7 Fashion Trends that Will Rule 2022

2021 was all about logomania, hot pink, colour blocking, and the ‘hot-goth’ trend. The SS22 season brings sexy back – and we couldn’t be more excited for our work from home wardrobes to get a new lease of life.

Lockdown restrictions are slowly lifting and the future looks a lot brighter. Last year’s desire to escape has been replaced by a sense of celebration. SS22 is all about dressing appropriately. The time has come to expose the bodies lockdowns have kept at home for too long. Think short, sheer, or second-skin. What’s the mood? More flesh, less fashion

This means that Nineties and Y2K throwbacks are abundant in this season’s collections. Micro-mini skirts with sky-high heels and glitzy tops made a comeback, as well as low-slung waistlines and glitzy tops. Bridgerton fever, on the other hand, has seen designers look to the 18th century and 19th centuries for inspiration in their dramatic post-pandemic looks.

Bold stripes and solar shades were also hot trends in SS22, proving once again that optimism is the key to success. 2022, we are ready for you. We’ll be dressing up the part.

FASHION TRENDS 2022 REPORT

1. Youthquake

Seen at: Versace. Prada. Etro. Giambattista Valli. Lanvin. Chanel. Blumarine. Dolce &. Gabbana. Valentino, Moschino, and Courreges.

Hemlines are hotter than ever, from micro to mini. Sixties rebellion was mixed with Noughties exuberance to create a barely there take on the trend.

Shop the trend:

• MINI SKIRT COTTON DENIM CARGO Wrap MINI Blumarine $273.00
• SILVERWAVE LUREX MINISKIRT The Attico $425.00
• MINISKIRT BELTED LOW-RISE WOL MINISKIRT Balmain mytheresa.com.uk $875.00

2. Haute: Putting the ‘Hot’ in Haute

Seen at: Stella McCartney, Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana, Nensi Dojaka, Burberry, Miu Miu, Balmain

This spring-summer season, decadence is the main theme. It’s a bright and shiny version of sexy dressing for the new Y2K generation. Here’s how grown-ups do it. This subversive seduction is as much about body confidence and provocation as it is about the soul. It is time to unbutton.

Shop the trend:

• KEYHOLE BRA VOILE LONG DRESS Nensi Dojaka $1,250.00
• HIGH-NECK MESH BODYSUIT Burberry $550.00
• MESH CUTOUT NECK BODYSUIT Mugler $390.00

3. Time Travel

Seen at: Alexander McQueen and Louis Vuitton.

Louis Vuitton’s post-pandemic styling is dramatic thanks to Nicolas Ghesquiere, who demonstrated how to make the gothic glamourous by mixing old and new. Others designers looked to the future when designing collections. They used crazy and creative interpretations of 18th-century style. It’s quite literally historical.

Shop the trend:

• EMBELLISHED HIGH-NECK CAP Amen $4,631.00
• BEAD-EMBELLISHED EMBROIDERED RUFFLED CLOQUE DRESS Simone Rocha $1,695.00
• CONVERTIBLE FEATHER & LACE-TRIMMED, SILK BLOUSE Saint Laurent $2,365.00

4. Disco Utility

Seen at: Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Chanel, Balmain, Coperni, Isabel Marant, Loewe, Tom Ford, and Peter Do

It’s time to return to 2000. You can channel your inner Beyonce circa Destiny’s Children ‘Survivor’ era. This is utility with an insanely glamorous edge and it’s nothing but basic. Wear heels with everything.

Shop the trend:

• EMBELLISHED SUDE KNEE-HIGH BOOTS Paris Texas $1,185.00
• VISCOSE & LINEN SATIN CARBOT WIDE PANTS Tom Ford $1,490.00
• COWL-NECK CHAINMAIL HALTER NECK TOP Alexander Wang $1,051.00

5. Here Comes the Sun

Seen at: Chanel, Altuzarra, Anna Sui, Loewe, Moschino, Tom Ford, Valentino, Versace, Isabel Marant, Stella McCartney, Coperni, Fendi, Alberta Ferretti, Giorgio Armani and Etro.

Perhaps it’s because we all want a vacation, but beachwear was ready-to-wear in SS22. Rejina Pyo showed her collection at London’s Aquatics Center, while Virginie Viard sent chic swimsuits down Chanel’s catwalk.

Shop the trend:

• LOGO MULTICOLOUR CROCHET BUCKET HAT Etro $230.00
• CROCHETED COTTON HALTER TOP Paco Rabanne $800.00
• CROCHETED COTTON TRIANGLE BIKINI OPERA Loewe + Paula’s Ibiza $137.50

6. Super Stripey

Seen at: Balmain. Raf Simons. Saint Laurent By Anthony Vaccarello. Emporio Armani. Carolina Herrera. Louis Vuitton. Chanel. Ports 1961. Dolce & Gabbana, Jil Sanderser and Schiaparelli.

There’s no need to look at the fine print: there is a simple formula that will make a statement. Fashion is becoming more graphic and bolder. Instead of the Breton, use stripes to embellish dresses, suits, and shirts.

Shop the trend:

• MINIDRESS STRIPED SEQUINNED SILK CHIFFON Valentino $8,400.00
• STRIPED LINEN BLEND DRESS Bottega Veneta $1,520.00
• STRIPED CASHMERE TRACK PTS the Elder Statesman $885.00

7. From Sunrise to Sunset

Seen at: Chanel, Ermanno Scervino, Jason Wu and Jil Sander.

This season’s eye-searing palette is so bright that you will need to use sunscreen. This visual vitamin D includes everything from gold to amber to fiery red to burnt orange to fiery red.

Shop the trend:

• WOOL BLAZER Stella McCartney $1,095.00
• MISAM OS TONDO SATIN SANDALES Manolo Blahnik $685.00
• HOURGLASS SMALL, CROCODILE-EFFECT LEATHER BAGA Balenciaga $1,890.00