As optimism starts to creep into out collective consciousness, it appears it’s also infiltrating the bridal market, as short wedding dresses are having a moment. After canceled big weddings, postponed town hall ceremonies and downsized receptions, one might have suspected the bridal landscape would look subdued going into the summer of 2021. Far from it. Despite ongoing restrictions, couples are ploughing on with preparations and preparing to finally say “I do” on the wedding days they’ve dreamed about. Fashion is playing a vital role in this newfound optimism, with the overarching theme of bridal searches leaning toward fun over traditional.
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Welcome to
, The Goods’ design trend column. You know that thing you’ve been seeing all over the place? Allow us to explain it.
The kids are wearing bottoms with animal print, chains and charms, pleats, textures, neon colors, and shades of brown and beige. Name a design, and it’s likely been embroidered, bleached, or bedazzled onto khaki and silk and denim.
Where they are: Trendy Australian online fashion sites, like Verge Girl. Harry Styles, in general. TikTok teens and Bushwick fashionistas. Kourtney Kardashian sported glittery, patterned Gucci pants this past Christmas, and Kendall Jenner went more understated, in leopard print. Fast fashion and high-end houses alike have been producing their takes on fun pants, and the sky’s the limit when it comes to designs.
As the vaccine rollouts start, fashion embraces the new optimism by adding bling to basics
Adaptability and flexibility: Alexander McQueen denim, Asos’s 4505 leggings, and Saint Laurent cycling shorts. Composite: Alexander McQueen, Asos, Saint Laurent
Adaptability and flexibility: Alexander McQueen denim, Asos’s 4505 leggings, and Saint Laurent cycling shorts. Composite: Alexander McQueen, Asos, Saint Laurent
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Sweatpants, leggings, slippers, Zoom shirts, wellies and padded jackets… 2020’s fashion trends highlighted the way our lives moved from office to living room and from bar to garden. But how will a new year – one more hopeful, with a post-vaccine future on the horizon – affect fashion?