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THE TREND REPORT
What’s in style right now
The trends our desk currently has moving, where each one is strongest, and the pieces that carry it. Signed in, the report goes further: which of these you already own, and how each trend is worn where you live.
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AT ITS PEAK · COPENHAGEN · PARIS, LONDON, SEOUL
Wide-leg tailoring
The skinny era is fully over: trousers cut wide and fluid, worn with intent rather than slouch, are the base note of every street-style capital.
Balance the volume: a fitted or tucked top on a wide leg, a slim belt at the waist, and let the trouser break just over the shoe. A loafer or sneaker makes it daytime; a pointed shoe makes it evening.
Start with one pair of wide-leg trousers in grey or camel.
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RISING · MILAN · PARIS, LONDON, NEW YORK
Burgundy everything
Oxblood and burgundy have replaced black as the directional dark - on bags and shoes first, now on knits and outerwear across Milan and Paris.
Treat burgundy like a neutral: one deep-red piece against grey, camel, denim or cream. Head-to-toe is the advanced move; a bag, a loafer or a scarf is the entry.
Start with a burgundy bag or loafer worn against neutrals you already own.
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AT ITS PEAK · NEW YORK · LONDON, MILAN, LOS ANGELES
The suede moment
Texture is the new logo: suede jackets, skirts, bags and belts in tan and chocolate carry an outfit without a print in sight. It went from runway to everywhere in a season.
Let one suede piece be the texture in the outfit and keep everything else matte and simple - suede next to denim or plain knit reads expensive; suede next to shine reads costume. A suede belt or bag is the low-commitment version.
Start with a suede piece in tan or chocolate - jacket if you want impact, belt or bag if you want a toe in.
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RISING · PARIS · LOS ANGELES, SYDNEY, MEXICO CITY
Boho, sharpened
The seventies revival that started at Chloé kept going: flowing skirts, fringe, western belts and tonal layering - styled clean, not costume. It's boho with tailoring discipline.
One flowing piece per outfit, grounded by something structured - a flowing maxi with a fitted knit, a western belt and a sharp boot, never everything soft at once.
Start with a flowing maxi skirt in cream or rust, or a western belt over what you already own.
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RISING · SEOUL · TOKYO, NEW YORK, LONDON
New prep
Seoul and Tokyo are re-cutting the collegiate wardrobe - rugby stripes, cricket knits, pleated skirts and loafers with socks - oversized on top, precise below.
The trick is one scale shift: an oversized knit over a pleated skirt, or a boxy polo tucked into precise trousers. Loafers with visible socks finish it in either department.
Start with penny loafers, or a cable knit in navy or cream.
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AT ITS PEAK · LONDON · COPENHAGEN, NEW YORK, TOKYO
The barn jacket
Waxed cotton and corduroy-collar field jackets replaced the puffer as the default cool outer layer - London first, now everywhere the temperature drops.
Wear it against something it shouldn't go with: a barn jacket over tailored trousers or a slip skirt is the look; over hiking gear it's just a coat. A Chelsea boot and a wool scarf keep it city, not farm.
Start with a waxed or canvas field jacket in olive or tan.
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EMERGING · SEOUL · COPENHAGEN, LONDON, PARIS
Sheer layering
Transparency as a layering tool - a sheer knit or mesh top over a visible base layer, mesh flats on the foot. The most fashion-forward of the current directions, and the fastest way to read current.
A sheer layer goes over something deliberate - a fitted tank or simple slip - in the same colour family. Tonal keeps it elegant; contrast makes it loud. Mesh flats are the same idea on the foot.
Start with a sheer knit in black or chocolate over a tank you already own.
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FADING · NEW YORK · LOS ANGELES, SEOUL, LONDON
Heritage sport
Track jackets, retro trainers and rugby-adjacent pieces styled with everyday tailoring - the athleisure era growing up. Strong in US cities, led by the sneaker rotation.
One sport piece against two non-sport pieces: a track jacket over a shirt and trousers still works; a full tracksuit now reads five years ago. The retro trainer is the piece that survives.
Start with a slim retro trainer in a colour your closet already leans on.
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AT ITS PEAK · PARIS · SEOUL, TOKYO, COPENHAGEN
The flat shoe, dressed up
Ballet flats, Mary Janes and mesh flats have replaced the heel as the default day shoe from Paris to Seoul - worn with socks, under wide trousers, with the dress that used to want a heel.
Let the shoe be the small, deliberate detail under something with volume - a wide trouser, a midi, a long coat. Sheer socks or a fine ribbed sock make it current; bare with a mini makes it 2012. The menswear reading is the soft loafer or driving shoe worn with tailoring.
Start with a pair of ballet flats or Mary Janes in black or burgundy.
