Lifestyle of a Fashionista

Volume 5: Issue 1: January 2026

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand, and for a talk beside the fire: it is time for home.” Edith Sitwell

Things to do in January:

Reflect on 2025 and plan 2026

I like to reflect on the year, looking over the calendar from the previous year, reviewing photos from my trips, and sometimes journaling about it. Then I make a list of trips I want to take or have booked, and I note them in my calendar.

Try new things:

From Oprah Daily: Boost Your ‘Joyspan’ Now with These 10 Microhabits

From Real Simple: 8 Simple Ways to Romanticize the New Year. From exploring a new hobby to making a new resolution, these are fun things to try this year.

Interested in a dry or damp January? Read from Everyday Health: Doing Dry January? 10 Tips for Giving Up Alcohol

Embrace Cozy Season

Get Cozy

Pantone has declared white (cloud dancer) as the color of the year. Call it calming, boring, or tone deaf. Pantone chose Cloud Dancer as a color, saying it “acts as a whisper of calm and peace in a noisy world,” adding it “invites true relaxation and focus, allowing the mind to wander and creativity to breathe.” From People: Pantone’s Controversial 2026 Color of the Year Choice Explained

From Vanity Fair: And the 2026 Pantone Color of the Year Is…White?

I don’t have an opinion on this choice, except that it is a hard color to wear for a person who spills.

From Apartment Therapy: 3 Hygge Hacks I Learned from Visiting Sweden in the Winter (They Keep Me Cozy All Year Long!)

Get some rest

From Elle: Sleep Better Tonight: The Expert-Recommended Gadgets That Actually Work

From Bustle: The “10-3-2-1-0” Sleep Hack Will Reset Your Nighttime Routine

Winter Trends

From Marie Claire: I Can’t Stop Noticing These 2026 Winter Trends on the Chicest NYC It Girls

From Who What Wear: Here Are the 4 Trends I’m Most Excited to Wear for Winter in NYC. Spoiler, it’s animal print, plaid, brown, and suede. All timeless in my opinion.

Dress cozy:

From Who What Wear: The Key to Easy, Elegant Outfits Might Have Been Hiding in the Men’s Department All Along

Add Accessories:

From Who What Wear: How to Make a Boring Sweater Look Cooler: Buy This Pretty Under-$40 Accessories Trend

Add a scarf:

From Marie Claire: Every It Girl I Know Is Wearing a Dainty Triangle Scarf

From The Strategist: I Can’t Go Anywhere Without People Complimenting My Scarf

From GQ: The Best Men’s Scarves Tie Every Cold-Weather Fit Together

From Who What Wear:

Meghan Markle and Everyone in NYC Is Wearing This Elegant Neckline to Look Trust-Fund-Level Rich

This Chic Sweater Style Is Guaranteed to Make Any Winter Outfit Look More Expensive

Scarf Belts Won’t Look Dated *If* You Wear Them With This Skinny-ish Denim Trend

Notes on Watching

To see lists of new, returning, and noteworthy movies and series, read: Notes on Watching

Events

Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 19th

Boston 250 – A yearlong commemoration of Boston’s role in the American Revolution and the legacy of activism and innovation that is woven throughout the history of the city and its people