Our New Year’s Style Resolutions
StyleGQ staffers reveal the fashion moves they’ll be making in 2025.By The Editors of GQDecember 30, 2024Michael HoutzSave this storySaveSave this storySaveForget “going to the gym” or “meditating.” The truest New Year's resolutions are all about what you wear. Here's how the GQ staff is shaking things up in 2025—and how they fared on last year's goals.Alter my own clothes. I’m a firm believer that every guy ought to at least know how to sew a button on properly. But next year, I plan to pick up my own Singer and go full Phantom Thread on my closet. It’s all about eye, hand, and foot coordination, I’m told. Really, I just wanna master one basic thing: Shortening and hemming pants. This, of course, will take me the entire year to accomplish, but in return, it’ll save my neighborhood tailor from seeing my smug face every other week. —Michael Nolledo, associate commerce directorDress like a dad. Last year, I resolved to become the world's best stylist for my toddler, and I now humbly proclaim: Move over, Law Roach. Now, I’m elevating 2024’s sub-goal—to find my own dad style—to this year’s main goal. My north star is everything John Mulaney was doing (courtesy the world’s actual best stylist, Jon Tietz) in his GQ Men of the Year cover shoot. —Cam Wolf, watch editorDitch minimalism. Turns out, more is more. You know that Coco Chanel quote about looking in the mirror and taking one thing off before you leave the house? Well, it’s lived in my head rent-free these past couple of years. I think that minimalistic approach is fighting with my true maximalist self, and it’s causing my personal style to feel stressed and confused. I plan to balance both approaches in the new year and at least remember to put on jewelry. The amount of times I’ve left the house without earrings lately? My mom would be pissed. —Natalie Petit-Frere, assistant fashion editorTry new things. I definitely got a little too comfortable this year. It's time to get out and shop more, find new brands, and stumble upon more random pieces and inspiration. —Frazier Tharpe, senior associate editorSuit up. My resolution last year was to buy less clothing and go to the gym instead. Was I successful? That's between me and Equinox. For 2025, I'm keeping it simple: I plan on wearing more beautiful suits. —Samuel Hine, senior fashion writerExpand my palette. Heading into 2025, I want to add a few pops of color to my wardrobe: a maroon cashmere here, an azure knit there, and maybe a multicolored mohair of some sort. This will be a huge deal within my friend group, since I rarely stray from neutrals. —Anthony O'Baner Jr., executive assistant to the global editorial directorExcavate my wardrobe. If last year was about falling in love, this year is about committing—to the clothes I already wear regularly, sure, but also to the sad, forgotten closet gems in need of a little more attention. —Avidan Grossman, senior commerce editorFind my Goldilocks wardrobe mix. I never want to lean too heavily into one lane, be it Ivy League prep, rugged western wear, traditional tailoring, or any other subset of modern menswear. This year, I was too often guilty of boxing myself in to a specific look, which ultimately stifled my creativity and love for clothing. Now, I'm shifting my focus to blending all the aesthetics that inspire me in an effort to arrive at my best self. Maybe that means a cowboy-ready shirt with a Yale-ready blazer, or some vintage military pants with a Harris tweed sport coat. Are these groundbreaking combinations? Absolutely not. Will it be a fun, achievable challenge for me to dial in my ideal blend? 100%. —Doug Branlund McClenahan, Discord community managerBare some torso. My name is Tyler, and I am a serial outfit repeater. My goal in 2024 was to stop being self-conscious about wearing the same looks over and over again, and it’s definitely made it easier to get dressed on the daily. Now, I’ve decided to take on my colleague Joel Pavelski’s resolution from last year: I plan on showing more skin in 2025. OK, not that much skin. But cropped tops are still hot right now, so you might just see a little midriff every now and again. —Tyler Chin, associate commerce editorKeep doing me. Last year, my goal was to own less—to pare down my closet to stuff I actually love and wear—and I would say I generally accomplished that. Or, at least, I generally made a wholehearted effort to accomplish that; most days, when I look at my closet, I know what I want to reach for and feel glad when I wear it. So, high on that feeling of progress, my resolution for 2025 is to hone even further, to constantly refresh the rotation, so that I can keep clothing new versions of myself. —Eileen Cartter, staff writerTake it all off. Every summer, I tell myself that this is the year I'll finally buzz my head. Every summer, I chicken out and hold fast to my precious locks. Come June 2025, though, my noggin at last gets its day in the sun. —Yang-Yi Goh, style editorProceed with lightness. M
Forget “going to the gym” or “meditating.” The truest New Year's resolutions are all about what you wear. Here's how the GQ staff is shaking things up in 2025—and how they fared on last year's goals.
