What are the trends for F/W 2020? The world has changed so much in the last months and we might not find all of the looks suitable for our current situation. I have waited such a long time with this report as I was quite nostalgic about it. Personally speaking, F/W 2020 might have been the last real fashion month as I used to know it. Due to the current pandemic, the S/S 2021 presentations were mostly virtual or with not many guests. I was in Milan and Paris but it felt very different from before.
Read on to see the most influential trends from the F/W 2020 runways and let’s dream of better times. Most of the looks are in stores now.
LoL, Sandra
The leitmotif of the season, strong shoulders are making their big comeback. Triangular shapes now reign supreme, for a truly on-point look.
With a season steeped in romantic influences, frills are enough to make any silhouette pretty.
The tasseled trim was given an elevated touch on the runway this season.
When it comes to equine-inspired fashion, we’re seeing less western, and more lady-like horse girls wearing sophisticated prints and equestrian caps.
Altogether, a vast and varied geometry of hypnotic checks makes a lasting impression and ticks all the boxes of a preppy season profile.
What the tailored shorts suit was for spring, the skirted version is for fall.
Collegiate sweaters, navy blazers, as well as stripes and checks, there’s a newfound appreciation for classic Americana style and the preppiness that comes with it.
Who says certain colors don’t go together? Certainly not the on-trend designers this season. The message is make it pop!
Dressing up like little girls that is what this trend is all about.
The ultra-sexy look, in every form possible, is holding up strong with exposed lingerie that simultaneously advocates luxurious seduction and a desire to reveal the unknown.
Black leather is making an unapologetic comeback. Think of of Keanu Reeves in The Matrix and go for your personal gothic, ’90s revival.
This fall, it is time to unleash your fetish side! Vinyl is the material that will keep you warm and others hot…
More than a trend… a recurrence. What’s new for winter? An all-over, utterly bourgeois allure.
Chic elegance with a folky twist, the bohemian attitude has been truly on the rise since many seasons.
Most fashion houses stopped using real fur, the only exception: shearling which was seen on many fall runways, preferably with a shaggy texture. Also available as fake fur.
Time to start practicing your victory rolls, because the ’40s are back.
Shine bright in silver. Opt for mesh, lamé, crystals or rhinestones.
Contemporary cutouts were revealed as the new way to wear the not-so-barely-there look at night.
Designers usher in a new twist on the bulbous silhouette, that we know from the ’80s.
The universally short-in-front, long-in-back is having a major moment in the form of dresses and gowns.
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Layering is the absolute must next winter, with plays on texture and volume in a masterful game of accumulation.
After Gucci announced that it won’t be using any more real fur, many brands have followed the movement.
The only «real» fur trending next season is sheepskin which seems to be the natural choice for a cold weather wardrobe.
One of my favorite trends: the comeback of the cape, so versatile and easy to put over even the biggest sleeves.
Checkmate! Checks are at its best in fantastically mad all-over and color-blocked looks.
Classic Saville Row fabrics such as herringbone, glen plaid, and houndstooth look richer than ever. Enter the season with some swagger and a great men’s overcoat.
Wild West feeling! Fashion looked to America to discover the New World through Western accents.
Black leather is out in full force. Rock your glam power woman silhouette with an sophisticated attitude to take the idea from Matrix remake to decidedly modern.
With a sensual masculinity and a boudoir elegance, those runway looks proved once again that nightwear is not restricted to an evening in.
From Brigitte Bardot’s beehive to Jackie Kennedy’s pillbox hat, and Mary Quant’s geometric prints, every ’60s fashion icon’s style has been revisited this season.
I don’t remember one season without any florals on the catwalks. F/W 2018 is no different -perennials come in every charming varietal – most important update is the three-dimensional effect.
This season, scarf prints are worn all over the body for a vibrant and flowing appearance.
With all these vibrant looks on the runway, clean, lean, and chic-white seems to be a very welcome alternative. Think: Maxi in length and slim in silhouette.
Think Dynasty in the ’80s where the focus was on glamorous eveningwear: sensual and festive frills.
