More than one birthday cake, crying in public, and ADHD—in. Point and shoots, hangovers, and CBD—out.
2025 has finally arrived, and the time has come for us to decide what we want to channel—and what we'd rather leave behind—in the new year. To help our readers brave this existential moment, the CULTURED team polled some of our chicest and sharpest friends in art, entertainment, fashion, and media to ask what they predict will be in—and out—in 2025. Their responses are brutally honest.
Kelly Wearstler
At the helm of her eponymous studio, Kelly Wearstler is an undeniable tastemaker amongst the design set. She will be ringing in the new year with two workouts a day and chainmail, of course.
WHAT'S IN
- A.I. Assistants
- 5 a.m. wake ups and 8 p.m. bed times
- Chainmail
- Two workouts a day
- Trompe-l’oeil clothing
- Momma's boys
- Custom emojis or stickers
- Traveling with your own bedding
- Phone calls
- Made to order
WHAT'S OUT
- Complaining
- Blurred Zoom backgrounds
- Martinis
- Google search
- Following trends
Lauren Chan
The model and fashion entrepreneur is approaching the new year with a shift away from digital engagement. She's abandoning the concept of "holding space," stepping back from screen time, and withdrawing from the relentless buzz of group texts.
WHAT'S IN
- Big naturals
- Not holding any space
- 10.3 hertz
- Emerging designers: Grace Ling, Ellie Misner, Diotima, Ester Manas, Wiederhoeft
- Not-for-profit hobbies
- The WNBA
- Breakthrough comedians: Caleb Hearon, Mary Beth Barone, Sydnee Washington, Meg Stalter, Alok Vaid-Menon
- Leaving the group text
- Strapping
- Whatever Lindsay Lohan had done
WHAT'S OUT
- The male gaze
- The MTA
- Screen time
- Straight actors playing gay characters
- Socializing with untherapized people
- Weight loss as a headline
- Centering whiteness in queer spaces
- The Duolingo owl
- Micro-trends
- Orienting your entire being for optimization within the capitalistic, bipartisan, algorithmic hellscape we are trapped in as we float through infinite space dissociating from the fact that all norms and institutions are a construct
Marco Zamora has made a name for himself as the Internet's doyen of all things home decor. This year, he's ditching white rugs and vibing with stained glass.
WHAT'S IN
- Walking in LA
- Bulleted text messages
- Kindles
- Porsches
- AMC A-list memberships
- Sandwiches
- Staying caffeinated
- Instrumental music
- Watching sunrises
- Ordering a ranch water
- Stained glass
- Art deco bathrooms
- Naps at the movie theater
- Lighting under 3000K
- Minimal jewelry
WHAT'S OUT
- Teslas
- TikTok r.i.p.
- Using the word bespoke
- Big lights
- Decorative pillows
- Tipping culture
- Running clubs
- Random paintings in your home
- 10-step skincare routines
- Espresso martinis
- Charging extra for plant-based milk
- Voice notes
- Elphaba’s sister Nessa
- Street sweeping
- White rugs
- Overusing color
Anna Weyant
Anna Weyant experienced a meteoric rise in the art world after her figurative paintings became auction gold. After a busy year, she's looking to take things slow with early nights, long hugs, and going off the radar.
WHAT'S IN
- Being at home by 9 p.m.
- Not answering the phone
- My dog
- Making room for people
- Painting
- Webkinz
- Long hugs
- Revenge
- Being wrong sometimes
- Letting go
- Leaving immediately
WHAT'S OUT
- Email etiquette
- All of my fears
- Loose slippers
- Downloading the app when Safari is fine
- 8 p.m. group dinners
- Jeans with buttons
- Bullies
- Google Chrome
- Being bitter
- Bright screens
- Conspiracy theories
- Mid parades that fuck up traffic
Nicky Campbell
Nicky Campbell has become one of TikTok's preeminent fashion critics, known for delivering concise yet remarkably accurate assessments of celebrity fashion and red-carpet looks. In 2025, Campbell advocates for abandoning intentionally ugly fashion choices while embracing public displays of emotion.
