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Trendstop Fall/Winter 2023-24 Men’s Catwalk Themes

Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers a first look at the key themes emerging from the Fall Winter 2023-24 runway collections. Across the Fall collections, sustainability underscored many of the key messages and themes of the season. Whether tapping into the rebellious spirit of Gen Z or the contemporary consumer’s desire for comfort and...

Mar 24, 2023

Fashion Featured

5 Streetstyle trends spotted during fashion month

Fashion month ended last week with Fashion Week Paris. While numerous fashion houses played it safe in their H/W 23/24 fashion shows, relying on classics and archival pieces, creativity found its full expression on the streets. There was no sign of boredom outside the official shows, and looks were more colorful than on the catwalks. With these...

Mar 22, 2023

Fashion

Item of the week: the retro men's cardigan

What it is: The AW23 season saw cardigans move beyond women’s wardrobes, to now be a staple item in men’s collections, offering the group a casual layer addition. This can be linked back to the item’s origins, as a piece worn by men during the Crimean War in the 1800's. Its name even descends from a British Army general, James Brudenell. The...

Mar 22, 2023

Fashion

Trendstop Women’s Fashion Month Top Collections Fall/Winter 2023-24

Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers a look at some of the top womenswear collections featured during Fall/Winter 2023-24 Fashion Month. Fall/Winter 2023-24 Fashion Month saw designers looking back to the past to create a new fashion futures. Memories from youth and childhood, life experiences and remembrances from home were reimagined for a...

Mar 17, 2023

Fashion Featured

Red is the new pink: Why the Barbiecore trend is being replaced

It's not just on the runways. Rihanna's now-iconic halftime performance at the Super Bowl was drenched in it and the red carpet is also living up to its name this awards season. Why is the whole world seeing red right now? Red seems to be everywhere at the moment. The clues: Rapper Doja Cat sat in the front row at the show of the fashion house...

Mar 16, 2023

Fashion

Item of the week: the statement sneaker

What it is: While sneakers have never really fallen out of fashion since their incorporation into trend-led streetwear in the 1990s, they have adapted to become staples of modern fashion. And their inclusion on the runways for AW23 has taken this one step further, with many brands taking on the popular shoe style in eye-catching ways. This...

Mar 15, 2023

Fashion

Item of the week: the plaid skirt

What it is: While the plaid skirt is most regularly linked to pop culture of the late 90s, its history is more complex than that. The pattern, also often known as ‘tartan’, descends from 18th century Scotland, where it was used by the Jacobite army, an anti-British group. Over time, however, the symbolism that comes with plaid has evolved over...

Mar 8, 2023

Podcast

Podcast: How fashion trends are really formed

Fashion trends come and go, but where exactly do they originate and who shapes them? In this episode of the Conscious Style Podcast, the podcast hosts delve deeper into the trend cycle with trend forecaster and fashion analyst Mandy Lee. Source: Conscious Style Podcast

Mar 3, 2023

Fashion

Item of the week: the double-breasted blazer

What it is: Double-breasted refers to a jacket with two buttons sitting symmetrical to one another, with an overlapping front closure. The blazer is often used in a formal setting, however recent years has seen it adapted and shift into the casual wardrobe, as evident in the rise in popularity of oversized fits and the modernisation of classic...

Mar 1, 2023

Fashion Featured

Key trends mens- and womenswear SS24

What is fashion? Who defines it? And where does a trend start? These are all questions that Rossella Catapano, professor at the Accademia Della Moda (IUAD) in Naples, started her trend forecast at Istanbul Fashion Connection (IFCO) on 10th February 2023 with. Trendforecasts are all about colours, styles and materials and for Catapano, today’s...

Feb 27, 2023

Fashion

Trendstop London Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2023-24

Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers a look at some of the highlights from the Fall/Winter 2023-24 edition of London Fashion Week. Designers at London Fashion Week drew on their own journeys and heritage in collections with a deeply personal quality. Memories from childhood and teenage years, their homes, and their family histories were...

Feb 24, 2023

Fashion

Item of the week: the denim maxi skirt

What it is: In line with the return of 90’s fashion, the denim midi skirt has made a resurgence, seeing it appear almost everywhere, from multiple runway collections to street style trends across all fashion capitals. A world away from the denim mini skirts that have defined recent years, the midi iteration ushers in a new era of comfortable...

Feb 22, 2023