I am not a fan of the phrase “new year, new me.” I don’t like the idea of trying to totally reinvent yourself just because it’s January once again. But that’s not to say that I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions. I just think they should be manageable goals that you can (and should) revisit throughout the entire year, and that aim to improve something about your life without overhauling everything in sight. For example, last year I made it a goal to not just wear the majority of pieces in my wardrobe, but to actually get rid of anything I wasn’t wearing—a big ask for a sentimental, quasi-hoarder like myself. But I set small steps for myself (i.e. keeping track of what I wore throughout each season) and enlisted the help of friends when I felt stuck (thank you, Laura, for convincing me I don’t need ten different denim jackets). By the end of the year, I felt much more confident about pulling any old thing out of my closet knowing I’d be happy to wear it.
And so, to ring in 2025 in the most stylish way I can imagine, I polled the PureWow editorial team to learn what fashion-related New Year’s resolutions others have set for themselves. Read on to see what six PureWow editors, myself included, hope to do in the new year to make 2025 their most fashionable year to date.
