Are we finally done with the 1990s and 2000s? What materials will be in vogue next winter? What will be the star color? As 2024 gets underway, designers and major fashion houses are busy defining the fashion trends we"ll be snapping up in a few months" time. And it was New York that kicked off the festivities, unveiling a minimalist silhouette boosted by a few touches of bright color, high-end fabrics and (once again) plenty of transparency.
It would be wrong to say that pants were totally absent from New York, but the fact remains that dresses—and to a lesser extent, skirts—were everywhere. And that"s good news for anyone who can"t get into the low-rise cuts that have been trendy for the past few seasons. The Big Apple put the dress firmly in the spotlight, but with no prevailing style. Seen with thin straps, long sleeves or in strapless styles, and with plain finishes or covered in sequins, transparent or embellished with cut-outs, dresses mostly followed the curves of the body, flattering the silhouette. Exceptions included Carolina Herrera, where dresses came in more imposing shapes, and Coach, where they were transformed into oversized hoodies. Note that pants, when present, were more chic and comfortable than ever, in loose-fitting yet sophisticated styles.
For several seasons now, designers and major fashion houses have been revealing bodies with cut-outs and sheer materials as delicate as they are transparent. It"s a trend that gives pride of place to a modern, elegant form of sensuality, but also to self-assertion, and it doesn"t seem to be about to run out of steam. The transparency trend was seen in New York, where Christian Cowan, Eckhaus Latta, Tory Burch and, of course, Ludovic de Saint Sernin presented a host of pieces in this style.
First Published: Feb 20, 2024, 15:27
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