Vogue Editors Make Their New Year’s Fashion Resolutions for 2015

When the calendar flips to January 1, even the most cynical among us, holed up in our apartments, Netflix blazing against the darkness, invariably entertain thoughts of starting clean! Starting fresh! For fashion people, New Year’s resolutions often take the form of a monumental rethinking of one’s wardrobe—burying those horrible mistakes of 2014 and becoming the sane, rational, ultrachic person in 2015 you know you were always meant to be.

We asked Vogue staffers to share their sartorial resolutions, and responses ranged from the specific: Nick Remsen says he is “asking (begging?) the Proenza guys to make their pre-fall 2015 shaggy shearling coat in my/a man’s size,” to the general—Catherine Piercy’s insistence that she will “stop buying everything in black, or a variation of black (see charcoal, navy, or petrol). I have dreams of a pastel blue winter coat and lots of print and color!”

Some people want to break self-imposed strictures. Christina Liao regrets that she has “fallen into a slump of dark skinny jeans paired with a black American Apparel T-shirt. It’s time to kick my butt back into gear (in more ways than one) and don those A-line skirts once more.” But others planned to stick with the winners, including that same A-line silhouette. Rickie de Sole says emphatically that in 2015, she will “stick to my shape. I know I love an A-line dress—when I dig into my closet, nine times out of ten that is what I put on day after day. My resolution is to buy more of what I actually wear and less of what I like in theory (in my head, where I am five inches taller then I actually am).”

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​Plenty of respondents swear that they will curb their impulse-spending. “I am only buying quality items in 2015, no more cheapies,” declares Alex Frank. “It only took me 28 years to realize this, but if I buy a few nice things that cost more, it evens out to the same price of buying loads and loads of inexpensive stuff that is always in need of replacement.” Chioma Nnadi agrees, alleging that she is “determined to shake my impulse-buying habit, in favor of thoughtful investment shopping. I want 2015 to be the year that I take at least 24 hours to sleep on my late-night eBay sprees (everything looks different in the morning) and actually splurge on things that will live in my closet beyond a season.”

Oddly enough—or maybe not!—footwear seems to elicit the most fervent resolutions, with a wide range of strikingly divergent opinions. Mackenzie Wagoner says she will “invest in more heels. Become a grown-up.” How great it would be if she were the same shoe size as Kelly Connor, who resolves “to get rid of all the high heels in my closet that have been collecting dust over the past year or two. They are neither decorative (size 41 shoes never seem to be!) nor useful to me anymore. Make way for more of my beloved sneakers, loafers, and boots!”

Susan Gordon insists that she will “wear higher heels. I’m tall (five foot ten) so even a two-inch heel makes me at least four inches taller (things work differently after five foot eight). I plan to start with a vintage pair of forties-style Pradas with three-inch heels that have been sitting in my closet, waiting for 2015.” On the other hand, Chloe Malle, is “determined to find a way to make evening flats appropriate even when you’re five foot three!”

Maria Ward shares with this author a desire “to stop being a fashion hoarder—New York City apartments aren’t big enough for such a bad habit! What started as an overflowing wardrobe and overstuffed dresser has expanded over time into an all-in-one apartment/closet fusion.” (I hear you, Maria! That’s me Googling “mini-storage” as the snow swirls outside.)

Then there are those few who actually think that dealing with the inside might improve the outside (or is it the other way around?). Emma Elwick-Bates intends “to actually partake in the sport, rather than just shopping for it. I have a weakness for all things equestrian, and since moving to New York, my tweed hacking jacket and new riding boots are suspiciously mud-free.” And Laird Borrelli-Persson is resolved to bring style to the most mundane activities: “My resolution is to find a way to wear a pedometer or step-tracking bracelet with any kind of flair.”

But perhaps Edward Barsamian, taking the long view, comes closest to the heart of the matter. “Every year I make the same resolution—to shop less. And usually in the lead-up to the year’s end is when I go a little crazy, as I feel like it’s my last chance to get everything in, before I vow to change my ways forever.”