Outfits can be worn as eye-popping head-to-toe neon like at Balmain, as a blast of fuschia as seen at Valentino and Stella McCartney, or as a bolt of green courtesy of Bottega Veneta. Celebratory, life-affirming and just plain happy, this micro trend follows no real rules. Courtesy ValentinoĪ much-needed counteragent to the stifling mood of 2020, dazzling colours are being embraced just for the fun of it. Kenzo, meanwhile, went with a different tack, with beekeeper-style hoods worn over hats to act as protective netting.
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Balenciaga elongated the neck of a jumper halfway up the face, while Marine Serre used its signature print to make a superhero Power Rangers-style catsuit, complete with hood and mask. With months to perfect their mask game, designers have responded with versions to counter the drabness of medical grades. Hardly a surprise this one, as face coverings are not going anywhere for the foreseeable future, vaccine or not.
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Here we look at the ideas that will shape how we dress in the coming months. Conversely, with most events cancelled over the past year, there comes a longing to be able to dress up once more, seen now as romance-infused dresses and gowns, while the need to cocoon has resulted in an array of enveloping clothes, far too big for the human frame.įinally, in the ultimate antidote to what has been a challenging few months for everyone, there is a shift to bright, vivacious colour as a sheer celebration of life. Unsurprisingly, then, the lockdowns and working from home have finally swept overarching fads out of the door, replacing them with micro trends, in an approach favoured by Gen Z, to be picked up and dropped again at whim.Īnother new notion is that tracksuits are acceptable as everyday wear, albeit now with more upscale, embellished versions available. The dominance of a few major trends per season had been on its way out for a while.
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Covid-19 sounded the death knell for most of the ways in which we normally did – and bought – things, and the fashion industry has certainly been hit by the pandemic. As 2020 finally comes to an end, we are all looking to 2021 with the promise of more hope-filled days.