While we’ve already made some predictions about the biggest trends that will influence shopping, editorials, and the red carpet next season, we have further insights into how the fall/winter 2024 runway collections will impact style in the second half of the year. Specifically, Net-a-Porter recently presented its seasonal report, including the top trends to know in fashion and how they are impacting its buys as a retailer.
Though there are plenty of directional fashion looks that make it onto magazine covers and runway reporting, those items don’t always translate to what shoppers want in their carts and what hits the market—so this is where we get a closer look at the exact trends and pieces that will land in-store and on the online shelves. Net-a-Porter’s Market Director Libby Page distilled exactly which trends the retailer is betting big on for the upcoming season, backed up by data and their instincts as buyers. Ahead are the five fall 2024 trends that will shape fashion next season, according to Net-a-Porter.
Nostalgic Elegance
“Fashion month was steeped in nostalgia, with many brands harking back to the iconic styles of the ’40s—a pivotal era that birthed the fashion show and witnessed a significant boom in the industry. It wasn’t just the formats that had nostalgic references; the collections themselves echoed elements of the past, as demonstrated by the trends. Notable shows included Alaïa, who hosted in their Paris Maison, Rick Owens [who] showed in his home, and The Row, [which] enforced a return to good, old-fashioned notepads and pencils.
A marked departure from the oversize, masculine-led shapes of recent seasons, designers presented looks that could have been lifted straight from the costume department of The New Look or Feud: Capote vs. The Swans. Hourglass and collarless jackets, minidresses, car coats, knitted twinsets, and full skirts all came together as we step into the age of elegance—a return to dressing that embraces femininity. Despite perceptions of unattainability, this trend, predominantly driven by coveted items, has been celebrated for months and is poised to set the tone for the rest of the year.”
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