And just like that, we welcome another year. 2026 is here, and with it brings a new outlook, perhaps a slightly adjusted personal style, and a series of new fashion trends. Whilst at Who What Wear, we’re all about staying true to your personal taste, and try to avoid passing fads, as a fashion editor, I am frequently asked which trends will are the ones to watch for the year ahead. By nature, trends come and go, but in the last few years, aesthetics have arrived and left, at times, too quick to keep up with. Whilst this may not be scheduled to change any time soon, I try to predict those that have some kind of longevity to them, or might be a comeback that you may already have in your wardrobes.
With Y2K and Indie Sleaze nostalgia being hugely prominent trends and talking points last year, 2026 will no doubt see a slew of styles from the last twenty-five years having a renaissance. Be it super low-rise jeans, jackets that were once made popular by your favourite boy band in 2011, or hat silhouettes you didn’t think would ever make a return, at times these comeback items can be quite surprising. But, fear not, it’s not all relics from a millennial’s traumatic teens, some items due a revival are classic essentials, like the V-neck jumper.
Adding to this, trends making the big return don’t all hark back from the 2000s, ICYMI, Pinterest announced its trends for 2026, and on it was ’80s maximalism. Seems like we’re saying “so long, farewell” to minimalism and quiet luxury trends of late.
And with that, these are the 7 trends set to make a return in 2026.
7 Trends Making a Comeback in 2026
1. Low Rise, Bootleg Jeans
Style Notes: Whilst cigarette jeans started making a comeback at the end of last year, and I think will continue to garner popularity as the we get further into 2026, it’s low-rise bootleg jeans from the early noughties that feel the freshest denim cut to make a comeback. We might have well been on the bootleg cut horizon ever since Kendrick Lamar wore *those* Celine Homme jeans at the Superbowl last year, but a pair that are also super low-waist? That, we had avoided… Until now. From bleach acid wash to dark indigo, I’ve noticed various shades that feel peak Madonna in her cowgirl-era (remind yourself with the Don’t Tell Me music video from 2000). Just remember, the more inches you have between your belly-button and your zipper, the more you’re nailing this one.
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