Happy New Year 2024: Style Forecast, 3 Fresh Fashion Trends to Embrace in 2024
For the fashion-inclined, the new year brings the same old question: What can I add to my closet to navigate the coming months in style? If you're ready for that kind of wardrobe refresh, we've got a range of answers for you from 24 spring/summer runways. Consider this roundup your sneak peek into which 2024 trends are set to dominate clothing racks, cyber carts, and social media feeds alike so you can shop accordingly. We must begin by highlighting that the strong message woven throughout the SS24 collection was that it was time to get ready for the boldest Hollywood styles to infiltrate the mainstream. Just like how the nude dress became ubiquitous beyond the red carpet, the current celebrity-favorite trend of forgetting pants is also making its way into everyday attire.
Fashion Trend 2024: The No-Pants Look
While a handful of designers (Miu Miu, Loewe) have flirted with the no-pants look in recent seasons – one that's since been enthusiastically embraced by the Jenners/Biebers/Hadids of the style world – the SS24 show made it. Official: The take-off-your-pants trend is, well, taking it off completely. From Marni to Schiaparelli to Dries Van Noten to Laquan Smith, it's easier to point out the designers who didn't send bare feet down their runways more often than not. It seems the coolest way to dress up your bottom half in 2024 is to not dress it up at all and instead wear sheer or colorful tights under short shorts and exposed undies.
Fashion trends 2024: flowers
While florals aren't exactly groundbreaking to Hollywood's credit, the same can't be said of floral fabrics. When it comes to florals, designers are ditching blossomy motifs for something more dramatic, like extra-large embroidered cut-outs at Valentino, oversized floral breast pieces at Lowe's, woven rosettes at Alexander McQueen and real pink roses stuffed into sheer dresses at Simone Rocha. However you parade around your petals this year, make sure it's not limited to flat patterns.
Fashion Trend 2024: Not-So-Winter White
Considering Valentino has become the unofficial arbiter of it color in 2022 with his prescient endorsement of hot pink, we once again turned to Pierpaolo Piccioli's runway to get a feel for which shades the fashion house is favoring for the new year. Our findings were as stark as the color: white. We're not talking about the ivory, grayed-out, eggshell white that's associated with winter. This is the Meghan Markle-approved husband-shirt that can't be worn after Labor Day. Other designers are also supporting the color in the form of flowy gowns and blouses (Victoria Beckham, Chloe, Courages), sharp blazers (Brandon Maxwell), and denim (Sergio Hudson). Meanwhile, Massey Villeneuve and Lapointe are applying it to footwear.