Fashion Month Recap: Trends Spotted

Hello again,

it's been a hot minute since my NYFW review. Oopsie. I feel like instead of a thorough fashion week recap, maybe I should combine my favorite moments from the fashion month catwalks in a mega, all-encompassing post! Lucky you.

We all know that what most fun part is: joining the dots. When I'm looking through endless collections searching for similarities, I feel like a little kid working out a puzzle or something.

So what is the general consensus for Spring 2016? The way I see it, it's romance. How does one revive romance in the times of Tinder and Grindr? Oh that's a silly question. Romance never died. It just takes on a new shape and form. 

Another theme that was very obvious in a hefty amount of the SS '16 collections is nostalgia. I feel like there was some reference in every collection. The 70s and the 90s dominated, as expected, but I saw some 40s there too. There was a sense of escapism, a need for old school decadence and glamour. 

Designers are going back to the basics. They're truly keen on revisiting classic shapes, femininity and elegance. Not all of them though. Some are always pushing further, trying to provoke and make fashion evolve and move forward,

The combination of the two is the most inviting. We're in the times of retro futurism. Nothing ever comes back the same. There's always a new approach, a new twist to every old concept.

The Lingerie Dress

top: Chloe / Balenciaga / Celine
bottom: Burberry Prorsum / Victoria Beckham / Calvin Klein Collection

 Stripes

top: Dior / Elie Saab / Chanel / Jonathan Saunders
bottom: Roksanda / Burberry Prorsum / Delpozo / Ralph Lauren

 Bows

top: Elie Saab / Chanel / Gucci / Erdem
bottom: Oscar De La Renta / Delpozo / Proenza Schouler / Lanvin

90s

top: Celine / Saint Laurent / MSGM / Jason Wu
bottom: Tibi / Alexander Wang / Michael Kors / Calvin Klein Collection

Old Glamour

top: Dries Van Noten / Saint Laurent / Gucci / Creatures Of The Wind
bottom: Givenchy / Rodarte / Marc Jacobs / Oscar De La Renta

Transparency

top: Maison Margiela / Dries Van Noten / Dior / Alexander McQueen
bottom: Gucci / Yigal Azrouel / Carolina Herrera / Calvin Klein Collection

Key-hole openings

top: Elie Saab / Celine / Alexander McQueen / Erdem
bottom: Burberry Prorsum / Jenny Packham / Rodarte / J.Mendel

Ruffles

top: Alexander Wang / Balmain / Alexander McQueen / Gucci / MSGM / J. W. Anderson / Mary Katrantzou
bottom: Erdem / Peter Pilotto / Jason Wu / Oscar De La Renta / Delpozo / Proenza Schouler / Roksanda

Cotton Candy

top: Dior / Chanel / Gucci
bottom: Luisa Beccaria / Carolina Herrera / Delpozo

40s

top: Dries Van Noten / Chanel / Peter Pilotto
bottom: Altuzarra / Michael Kors / Marc Jacobs

The New Romance

top: Burberry Prorsum / Christopher Kane / Givenchy / Tibi / Victoria Beckham / Diane Von Furstenberg / Carolina Herrera
bottom: Rodarte / Oscar De La Renta / Delpozo / Michael Kors / Calvin Klein Collection / Marc Jacobs / Chloe

Multi-lacing

top: Alexander McQueen / Gucci / Erdem
bottom: Christopher Kane / Rodarte / Oscar De La Renta

Accessories

top: Lanvin / Lanvin / Celine / Altuzarra / Louis Vuitton / Prada
bottom: Proenza Schouler / Christian Dior / Christian Dior / Gucci / Gucci

Which trends did you spot? Which ones are you looking forward to? Do tell!