4 Fashion Trends Our Editors Are Skipping This Season
The great thing about fashion is that it’s personalised, rather than a ‘one size fits all’ model. Some trends really speak to you, while others might have you backing away from the nostalgic familiarity. Here, caught up with our fashion team to see which trends they’re giving a friendly but hard pass on this summer…
Ballet flats
“Despite having written the piece on ballet flats and loving the look on others, I just can’t embrace it. Don’t judge, but my little wide feet don’t look particularly pretty in said mesh flats. Perhaps I’m haunted by childhood ballet classes; perhaps I just don’t do dainty.
Perhaps I’m haunted by childhood ballet classes; perhaps I just don’t do dainty.
Either way, you’re more likely to find me hunting out the latest fashion sneaker. Give me a pair of Golas, Reeboks or Autrys any day of the week and you’ll have one happy Style Editor. ” – Ashling, Style & Interiors Editor
Capri pants
“I still remember Carrie Bradshaw repping a pair of 3/4 pedal pushers and thinking ‘hmmmm, it’s not for me’. Years later, and with another fashion cycle complete, capri trousers are back ‘in’.
I still remember Carrie Bradshaw repping a pair of 3/4 pedal pushers and thinking ‘it’s not for me’.
Sure, some folks are cool enough to make them look kinda edgy, but for me, they’re definitely not flattering, and it will always feel too soon to revisit this one.” – Natasha, Digital Editor
Skinny jeans
“I often find myself rejecting certain trends initially, only to embrace them later on. However, there’s one trend I’m politely declining: skinny jeans. For a solid decade, they were my go-to in every colour, brand, and make, so you’d think I’d be rejoicing at the news that they’re making a comeback. But as soon as I felt the comfort of a baggy wide-leg trouser, there was really no going back.
As soon as I felt the comfort of a baggy wide-leg trouser, there was really no going back.
“I know fashion trends are cyclical, and I love drawing inspiration from past decades but it feels like the skinny jeans trend just died. And the stick we got from Gen-Z is too fresh in my brain to think about trying them on again. For me, skinny jeans will remain a relic of the 2010s… RIP.” – Sydney, Social Media Manager
Anything Y2K
I like to subscribe to the rule that if you remember the OG, maybe you shouldn’t do the trend the second time around.
“I like to subscribe to the rule that if you remember the OG, maybe you shouldn’t do the trend the second time around. I feel like this with pretty much every Y2K trend. I’m not sure I can pull off a butterfly handkerchief top these days or low-slung jeans – I’m too attached to a more flattering high waist. Me in a Girls Aloud Love Machine era slinky dress? Are you high? ” – Astrid, Fashion & Lifestyle Editor