WHAT'S IN
- Crying in public
- Confronting people
- Literally anything Alaïa
- Eating alone
- Sabato de Sarno’s Gucci
- Whatever Gwyneth Paltrow does or says
- Gracie Abrams
- Charlie XCX still being on tour
- Ridiculously expensive beauty treatments
- Buying the same thing in every color
WHAT'S OUT
- Wearing things that are ugly
- Binge drinking
- Peeptoes
- Dressing business casual
- Creative directors in fashion changing jobs every five seconds
- Celebrities not having a stylist (I’m looking at you, Blake Lively)
- The Row's Margaux bag
- Pursuing men that don’t care if you live or die
- Everyone wearing opera gloves on the red carpet
- Backpacks. Have some respect for yourself!
Chloe Fineman
The SNL cast member has established herself as an extraordinary talent for impersonations. Busy last year with the cult show and turns in Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis and the latest Despicable Me film, she's planning to take a firm stance against the use of the term "cunt" in any context.
WHAT'S IN
- A lot less is in this year than out and that is because we need a reset
- CURNT
- PR WARS and the 90 TikToks titled "I read the Blake Lively lawsuit so you don't have to."
- The idea that "purse is car." In New York, you don't drive, so your purse is your car. Get a nice purse! Get a big dumb bag cuz it's kinda your form of transportation. Also in LA "car is house," so act accordingly. Live in a dump and drive something you're proud of.
- Getting pop culture news from TikTok, particularly Terrence O'Connor's weekly digest
- Ignoring the recession
- Advice I got from my boss (Lorne)(sorry)(I hate that I am doing this): "You always want to live someplace you can't quite afford"
- Being young, dumb, and full of cum
WHAT'S OUT
- "Cunt"
- The capsule collection––girl, just admit you like to shop! And you'll never achieve this elusive idea! I've never met anyone with an actual capsule collection, but I have met many people with too many blazers
- "Serving cunt"
- The idea that listening to an audio book counts as reading. No! Reading should always be performative and frankly ANNOYING and listening to a book on tape loses that.
- "Ooo cunt"
- Mesh shoes (only applies to New York)
- Being above Luigi Mangione being hot. Objectively he is hot, and that is that.
- Skibedee Toilet. It doesn't make sense, so it is out.
Brian Park
The New York-based comedian and writer has gained recognition for his sharp humor and podcasts "Feeling Asian" and "Middlebrow." In the new year, Park hopes other content creators will stop showcasing people who are hotter and more interesting than themselves.
WHAT'S IN
- Taking the last piece and sparing everyone the annoying "anyone want this?" "are you sure?" dance
- Deleting Duolingo. It doesn't work and now you can be present at 11:58 p.m.
- Admitting that you don't know
- Daily planners
- Long reads
- Pho
- Jeff Koons
- Buying the insanely expensive snacks at your favorite theatre
WHAT'S OUT
- Talking about how therapy is a scam. We know.
- Describing memes in conversation... "this reminds me of this meme I saw the other day." Just use words.
- Finance bro slander
- "Brand authenticity" (impossible)
- Probiotic soda. Drink Diet Coke like an adult
- Nostalgia as art
- Content creators who exclusively showcase people that are hotter and more interesting than themselves
- Audiobooks
Nicole Eisenman
The cult New York-based artist has received numerous accolades for her expressionist paintings and been the subject of exhibitions around the world. This year, she's decidedly moving away from anything cat-related.
WHAT'S IN
- Long lunches with a bottle of wine
- Assassinations
- Peptides and bio-hacking lite
- Still life painting
- Ideological decay
WHAT'S OUT
- Cat memes
- Cats in general
Terrence O’Connor
The photographer and creative director, who was also one of the masterminds behind Charli XCX's BRAT content last year, has garnered attention with his weekly cultural digest on social media. In 2025, O'Connor believes sincerity is trending up, while hanging onto one's 20s is decidedly out.
