Before we dive into 2026, I like to take a moment to look back at the previous year. For this post, specifically, my favorite outfits.
Over the years, my style has certainly evolved (if you’re curious, check out the My Style Evolution posts — so far I have early years, 20’s and 30’s). Now that I’m in my *late* 40’s, I find that my style is still changing based on my mood, my body, and what each day brings.
2025 was a little different from a style perspective, as I now work a mostly remote job. Due to my clothing needs changing, I did some heavy purging of my closet (Closet Cleanout Update). With that big purge, I really narrowed it down to items that I fully LOVE in my closet.
I also had a little fun with my ‘grown up money’ and purchased a few things just simply because I could. Like a pair of 14-eye Dr Marten’s boots that 1995 Joules would have hyperventilated over (they just got here and I’ll share soon!). And some absolutely gorgeous hand tooled cowboy boots. Simply, because they make me happy.
So let’s take a look through my 2025 outfits that felt 100% me this year.
As always, the majority of the items in each outfit are all secondhand. I counted 27 items I purchased secondhand and 9 items I purchased new.
Let me start by saying, I am not a jumpsuit person.
I absolutely love the look of other people in jumpsuits and overalls, but I look like a Weeble-wobble minion. It’s not cute. And it’s absolutely a running joke between me and my husband that I can NOT pull off overalls (he says it’s okay, because I look cute in everything else, so there’s that).
Anyways, I DID actually end up buying a black denim jumpsuit on a whim last winter and loved it. Which was a total and complete surprise to me! I think it works because it has some elastic around the waist to make me more hourglass shaped and less minion shaped.
Which brings me to when I was on the Athleta website checking out their cyber week sales. I absolutely love my Coaster Luxe joggers and decided to search out the keywords ‘Coaster Luxe’ to see if anything would pop up on sale. And BOOM. The joggers I love were on sale, so I grabbed a pair in Elm (a dark green). This time I picked the long version because sometimes my ankles get a little cold. The longer version is PERFECT for my 5’7” height.
I also found the Coaster Luxe jumpsuit and I was intrigued. It’s a tank top, wide legged sweatsuit version of my favorite joggers! It was on sale and I found an extra % off promo code online, so I went ahead and added it to my cart. I’m typically a size large in Athleta bottoms, so I ordered a large.
I also ordered the Forever Fleece ½ Zip Hoodie in Truffle. I like my athletic tops/hoodies/sweatshirts oversized, so I ordered an XL.
Source: Athleta.com
For the three items + the sale + the promo code + some rewards in my Athleta account that I forgot about… I ended up paying $85 for everything!
Annnnddddd… I’m obsessed. After trying it on, I literally wore the jumpsuit for three days straight, topped with the forever fleece hoodie. It is so incredibly soft, the perfect amount of warm and really, really cute. It’s giving House Gremlin, but adorable. Yes, using the bathroom is annoying. However, I just pull my arms out of my hoodie (let it hang around my neck like a schlumpy scarf), pull down the top of the jumpsuit, and I’m good to go.
I finally threw it in the laundry this morning and I will absolutely be wearing it all winter long. I actually wasn’t planning to write a blog post about it, but after strutting around the house and our weekend errands in it and telling my husband 1,000 times how freaking COMFORTABLE I am, I feel like I need to share this with my other comfy girlies.
I just checked and they are still running some great sales over on the Athleta website. The jumpsuit comes in 2 colors, sizes XXS – 3X, and has regular, tall and petite options. The joggers come in 14 colors, sizes XXS – 3X, and also has regular, tall and petite options. AND, the fleece hoodie comes in 12 colors, sizes XXS – 3X and had regular, tall and petite options.
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I love autumn – I’m a big fan of the changing leaves, bonfires, and spotting the first twinkle lights that go up for Christmas. I also enjoy getting out those sweaters, fluffy socks and boots that have been packed away over the warmer months, so let’s take a look at my November style.
Work Style
I fully love both of my office looks from this month! The outfit on the left was 100% planned so I could wear my new-to-me hand tooled cowboy boots. I paired them with a secondhand Anthropologie dress that combines tulle and glittery dots, a thrifted cardigan and I added a brown braided belt to tie in the brown of my boots.
For the outfit on the right, I pulled out this animal print, pleated skirt that I found at a consignment shop last spring. I topped it with a thrifted black cotton blouse, black sparkly cardigan (thrifted last month) and an absolutely gorgeous pair of Tieks that I was gifted last year.
Casual Style
Lots of jeans and layers for my non-work plans this month. I tend to do a t-shirt and a topper so that I can easily self regulate when I get too hot or too cold.
Thanksgiving Style
Here are my two Thanksgiving dinner looks for this year. The outfit on the left was for my parent’s house, so I went more casual with a black v-neck tee, chunky cardigan (recently dyed green… it was previously cream), and bootleg jeans. For dinner with my husband’s family a couple days later, we had a long drive so I wanted something comfy to sit in for hours without a waistband digging in after dinner. So, I paired this secondhand Madewell dress with a secondhand Anthropologie cardigan and those fabulous boots again.
New vs Secondhand Tally
This month, I count 5 items that I purchased retail, 19 items I purchased secondhand, and 1 item I was gifted.
