As I was watching an older episode of Mad Men, I realized (again) that there is no such thing as "starting fresh". There is only moving on.
Unless, your employers are the CIA, NSA, or MI6, your past really can't be erased. We make the mistakes we make and must move on. There's a difference between starting from scratch on a fashion project and starting fresh in life. You can move to a different place  - meet new people - but that does not change who you really are. It's, essentially, just moving on. There is nothing wrong with that either. No one is going to judge you for letting go of the past. The only time you should refer to your past is from learning from your mistakes, nothing more.
In the world of fashion, it's the same idea. For example, this years Fall 2011 Menswear line up had its ups and downs. To be honest, the only labels that stood out for me was Gucci, Zegna, and Hermès. The other labels had their highlights but can't say I enjoyed their entire line.

~ Ladies First ~
New York may be one of the fashion capitals of the world (if not thee capital), but you cannot knock on the smooth and kick back style of the west coast, mainly Los Angeles. Given that we have been seeing the fluctuation in the temperature dropping and then climbing its way back up in an already wacky winter, places like L.A. can be the perfect place to be. I'm a SoCal boy for life and I can tell you (for those outside of California) ladies will feel more than comfortable in the "lazy" look and still look stylish.