boring. Solution: snip, snip.

Non-Skinny Jeans

There are only so many ways to wear trousers, but here is one you might not have considered yet, despite the overwhelming evidence for it: under a dress. Start out sheer like Rachael Wang here, then play with opaque fabrics and lengths. They're just really, really thick tights, if you think about it.

Track Pants

<p>See above. P.S. <a href="http://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/news/g4296/pre-fall-you-2017-outfit-ideas/" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">More Pre-Fall 2017 thoughts this way</a>.</p>

See above. P.S. More Pre-Fall 2017 thoughts this way.

Gray Hoodie

A winter layering potion involving 1 teaspoon denim, 4 cups velvet, a sprinkle of sweatshirt material and 7-8 puffs of hot chocolate breath.

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