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Planning for 2025: Building a Thoughtful Wardrobe and Budget

As 2024 comes to a close, I’m reflecting on my year and planning for what’s next. Each year, I set strategic goals that help increase my productivity in acquisitions and prevent impulsive spending. This structured approach keeps my wardrobe refined and tailored to my actual needs, with an emphasis on quality and thoughtful purchases.

Affordable Learning

One valuable lesson I’ve embraced is the importance of testing with affordable options before committing to high-ticket items. Lower-priced alternatives allow me to experiment, understand my preferences, and determine what’s truly worth investing in. This approach reduces waste and helps me make smarter, more intentional purchases.

Investing When Ready

Once I identify essentials, everything else becomes incremental. This method frees up my budget to focus on high-quality items that add significant value. For 2025, I’ve allocated my budget as follows:

2025 Budget Plan

  • Shoes: $50
    • Adidas Stan Smith 10M: $50
  • Clothes: $736
    • Polo Letterman Jacket: $430
    • Uniqlo Chesterfield Overcoat: $140
    • Banana Republic Sweater 1/4 Zip: $26
    • Uniqlo T-Shirts (4): $90
    • Levi Blue Jeans: $40
    • Khaki Shorts: $10
  • Hobbies and Tech: 
    • TBD

Total Budget: $786

Footwear Essentials

As I plan my footwear lineup for 2025, I’ve decided to stick with Stan Smith and get a second pair once my current set wear out over Common Projects—for now.  I'll try this method and cycle a new pair of each year making it my nicer set while the older shoes become my daily beaters.

For everyday wear, I’m gravitating toward the timeless Stan Smith silhouette. Its classic design complements my existing wardrobe effortlessly, serving as a reliable go-to sneaker. Meanwhile, I’ll hold off on adding Common Projects to my collection until 2026, reserving them as a premium “halo” addition for the future.

Planned Rotation for 2025

  • Daily: Stan Smith (new pair), Air Jordan 1 RBT
  • Beaters: Stan Smith (old pair)
  • Heaters: AF1 Triple Whites
  • Gym: Nike Milers

Outerwear Upgrade

I’m planning to get both the Uniqlo Overcoat and the Polo Letterman Jacket, as they offer better quality and style than the Alpha Industries bomber. I had considered the bomber as a replacement, but the Uniqlo and Polo pieces provide superior durability and versatility, making them the better choice.  This completes my primary outwear needs so I can now focus on upgrading other elements like my sweaters, shirts and pants.

Denim Goals

A solid pair of blue jeans is also on the list. I’ll start with a basic, versatile pair for everyday wear. Looking ahead, I aim to deepen my understanding of denim and invest in a quality pair of selvedge jeans by 2026.

Uniqlo T-Shirts

I've been hooked on Uniqlo ever since discovering Supima when it was $10.  Although it now retails for $25, it’s still one of the best t-shirts even at that higher price point.  I'm also liking their other models of Airism and U-Crew shirts.  Supima is great as an undershirt, Airism for a medium weight and U-Crew naturally for a heavyweight option.  I'll add 2 Supima, 1 Airism, 1 U-Crew and adjust accordingly my existing collection to rotate out to leave me with 10 shirts total (4 Supima, 3 Airism, 3 U-Crew). 



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