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AT ITS PEAK · MILAN · PARIS, NEW YORK, LONDON
The big, soft bag
The mini bag is over. Slouchy east-west shoulder bags and oversized totes in leather and suede - carried under the arm, not on the crook - are the bag of the moment in Milan, Paris and New York.
The bag is the volume, so the outfit stays lean: a slouchy shoulder bag over a fitted knit and straight trousers. Chocolate or tan over black reads newer. In menswear the same shift is the soft leather messenger or tote over the backpack.
Start with a soft leather or suede shoulder bag in chocolate or tan.
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RISING · MILAN · PARIS, NEW YORK, MARRAKESH
The belt is back
After years of nothing at the waist, the belt is the accessory again: wide leather belts over blazers and dresses, western buckles on denim, a slim belt threaded through wide trousers - one belt doing the work of an outfit.
Belt the thing that is not meant to be belted - an oversized blazer, a shirt dress, a long cardigan - and keep the buckle plain unless the whole outfit is plain. For denim and chinos, a braided or suede belt in tan updates jeans you already own.
Start with a wide leather belt in brown or tan.
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RISING · PARIS · ISTANBUL, DUBAI, SEOUL
The scarf as the outfit
Silk scarves tied at the neck, over the hair, on the bag handle - the smallest piece in the wardrobe doing the most. Paris started it, Istanbul and Dubai never stopped, and modest and fashion dressing meet exactly here.
One scarf, one place: knotted small at the neck over a plain knit, tied over the hair with sunglasses, or looped on a bag strap. A printed scarf against a solid outfit is the whole idea; a printed scarf on a printed dress is a fight. In menswear it is the silk knit tie or the neckerchief under a jacket.
Start with a printed silk scarf worn at the neck or over the hair.
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AT ITS PEAK · MARRAKESH · MUMBAI, SYDNEY, DUBAI
Linen, head to toe
From Marrakesh to Mumbai to Sydney, the hot-city uniform is a linen co-ord: shirt and wide trouser or long skirt in the same sand or ecru, sleeves long against the sun, with a flat sandal and a straw hat. It is what tailoring becomes at 35°.
Buy the set and wear it apart as often as together: the linen shirt over a tank with denim, the trousers with a knit in the evening. Tonal sand-on-ecru looks expensive; white-on-white looks like a spa. A leather sandal or espadrille and a straw hat finish it; a sneaker makes it a city outfit.
Start with a linen shirt in sand or white, long-sleeved.
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RISING · DUBAI · MARRAKESH, ISTANBUL, MUMBAI
The long, fluid layer
Kaftan cuts, maxi shirt dresses and open dusters worn over trousers: the long line of modest dressing, cut sharp, is now how Dubai, Istanbul and Marrakesh dress - and London and Paris have adopted the silhouette for the drama of it.
The length is the point, so nothing else should be long: a floor-length duster over slim or wide trousers and a fitted top, a kaftan dress belted or left to move, a maxi shirt dress open over a co-ord. A mule or loafer and one structured bag keep it sharp. The menswear version is the long overshirt or unlined duster over wide trousers.
Start with a long-sleeve maxi shirt dress in black or ecru.
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RISING · MARRAKESH · MEXICO CITY, MUMBAI, LAGOS
Craft you can see
Hand-work is the luxury signal now: embroidery, block print, woven leather, raffia, beading, the babouche and the huarache. Marrakesh, Mexico City, Jaipur and Lagos never stopped making it; Paris and New York are buying it.
One made-by-hand piece against clean basics - a babouche with tailored trousers, a block-print kurta over jeans, a raffia bag with a plain linen dress. Two crafts at once reads souvenir; one reads collected. Silver over gold for this direction.
Start with leather babouche slippers, or a woven raffia bag.
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RISING · LAGOS · LONDON, PARIS, NEW YORK
Print, worn like tailoring
Bold wax and Ankara prints cut into sharp pieces - a print shirt with plain trousers, a print midi with a neutral shoe - and finished with big gold jewellery. Lagos and Accra lead; London, Paris and New York have picked it up on the street.
Let the print be the one loud thing: a print shirt buttoned up over plain trousers, a print dress with a neutral loafer or sandal, and gold - hoops, a chain - as the only other statement. Ground it with black, white or tan, never with a second print.
Start with a bold-print shirt worn over plain trousers you already own.
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AT ITS PEAK · MILAN · NEW YORK, PARIS, DUBAI
Quiet luxury, still
Tonal cashmere, a camel coat, wool trousers, a leather tote and no logo anywhere: the direction that outlasted its own name. Milan wears it; Dubai, New York and Paris keep buying it because it never looks wrong.
Three tones, never more: camel, cream and grey, or navy, chocolate and ecru. Fabric does the talking - cashmere, fine wool, real leather - so the cuts stay simple. One good bag and a plain watch; anything with a visible logo breaks it.
Start with a cashmere crewneck in grey or camel.
PIECES THAT CARRY IT
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