We’ll take one of everything
More is more in 2025
We’re still encountering SO MANY in/out lists. We’ve lol’d at some, and saved others, but ultimately noticed that few reflect on the predictions of years prior. Before revealing our thoughts on the year ahead (yes, we know it’s already mid-January), we wanted to take about 100 words to reflect. Doing so isn’t a validation exercise—having a ‘spot on’ take doesn’t make you a certified “tastemaker” or ahead of the zeitgeist—but we feel it’s important to circle back and see what moved the needle (see #5) as we enter this next year together.
First order of business: did our 2024 forecast (and yours) come to fruition? Feel free to revisit Circle Back’s 2024 INs/OUTs where we and our subscribers predicted the rise of…
Embellishments (Khaite’s Benny belt)
Cash tips (This LifeKit episode makes the case)
Switching up your haircut (Divisive beard)
Zoo animals (Moo Deng and Pesto)
Work/life balance (Severance Season 2 teaser)
And the demise of...
Motion sickness (iPhone debuted Vehicle Motion Cues )
Eric Adams (...)
AirBnB (2024 was the first full year of NYC’s Local Law 18 aka a “ban” on short term rentals)
Sneakers over $200 (At $100/pair, Sambas were the reigning sneaker in 2024. We don’t make the rules)
For 2025, we’ve decided to not banish anything to the sidelines. We’re welcoming more, more, more.
More...
Vests
Being hyper in-the-moment (ghost mode, or letting phone die and/or leaving it at home)
Reflexology
Raw materials (brick, concrete, steel, aluminum stone, glass, cotton, silk, resin)
Colloquial sayings
Postcards
Tailoring (clothes, experiences, recommendations)
Memberships
Signature scents
Tastemakers
Until next time,
S & I
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