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Head-to-toe tailoring can look a little bit fancy dress, especially if the person at the next desk has turned up in a tracksuit, so trousers-and-a-shirt is emerging as the thinking woman?s choice. It?s a no-brainer that looks like you have brains. The only downside: the Sunday night ironing is real.
Looks like corsetry is here to stay. Rather than the modern mesh-panel pieces favored for sultry summer looks and music festivals, designers dug into the fashion archives for their spring corset design inspiration. The under-bust neckline and longline silhouettes spotted at Palomo Spain took cues from early 19th century styles, while Dion Lee’s nude-toned corsets with visible boning were giving 1920s girdle. At Collina Strada, the hip-fin structure and dipped waist felt entirely Edwardian.
We all thought that this year would be about trouser suits, but they turned out to be a bit of a red herring. The real on-the-ground chic-work-dressing story of 2023 has been proper trousers (think pleats at the front, and belt loops) with a shirt (not a blouse). Women haven?t really had an office uniform since the shift dress went all Fox newsreader, so I for one am very much here for the rise of a practical, contemporary way to dress for work.
We were glad to see that designers like Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Gucci, Mugler, and Tom Ford haven’t abandoned fringe for spring and summer?and 2024’s fringe forecast calls for ultra-fine strands (the width of thread or floss rather than yarn) of micro-fringe accenting hemlines and directing the eye to key elements of outerwear, dresses, and separates.
As goes the street, so goes menswear?except it’s 2024 we’re talking about, and the street is TikTok, where guys are eagerly cropping their tops. Whether they’re going for full-midriff exposure or a little waist-gracing action, it’s another sign that proportion is the name of the game. Especially now that we’re all wearing high-waisted pants, it makes sense to shorten up the shirt?and jacket?so everyone can see just how high that rise actually goes. ?Tyler Chin
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