2014 Fashion Trends You'll Be Seeing a Lot of This Year
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As the year closes out, we’re being inundated with 2013 recaps ranging from Sacramento’s Annual Naughty and Nice list to Vogue’s Best Dressed list.
As much as we’re enjoying the retrospectives, however, fashion is very
much about the future, too — and 2014 is already shaping up to look damn
good. From sailor chic to peekaboo fabrics, the coming year’s fashion
forecast is sunny with a chance of avant-garde design. Here are nine
trends to expect on the streets this year.
As the year closes out, we’re being inundated with 2013 recaps ranging from Sacramento’s Annual Naughty and Nice list to Vogue’s Best Dressed list.
As much as we’re enjoying the retrospectives, however, fashion is very
much about the future, too — and 2014 is already shaping up to look damn
good. From sailor chic to peekaboo fabrics, the coming year’s fashion
forecast is sunny with a chance of avant-garde design. Here are nine
trends to expect on the streets this year.
1. Strategic Transparency
The hint of skin showing through Spring 2014’s designs isn’t obscured
by traditional lace or translucent silk, but rather a series of
entirely modified fabrics which looked like a fusion of netting and
embroidery. Burberry Prorsum released a number of printed chiffon numbers and crochet-inspired dresses that left little to the imagination, while Nina Ricci’s quintessentially feminine pieces were overrun with ruffles of an eyelet-esque hybrid fabric.
2. Hello, Sailor!
The hint of skin showing through Spring 2014’s designs isn’t obscured
by traditional lace or translucent silk, but rather a series of
entirely modified fabrics which looked like a fusion of netting and
embroidery. Burberry Prorsum released a number of printed chiffon numbers and crochet-inspired dresses that left little to the imagination, while Nina Ricci’s quintessentially feminine pieces were overrun with ruffles of an eyelet-esque hybrid fabric.
2. Hello, Sailor!
Seafaring chic is dropping anchor this spring. While other designers
were content to play with subdued interpretations of the marine theme, Olympia Le-Tan tackled it head-on, executing her spring collection with a cheeky pin-up vibe. Subtler takes on the nautical theme included a host of fluid, navy, sailor-off-duty suits by Stella McCartney, and the subtle white stripes on navy dresses in Marc Jacobs’s Resort collection.
3. Heartland Designs
Seafaring chic is dropping anchor this spring. While other designers
were content to play with subdued interpretations of the marine theme, Olympia Le-Tan tackled it head-on, executing her spring collection with a cheeky pin-up vibe. Subtler takes on the nautical theme included a host of fluid, navy, sailor-off-duty suits by Stella McCartney, and the subtle white stripes on navy dresses in Marc Jacobs’s Resort collection.
3. Heartland Designs
Remember several years ago when peasant blouses and prairie skirts
were en vogue? Imagine that Karl Lagerfeld had taken the reigns on that
trend, and you have the impetus for 2014’s incredible americana mode.
Designers knew better than to pull straight from the Wild West, however;
Lagerfeld’s Pre-Fall 2014 collection had
the luxe fabrics and meticulous tailoring unique to Chanel, and Dries
Van Noten’s use of natural fabrics and bohemian silhouettes combined
modern urbanity with freewheeling backcountry style.
Remember several years ago when peasant blouses and prairie skirts
were en vogue? Imagine that Karl Lagerfeld had taken the reigns on that
trend, and you have the impetus for 2014’s incredible americana mode.
Designers knew better than to pull straight from the Wild West, however;
Lagerfeld’s Pre-Fall 2014 collection had
the luxe fabrics and meticulous tailoring unique to Chanel, and Dries
Van Noten’s use of natural fabrics and bohemian silhouettes combined
modern urbanity with freewheeling backcountry style.
4. Optical Illusion Prints
Do not adjust your computer screen; the patterns adorning Spring 2014
collections are in fact innovative, intricate, and utterly captivating.
Celine’s Spring 2014 runway looked more like an art collection than a series of garments, Christian Dior executed a number of voluminous dresses in a hypnotic, metallic fabric, and Alexander McQueen’s collection foreseeably stunned audiences with a series of red, white, and black avant-garde prints.
Do not adjust your computer screen; the patterns adorning Spring 2014
collections are in fact innovative, intricate, and utterly captivating.
Celine’s Spring 2014 runway looked more like an art collection than a series of garments, Christian Dior executed a number of voluminous dresses in a hypnotic, metallic fabric, and Alexander McQueen’s collection foreseeably stunned audiences with a series of red, white, and black avant-garde prints.