Alter my own clothes. I’m a firm believer that every guy ought to at least know how to sew a button on properly. But next year, I plan to pick up my own Singer and go full Phantom Thread on my closet. It’s all about eye, hand, and foot coordination, I’m told. Really, I just wanna master one basic thing: Shortening and hemming pants. This, of course, will take me the entire year to accomplish, but in return, it’ll save my neighborhood tailor from seeing my smug face every other week. —Michael Nolledo, associate commerce director
Dress like a dad. Last year, I resolved to become the world's best stylist for my toddler, and I now humbly proclaim: Move over, Law Roach. Now, I’m elevating 2024’s sub-goal—to find my own dad style—to this year’s main goal. My north star is everything John Mulaney was doing (courtesy the world’s actual best stylist, Jon Tietz) in his GQ Men of the Year cover shoot. —Cam Wolf, watch editor
Ditch minimalism. Turns out, more is more. You know that Coco Chanel quote about looking in the mirror and taking one thing off before you leave the house? Well, it’s lived in my head rent-free these past couple of years. I think that minimalistic approach is fighting with my true maximalist self, and it’s causing my personal style to feel stressed and confused. I plan to balance both approaches in the new year and at least remember to put on jewelry. The amount of times I’ve left the house without earrings lately? My mom would be pissed. —Natalie Petit-Frere, assistant fashion editor
Try new things. I definitely got a little too comfortable this year. It's time to get out and shop more, find new brands, and stumble upon more random pieces and inspiration. —Frazier Tharpe, senior associate editor
Suit up. My resolution last year was to buy less clothing and go to the gym instead. Was I successful? That's between me and Equinox. For 2025, I'm keeping it simple: I plan on wearing more beautiful suits. —Samuel Hine, senior fashion writer
Expand my palette. Heading into 2025, I want to add a few pops of color to my wardrobe: a maroon cashmere here, an azure knit there, and maybe a multicolored mohair of some sort. This will be a huge deal within my friend group, since I rarely stray from neutrals. —Anthony O'Baner Jr., executive assistant to the global editorial director
Excavate my wardrobe. If last year was about falling in love, this year is about committing—to the clothes I already wear regularly, sure, but also to the sad, forgotten closet gems in need of a little more attention. —Avidan Grossman, senior commerce editor
Find my Goldilocks wardrobe mix. I never want to lean too heavily into one lane, be it Ivy League prep, rugged western wear, traditional tailoring, or any other subset of modern menswear. This year, I was too often guilty of boxing myself in to a specific look, which ultimately stifled my creativity and love for clothing. Now, I'm shifting my focus to blending all the aesthetics that inspire me in an effort to arrive at my best self. Maybe that means a cowboy-ready shirt with a Yale-ready blazer, or some vintage military pants with a Harris tweed sport coat. Are these groundbreaking combinations? Absolutely not. Will it be a fun, achievable challenge for me to dial in my ideal blend? 100%. —Doug Branlund McClenahan, Discord community manager
Bare some torso. My name is Tyler, and I am a serial outfit repeater. My goal in 2024 was to stop being self-conscious about wearing the same looks over and over again, and it’s definitely made it easier to get dressed on the daily. Now, I’ve decided to take on my colleague Joel Pavelski’s resolution from last year: I plan on showing more skin in 2025. OK, not that much skin. But cropped tops are still hot right now, so you might just see a little midriff every now and again. —Tyler Chin, associate commerce editor
Keep doing me. Last year, my goal was to own less—to pare down my closet to stuff I actually love and wear—and I would say I generally accomplished that. Or, at least, I generally made a wholehearted effort to accomplish that; most days, when I look at my closet, I know what I want to reach for and feel glad when I wear it. So, high on that feeling of progress, my resolution for 2025 is to hone even further, to constantly refresh the rotation, so that I can keep clothing new versions of myself. —Eileen Cartter, staff writer
Take it all off. Every summer, I tell myself that this is the year I'll finally buzz my head. Every summer, I chicken out and hold fast to my precious locks. Come June 2025, though, my noggin at last gets its day in the sun. —Yang-Yi Goh, style editor
Proceed with lightness. My plan for 2025 is to let go of the things I’m not wearing, and embrace a sense of play and discovery and magpie-like affection for the things I buy. It’s just clothes. There’s no uniform anymore. It’s not that serious. —Joel Pavelski, global director of content strategy
