“Let’s be honest, the reality rarely lives up to the romance and I am OK with that—I think we all could benefit from letting ourselves get lost in the romance of an idea or perception instead of having to know every excruciating detail of reality.”

Scott Schuman, aka thesartorialist.com

Fortunately for you, this post is not about last Thursday’s antics which resulted in getting so wasted that certain members of my social group called in sick to work, fell asleep on the job or in one particular case, someone was asked to go home early. In case the homonym escaped you, this post is about belts and showing off your waist. I’m not sure if it’s the consumption of many a holiday treat or the fact that I have no core (according to my trainer), but my collection of expensive jeans has been shoved to the back of my closet and replaced with leggings, skirts and dresses. (Editor’s note: I’m not actually blaming my current refusal to squeeze into tight jeans on any sort of weight gain, but rather on a sartorial shift in the universe.) Anyway, my new clothing choices have given me the chance to rediscover one of my favorite accessories: the belt. I’ve started quite the collection, and these are my top picks:

After enduring my rather abrupt wake-up call (what can I say? I can’t handle snoring) a friend recently confessed that, upon waking, he initially mistook my room for a hospital. Although my style could be described as extreme minimalism, having it likened to an asylum isn’t exactly a dream come true.

I’ve always loved the look of bare white walls, I find it an incredibly soothing contrast to life’s daily stress. It’s also extremely easy, a no-brainer, in terms of design. I approach my wardrobe with the same fervor, except in lieu of white, I stick with fiercely minimalist, always in style, black. Prying my bony little fingers from their vice grip on my ink J Brands and 15 variations of the same black tank, however painful it may be, is a necessary foray into the unknown. Especially after boring myself skimming previous posts, realizing I constantly write about this exact dilemma. After finally hanging girly pink pictures in my bedroom, perhaps it’s time to follow suit with my wardrobe.

Here’s how I’ll be injecting a much needed dose of warmth to my closet:

• A bright alternative to my basic black tank.
• Strawberry Cordial can’t be described as neutral, right?
• A lovely print with the added bonus of a bit of black.
• Sunny and cheerful will feel fresh on dark winter mornings.
• Certainly not for the timid, but I’m obsessed with the Louis Vuitton bunny ears in candy colored pink.