These 30 Easy Outfit Ideas Are Calling Your Name

If you think a great outfit doesn't make you feel better or carry yourself with more confidence, maybe you just haven't found it yet. That's why we're kicking off the new year with our second annual styling challenge that will get you to rethink your wardrobe and find the outfits that make you feel your best. Get ready to shake things up one day at a time.

Click through to day four for today's hack, and then join us here again tomorrow, for your next styling mission — and don't forget to share your own photos with the hashtag #PSstylinghacks on Instagram to show us all of your awesome looks in action. Cheers to your most stylish year yet.

01
Upgrade Your Lazy-Day Look
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Upgrade Your Lazy-Day Look

Trade your sweats for something just as comfy, but way more stylish, like adding your favorite sweatshirt to leather pants or denim culottes, then strolling straight into brunch.

02
Try the "Groutfit"
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Try the "Groutfit"

Embrace the groutfit with monochromatic grays in varying shades and textures. It's the chic outfit you didn't even know you had.

03
Make Your Jewelry the Focus
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Make Your Jewelry the Focus

Highlight your favorite pieces and don't be afraid to mix metals and layer it on. Make today all about celebrating the jewelry you've been "meaning to wear" for months. Bonus: it makes thinking about the rest of your outfit way easy.

04
Reinvent Your Suit Separates
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Reinvent Your Suit Separates

Who says suits have to be stuffy? Shake yours up by adding a t-shirt or breaking up the suit entirely and adding the trousers to a different jacket or blouse.

05
Rework Your White Shirt
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Rework Your White Shirt

Your button-down has so much more potential than you think. Skip the basics and add it to a jumper, layer it with a vest, or use it to dress up your favorite ripped jeans. The possibilities are endless.

06
Put a Bandana on It
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Put a Bandana on It

Bandanas are so much more than they used to be — and they make making a statement easy. Just add one to whatever else you're wearing. Yep, go ahead. It's that easy.

08
Wear Your Pajamas All Day
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Wear Your Pajamas All Day

Stay in your pajamas all day, really. Just top off your regular bottoms with a breezy pajama top or keep your pajama bottoms on and elevate them with a fitted sweater and a jean jacket. No one will ever guess you're actually wearing your PJs.

09
Top It Off With a Hat
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Top It Off With a Hat

Forget a bad hair day; finally wearing that hat you bought months ago will take care of that.

10
Add Your Sneakers to Something Unexpected
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Add Your Sneakers to Something Unexpected

Sure, you've been about sneakers for a while now, but have you slipped them on with that pretty mididress in your closet? Now's the time. Do something unexpected.

11
Switch Into Overalls
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Switch Into Overalls

Yes, overalls really do work for all body types. So, stop procrastinating and wear yours already.

12
Dare to Wear That Print
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Dare to Wear That Print

That printed blouse/pants/dress deserves to be worn, so embrace the pattern and make a statement today.

13
Let Your Socks Hang Out
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Let Your Socks Hang Out

Take a cue from the runways and your favorite Scream Queens and make socks the focus of your look. What's easier than that?

14
Put Your Brights Front and Center
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Put Your Brights Front and Center

Forget your neutrals for a day and embrace bold, bright color from head to toe. We dare you.

15
Sparkle by Day
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Sparkle by Day

Sparkle doesn't have to be for evenings only. Make a sequin dress work for day with a t-shirt layered underneath and watch the compliments roll in.

16
Elevate Your Basics
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Elevate Your Basics

It's time to snap out of your jeans rut. Instead, use them as the foundation for a killer outfit and step up your game with a blouse or a sophisticated coat and heels.

17
Do the Hair Tuck
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Do the Hair Tuck

Take a page from all the fashion girls and tuck your hair right into your turtleneck for a chic, time-saving trick.

18
Say Yes to Flares
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Say Yes to Flares

You've seen them everywhere, and now it's time to break yours out and give your skinnies the day off.

19
Change Up Your Handbag
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Change Up Your Handbag

Put down your tote and switch into the handbag you've been waiting to use or the one buried back in your closet that you totally forgot about. You'll be surprised how much it updates your outfit.

20
Make It About the Texture
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Make It About the Texture

Whether you reach for fringe or something furry, make today the day you make a statement with texture.

21
Make a T-Shirt the Focus of Your Outfit
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Make a T-Shirt the Focus of Your Outfit

Show off your favorite tee front and center, whether it's your plain white standby or a new slogan tee. Tuck it into jeans, a pencil skirt, you name it — and let your shirt do the talking.

22
Wear the Shoes You've Been Saving
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Wear the Shoes You've Been Saving

Life is short, so break out the heels you've been too timid to wear or the metallic flats you've had on hold and wear them already.

23
Accessorize With a Scarf
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Accessorize With a Scarf

This one's easy — just add a scarf, any style, to your look. Whether you want to add a sophisticated touch around your neck, waist, or even on the strap of your handbag, let this accessory do the work today.

24
Break Out That Statement Coat
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Break Out That Statement Coat

It doesn't matter what you've got on underneath, look to your coat with personality to bring the whole look together.

25
Belt It
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Belt It

Cinch it over a dress, scarf, jacket, coat, or just on the waist of your pants to help define your shape and give a chic finish.

26
Play Opposites
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Play Opposites

Got a boho coat or blouse and a pair of ladylike flats? Pair them together. Today's all about mixing up your style, so grab the things you normally wouldn't try together and make them work. Sometimes, it's the combos you least suspect that score major style points.

27
Trade Your Pants For Culottes
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Trade Your Pants For Culottes

Embrace the new shape and see how it changes your whole look.

28
Winterize a Favorite Skirt or Dress
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Winterize a Favorite Skirt or Dress

Take that Summer piece out of hiding and style it up with your go-to Winter essentials. A flirty floral skirt happens to look amazing with a biker jacket and tights.

29
Layer Up
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Layer Up

Bundle up as stylishly as possible with unexpected layers. Try a denim jacket under a camel coat, or layer on the tweed — you can't go wrong.

30
Break Out Your Winter Whites
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Break Out Your Winter Whites

White is a year-round staple, so don't shy away from it during the Winter. Embrace the look with a chunky white sweater and jeans or white dress you can anchor with tights and booties.