Welcome to Trend Talk, The Stampede’s new column on pop culture. Every week we’ll look at fashion, music, movies, and more. Look for a different take on a different topic by a different writer—every week. This week, Stella Tomeo kicks off with this year’s fashion trends that can work for a student’s wardrobe.
A person’s choice in fashion is a form of self-expression, reflecting personal style, occasion and attitude. But fashion is also a business that relies on fashion change, the cycle of popular clothing trends, to succeed. As the new year begins, fashion in 2024 will be a vibrant canvas, blending nostalgia with futuristic elements.
Trends are influenced by many things: fashion shows, pop culture, consumer behavior, the economy, politics and the tendency that trends have to repeat themselves. Trend forecasters consider these factors when trying to assess upcoming fashion trends.
Based on a few of these, fashion in 2024 will likely have a casual aesthetic and will allude to the early 2010s. The casual, “cheap” looks of spring-summer 2024 could take the place of minimalism and subtle luxury.
Clothing in recent years has been clean and minimal, while more exciting looks could be perceived as cheap. Now, the opposite is coming true. Clothing is becoming bolder but seen as more laid-back. Ready-to-wear collections for spring commonly included flowy layers, light colors, and an overall more casual vibe.
Hashtags like #2010s fashion, and #2014aesthetic are trending on TikTok, and Pinterest searches such as “2014 vibes” have been spiking since November. The predicted shift in this year’s fashion trends applies to jewelry, colors and patterns, and shape, and can be easy to achieve.
Some people say that accessories make an outfit, so jewelry would be a good thing to pay attention to in 2024. The minimalist jewelry of recent years has lost its luster. The delicate and simple style is being overtaken by bolder statement jewelry, including larger pieces, mixed metals, beads, stones, ribbon and string.
Schiaparelli’s spring-summer 2024 show was a beautiful display of statement jewelry. The designs were large, uniquely shaped pieces that were the main ingredient of the whole outfit.
Other designers, like Chanel and Ralph Lauren, showed long, stacked necklaces or statement necklaces, returning from being popular in the 2010s. Vintage and handmade jewelry are great ways to execute the bold jewelry trend because they are affordable and unique to the wearer.
As clothing trends become more casual, brighter colors and patterns have entered the trend cycle. “Pistachio” and “powder blue” are pastel colors that trend forecasters say are having their moment. Other colors we can expect to see in 2024 include cherry red, lavender, and metallics.
Common patterns on the runway reference the early 2010s. Stripes and logo prints would have been perceived as cheap in recent years, but this year have dominated runways at Chanel and Louis Vuitton. Adding a pop of one of these colors or patterns through jewelry, a bag is a great way to make your outfit
Nearly every runway from spring-summer 2024 presented clothing with a baggy, oversized shape. Oversized clothing has been popular for a few years because of how marketable it is, especially following the pandemic because people are prioritizing comfort and effortlessness. Clothing that is oversized is fitting for any body type or gender which not only makes it flattering, but relevant to today’s political and social climate.
Miu Miu featured a lot of this type of clothing for this season. The whole collection was laid back, as if it was just thrown on effortlessly. A great way to execute this is by adding baggier items in layers to really make them stand out.
Overall, fashion in 2024 includes trends like bold jewelry, light colors and baggy, oversized silhouettes, following a shift towards an exciting, casual style and circling back to elements from the early 2010s.
Stella Tomeo is a multimedia journalism and art major from Colorado who researches and writes about fashion.
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