Always in jeans? Addicted to sneakers? We show you how to pep up your everyday look.

Part of dressing well is knowing what suits you – the pieces and combinations that, time and again, will make you look good and flatter your body shape. But once you’ve got this nailed, it’s easy to fall into something of a rut. If navy chinos and a polo shirt will do, why not wear them every day? If you just buy everything in black, doesn’t that just make things easier?

Of course, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t stick to a winning formula. Many successful people – from former US president Mr Barack Obama to designer Mr Tom Ford to former US GQ creative director Mr Jim Moore – deliberately adopt a uniform to cut down on “decision fatigue”. The idea being that not having to decide what to wear each morning allows for more dynamism at work. But while that is a valid modus operandi, for some of us it can feel too predictable and make opting for something new a bigger deal than it is.

However entrenched you are in your current sartorial mode, there’s probably one or two things you could switch up, not just to update and enliven the way you dress, but to lift your spirits a little, too. As we teeter on the brink of a new year, it seems as good a time as any to consider such changes. To help you do so, we’ve put together the list below, focusing on the most common issues that bring on the style doldrums, and creative workarounds to help you break out of them. If you’re feeling a little stuck in your ways, this is the New Year pick-me-up for you.