5. Sculpture Garden
Unconventional silhouettes played an enormous role on the runway for
Spring 2014 as well as the Pre-Fall collections, and angular shapes in a
garden variety of vibrant shades seemed to be the latest trend. Altuzarra displayed a number of offbeat and exaggerated shapes in his Pre-Fall collection, most notably an off-white, oversized coat, and a sharp, slitted skirt with navy and red striping. Ports 1961 contributed to the trend with voluminous double-breasted coats, and Michael Kors played with length on his menswear-inspired blazers and midi dresses.
Unconventional silhouettes played an enormous role on the runway for
Spring 2014 as well as the Pre-Fall collections, and angular shapes in a
garden variety of vibrant shades seemed to be the latest trend. Altuzarra displayed a number of offbeat and exaggerated shapes in his Pre-Fall collection, most notably an off-white, oversized coat, and a sharp, slitted skirt with navy and red striping. Ports 1961 contributed to the trend with voluminous double-breasted coats, and Michael Kors played with length on his menswear-inspired blazers and midi dresses.
6. Fifty Shades of…
Gray is officially in fashion, especially when adapted in a silvery,
metallic hue. Whether Pantone’s choice shades of 2014 prompted the
craze, or the infamous book series has infiltrated the fashion industry,
the color is no longer boring, achieving a cultural renaissance. The
majority of Calvin Klein’s Pre-Fall collection was executed in loose shapes and shades of grey, and Armani chose a soft, dove gray as the tone for several of the line’s suits and capes. Dare we say that gray may be the new black for 2014?
Gray is officially in fashion, especially when adapted in a silvery,
metallic hue. Whether Pantone’s choice shades of 2014 prompted the
craze, or the infamous book series has infiltrated the fashion industry,
the color is no longer boring, achieving a cultural renaissance. The
majority of Calvin Klein’s Pre-Fall collection was executed in loose shapes and shades of grey, and Armani chose a soft, dove gray as the tone for several of the line’s suits and capes. Dare we say that gray may be the new black for 2014?
7. All Buttoned Up (Shirts)
You know that button-down stuffed in the back of your closet? Resurrect it for 2014. Alexander Wang’s now-notorious unbuttoned periwinkle boxer-suit may be considered the epitome of this trend: classic with a decidedly rule-breaking twist.
You know that button-down stuffed in the back of your closet? Resurrect it for 2014. Alexander Wang’s now-notorious unbuttoned periwinkle boxer-suit may be considered the epitome of this trend: classic with a decidedly rule-breaking twist.
8. Sporty Chic
If you find yourself constantly jumping from meetings to errands
and social engagements, the athletic chic trend will come as quite a
relief. From tennis skirts to roomy silhouettes, designers have decided
to allow fashion devotees a range of movement for 2014. While wearing Acne’s sporty shirt dresses or Victoria Beckham’s flirty tennis skirts to an actual tournament is inadvisable, the trend is a welcome change from more confining silhouettes.
If you find yourself constantly jumping from meetings to errands
and social engagements, the athletic chic trend will come as quite a
relief. From tennis skirts to roomy silhouettes, designers have decided
to allow fashion devotees a range of movement for 2014. While wearing Acne’s sporty shirt dresses or Victoria Beckham’s flirty tennis skirts to an actual tournament is inadvisable, the trend is a welcome change from more confining silhouettes.
9. Fashionable Pleating
The rule of fashion etiquette noting that pleated pants should never
have made it past the 20th century has officially been scored from the
book. In 2014, the pleat will adorn skirts, blouses, and pants, and in a
number of unconventional designs to boot. Christian Dior’s pleats were asymmetrical, and Preen’s ranged from barely there to very there.
While the trend may seem overwhelming to those who think knife pleats
are the sole iteration of the design element, the abundance of the trend
on the runway ensures that there is a pleat for every taste.
The rule of fashion etiquette noting that pleated pants should never
have made it past the 20th century has officially been scored from the
book. In 2014, the pleat will adorn skirts, blouses, and pants, and in a
number of unconventional designs to boot. Christian Dior’s pleats were asymmetrical, and Preen’s ranged from barely there to very there.
While the trend may seem overwhelming to those who think knife pleats
are the sole iteration of the design element, the abundance of the trend
on the runway ensures that there is a pleat for every taste.
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