WHAT'S IN
- Sincerity
- Class consciousness
- Pavlovas or meringues in general
- Ray-Bans
- Sometimes saying "I told you so"
- Headwear
- Vocal fry
- Mainly wearing one pair of jeans
WHAT'S OUT
- Hanging on to your 20s
- Point and shoots
- An. "I don't owe you anything" mentality
- Being too intense online
- Pop stars having a country era
- Ironic fashion
- Ignoring life admin
- Piles of fruits arranged on a table as if we're supposed to eat them
Christine Sun Kim
Christine Sun Kim is heading into the new year in full swing with an exhibition at the Whitney Museum titled "Christine Sun Kim: All Day All Night." The show, which opens on Feb. 8, will be the Berlin-based artist's first at a major museum, and she can 100% guarantee that there will be no giant sculptures with fancy technology.
WHAT'S IN
- Kimchi with vegan Obazda (Bavarian cheese spread) on a cracker
- At least two birthday cakes
- Death autocorrected to deaf
- Nail art stickers
- Curators and gallerists who know sign language
- Perilla oil
- Stretching
- ADHD
- Kid-friendly high-speed train compartments
- Mixing gold and silver jewelry
- Dirty martinis
- Custom-made furniture by friends
WHAT'S OUT
- High inflation
- One birthday cake
- Deaf autocorrected to death
- Late dinners
- Tradwives
- Non-white Americans who voted for Trump
- Immersive experiences or exhbitions
- Clique-y bully moms
- Making excuses to not learn sign language
- Not seeing my Whitney show
- Walking into the plane bathroom with socks on
- Ableism
- Bland pretzels
- Giant sculptures with fancy technology
Rachel Kushner
The acclaimed writer released her latest novel Creation Lake last year. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, it focuses on a cynical secret agent sent to infiltrate a French eco-activist commune. This year, the California-based author is embracing another form of radicality: complete digital disconnection.
WHAT'S IN
- Letting Luigi unite us. Don't @ me
- Joseph Beuys, whose shamanism was done with comedy, a light touch, uniting love and art, people and nature
- Native plants, people, and languages, but also nativity tableaux: in every manger, the possibility of an activist, a visionary, a leader
- Childhood
- Planting trees
- Helping strangers
- Shopping at Salvation Army
- Drinking legacy beverages like beer, milk, and lemonade
- Rootbear floats
- Writing poems, and to a lesser extent, reading them
- Afterschool sports
- Farmers as sex symbols
- Doing one thing at a time
WHAT'S OUT
- State monopolies on violence
- Private health insurers and CEOs generally
- Concrete
- LED lights
- Lithium batteries
- Digital billboards
- The Sphere
- CBD
- Fast fashion
- Fake tans
- Technology you can't fix at home by yourself
- NFTs, crypto, and almost everything digital
- The entire Internet
SAGG Napoli
The Italian multi-hyphenate known for modeling, performing, and competing as a professional archer made a name for herself by fusing the ancient practice with art. This year, Napoli vows to continue her practice––rain or shine––and normalize resting between workouts.
WHAT'S IN
- Resting between workouts, and resting in general
- Getting a pet
- Not looking at the phone until after breakfast
- Massaging your stomach as soon as you wake up
- Thinking before texting
- Solo trips in the car
- Exercise in the rain
- The sea in the winter
- Focus mode on the phone (no notifications)
WHAT'S OUT
- Reacting
- Expecting immediate replies
- Apologizing by default
- Playing therapist with people
- Overanalyzing
- Expecting others to know how we feel
- Posting stories for people you could text instead
- Judging people who drink milk even though it's gross
- Feeding fantasies that involve other people
- Blaming others if you overcommit to plans
Mélanie Masarin
Founder and CEO of Ghia, a non-alcoholic aperitif brand, Mélanie Masarin is recognized for her innovative approach to crafting sophisticated beverages. This year, the alternative spirits entrepreneur is pairing her spritz with a cig and leaving hangovers in the past.
WHAT'S IN
- 8-hour nights
- A spritz and a cig
- Animal print
- Summer in the Dolomites
- Finger food
WHAT'S OUT
- Hangovers
- Showing up late and unfunny
- Taking videos at a concert
- Kale and quinoa, separate AND together
- Ozempic
