FASHION TRENDS SPRING 2019

Here are some amazing fashion trends coming right away from the runways of New York, London, Paris and Milan fashion week for the season spring/summer 2019.

BICYCLE SHORTS

Aalto- pas Chanel

Mugler Stella Mccartney Cortazar

Bicycle shorts trends seemed to have come from kardashians, that will stay this season. For a more elevated take on the trend, look to Mugler or Chanel’s tailored versions with a matching jacket next season.

POP COLOURS

Yamamoto Saint laurent Andrew gn

Mccartney Offwhites Atlein

The spectrum, loud, saturated color remained a critical trend in Paris. Its accompanying styling tip from designers was clear: Wear it head to toe, or don’t bother. One can imagine many young starlets opting for beautiful dresses in poppy hues once red-carpet season kicks off later this year.

ARTSY INSPIRATION

Valentino Mugler Gucci

Afterhomework Browne Dior

Fashion designers have often referenced art and artists through the years, and for Spring 2019, designers tapped into everything from futurism to Memphis design. At Marni, images were collaged and printed on draped dresses and coats. Most notably, at Louis Vuitton, Nicolas Ghesquière channeled early ’90s geometric Memphis pattern on a number of his Spring runway looks.

NETTING

Louis Vuitton Dior Dior

Chloe Akris Elie Saab

Following in the footsteps of New York, London, and Milan, Parisian designers singled out netting on the runway. At what’s rumored to be Maria Grazia Chiuri’s last Dior showing, tops, dresses and even leggings got the fishnet treatment.

BOLD SHOULDERS ARE MUST

Celine Balmain

Gucci Elie Saab

Demna Gvasalia continues to lead the charge when it comes to exaggerated shoulder width. At both Vetements (which showed in Paris earlier this year) and Balenciaga, the designer made a convincing case for strong shoulders staying in our wardrobes for yet another season.

NEUTRAL SHADES

Awake Dior Maison Margiela

Rykiel Valentino Chanel

Hedi Slimane’s arrival at Celine was a hard pill for fans of his predecessor’s aesthetic to swallow, but Philophiles would do well to look to Lemaire, Haider Ackermann and Valentino for neutral tones and sophisticated cuts come Spring. Other pared-down palettes of note: Stella McCartney, Giambattista Valli and Maison Margiela.

ESCAPISM

Browne Chloe Etro

Y project Loewe Vivienne Westwood

Against the landscape of a world spinning out of control, designers infused their collections with a wide-ranging sense of wanderlust this season. At Chloé, Natacha Ramsay-Levi looked to the seaside of Ibiza, while Veronica Etro imagined bohemian California surfer girls, and Tory Burch found inspiration in her parents’ far-flung Mediterranean holidays. All this escapism isn’t without politics. Prabal Gurung delivered a potent message of multiculturalism and diversity with a collection rooted in his Nepalese roots and immigrant journey, and Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli eschewed fantasy for the freedom to be who you are every day.

80’S DENIM

Almeida Balenciaga

Dior Isabel Marant Poiret

From acid to tie-dye, washed-out denim was on runways everywhere. At Isabel Marant, even boots came in it. The ‘80s have been back for quite a few seasons now, but there seems to be no stopping this trend. In past seasons, designers have referenced the decade’s big shoulders and glam hues. This season, many designers brought in acid-washed denim. The trend kicked off in New York, with Proenza Schouler sending out a bevy of almost whitewashed denim dresses, trousers, and jackets, and culminated in Paris, where Chanel, Dior, and Stella McCartney jumped on board.

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