Photo courtesy of Diana Robinson (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)
As Ryan Seacrest announces the ball drop, it comes time to decide which trends to leave behind and which trends to keep up with in 2024.
Inspired by author and influencer Eli Rallo’s monthly “In and Out lists,” The Wire presents you with our version; the “In List” are trends that are absolutely worthy of continuing into 2024, and what’s “Out” should be left before the ball drops. Start the new year on the right foot, and when the clock strikes midnight, make sure you’re following this list.
In:
- Red nails
- Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
- Kindles/reading for fun
- Reality tv and home cooked dinner
- Treating yourself
- Themed parties
- Trying your best
- Girls trips
- Buying yourself advent calendars and holiday gift sets
- The Wessex Wire
- Giving experiences as gifts
- Manifesting and lucky girl syndrome
- Laughing so hard you cry
- Kids’ cooking shows
- Studying at Panera
- Being unbothered
- Beginning your day with an New York Times game
- JOMO (joy of missing out)
- Aquaphor + lipliner combo
- Seasonal candles
Out:
- Snapchat
- Harry and Rylee (DWTS)
- Picky eaters
- OOTDs
- Cafeteria cookies being a dollar
- The “Roman Empire” trend
- Breakup season
- Procrastinating
- TV show reboots
- Gray leggings
- Making up names for stuff (ex. Blueberry milk nails)
- Teachers forgetting to open the bathroom when they’re on duty
- Standardized testing (LinkIt!)
- Wood pencils
- Cutting the line (patience is a virtue)
- Cancel culture
- The end of password sharing
- Daylight savings
- Love reality TV shows (except the Golden Bachelor)
- “One-upping” and victim complexes
Photo credit: “View of New Year’s Eye fireworks over Times Square and Central Park South reflected in the Reservoir in Central Park, New York City.” by Diana Robinson is licensed under (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)
