Although it may feel like we blinked and 2019 turned into 2024, a brand new year is here, and with the excitement and potential of a new year inevitably comes the excitement and potential for a whole new list of fashion trends to put on your radar.
It’s always nostalgic to look back on previous years and see what styles and clothing defined them– like the ever-present metallic silver that returned to the scene in 2023 – and looking ahead to see what the new year will bring is like a competitive sport. While some things will definitely change and emerge as the year goes on, some shiny new trends are already here and ready to be worn.
From dresses that are sure to spark a healthy dose of nostalgia to barely-there bottoms that you can expect the paparazzi to photograph your favorite celebrities for, these seven trends are set to define 2024.
2023 was the year celebrities left the house without pants, including Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid and Hailey Bieber, and the spring 2024 shows confirmed that the barely-there trend is here to stay. While Kendall Jenner I went without pants layering black underwear over black tights to somehow maintain a surprisingly unrevealing iteration of the trend, Miu Miu And Ottolinger sent models down the runway with their bare legs on full display, sending a signal that going out in underwear is no longer reserved for REM cycle nightmares.
While wearing no pants might be more favored by celebrities and models than the average person, you can expect leg-exposing bottoms to gain even more popularity in the new year , which raises the question: Are white tights the new jeans?
My favorite moment from the SS’24 shows? When a model pranced The Staud parade at the Plaza Hotel with a cartoonish, giant version of their iconic moon bag, solidifying once and for all that the micro bags are out and the maxi bags are in. For those of us who leave the house with our laptops, makeup for touch-ups, lunch, snacks, and several pairs of sunglasses (you know who you are), you probably already carry a Really Big Bag by necessity, but larger bags are here to serve as more than just work totes in 2024. Get ready for there’s a lot more than just a lipstick in your going-out bag.
While floor-skimming puddle pants have spent seasons dominating the bottom world, capri pants are preparing to make a return to our closets. It only makes sense that it’s time for cropped pants to return to the scene, and their revival was evident at Tory Burch, 3.1 Philippe LimAnd Puppets and marionettes‘ The SS’24 shows. Trousers have adopted slimmer, more fitted silhouettes, signaling that the oversized, baggy proportions we’ve become accustomed to in recent years are finally on their way out.
Pantone revealed that 2024 color of the year is a pastel shade of peach (“peach fuzz” to be precise), but if you asked anyone in the fashion world to guess what they thought it would be after seeing the SS’24 shows , he would have confidently guessed a nuance. blue. Creators of Staud has Proenza Schouler showed an impressive amount – and wide range – of colors in their collections, foreshadowing the blue skies to come in spring.
Between barbie and that of Taylor Swift Tour of the eras, 2023 was the year of babyhood, and with it came one of the most essential signals of it: the bow. Sandy Liang led the charge into hair bows, and during the second half of the year, you just couldn’t escape it. From hair accessories to ribbon-adorned dresses, if there’s a place to put a bow, someone is doing it.
The fancy bows were the main dish once again to Sandy Liangof the SS’24 fashion show and the models at Simone Rocha sauntered down the catwalk in bows big and small, creating a flirtatious effect that will dominate as an aesthetic in 2024.
You can’t scroll through TikTok without seeing one of your favorite fashion designers wearing silver on some given day this year, and while metals will continue to prevail in the new year, silver will give up its crown for let gold snatch it away. Rabanne made a strong case for mixed metals on the SS’24 tracks, while Ralph Lauren closed her brilliant show with a gold lamé dress draped on Christy Turlington. In 2024, expect silver coins to be exchanged for gold coins, as the metal will have the opportunity to shine in all its golden glory.
If you thought we had already recycled every trend imaginable from the year 2000, guess again: bubble hems are back. Featured on mini and long skirts, this detail gives a playful, youthful effect to everything it touches. The trend gained popularity after being spotted on the SS’23 runways of Carolina HerreraAnd Ulla Johnsonbut once spring gives way to throwback dresses and skirts, all eyes will once again be on one of the most nostalgic relics of the early days.
