Trends
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Rising
The hobo bag came back and brought the 2000s with it
Curved, slouchy, worn high under the arm. If you owned one the first time round, you already know how to wear it.
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Fuzzy bags, and the one rule that keeps them out of novelty territory
Texture is the season and fur is the loudest version of it. Keep the shape boring.
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Peaking now
Beads, candy-coloured and deliberately mismatched
Chokers, sculptural pendants, bright resin. The most-is-more end of the jewellery box.
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Shield sunglasses, and who they actually suit
Wide, wrapped, one continuous lens. The runway’s eyewear story — and a harder wear than it looks.
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Coloured tights are a fashion decision again
Pea green, burnt orange, printed wool. The cheapest colour you can add to an autumn outfit.
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Always works
What people are actually buying: aviators, rectangles and 90s cat-eye
The runway says shield frames. The shopping data says something completely different, and it is worth knowing both.
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Peaking now
Bag charms outlasted everyone’s prediction
Written off as a passing joke two years ago. Still here, and now the cheapest way to change a bag you already own.
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Peaking now
The bow grew up
Satin, lace and velvet rather than grosgrain. The version that works past twenty-five is a material question.
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Socks you are supposed to see
Pea green, burnt orange, nature-print wool. The two inches of ankle between shoe and hem is now doing work.
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Peaking now
The bandana replaced the baseball cap
Vintage paisley, worn with good sunglasses. The bit of headwear that says you left the house on purpose.
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Rising
Two belts, worn at once
The Y2K revival’s most wearable idea: layering belts instead of choosing one.
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Fringe, refined
Movement is the whole point of it. Which is also why the length matters more than anything else.
Outfit ideas
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A first accessory kit that is not all going in the bin by March
Cheap is the correct decision at this stage. Cheap and disposable is not the same thing.
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Leaving the gym looking like you chose the outfit
Four accessories that turn athleisure into an outfit, none of which will bother you in a class.
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The last properly warm weekend
Wear the summer things now, properly, one more time. Most of them are going away for eight months.
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A country gig, a rodeo, or anywhere the theme is the point
The one context where the full western thing is correct — and it still needs to survive eight hours on your feet.