NYFW SS 2020 fashion trends

Hi everyone!

I feel like I haven’t blogged in forever and I was getting ready for school and adjusted to a new schedule, but now I’m back and ready to talk about some serious stuff…. New York Fashion Week!

Lets get down to business with 5 of the trends that I noticed from New York Fashion week..

Pronounced shoulders: Just by looking at any runway show, I guaranteed that you will see the trend of the big shoulders inspired by the 80’s. Each designer made sure that there was focus on the shoulder in no matter what came down the runway, whether it was a dress, blazer, or even a top. Some designers, like Ulla Johnson, Pyer Moss and Caroline Herrera are making the pronounced shoulders an ongoing trend.

2. Puff sleeve: Puff sleeve was another big trend that was included in a lot of the designers shows. There seems to be a great deal of focus on the top as designers pair extravagant, puff sleeve broad shouldered tops with much simpler bottoms. Designers like Self Portrait, Tori Burch and Oscar De La Renta are making sure that the Puff sleeve stays for another season!

3. Print: What else says that it’s Spring than print?! Print, whether it was florals, polka dots, or stripes seemed to be a common theme on the runways as a spring statement. These prints allow for a more feminine and youthful look. Designers like Coach, Ulla Johnson, Proenza Shouler and Caroline Herrera have a knack for prints!

4. Corset waist: The corset waist, inspired from the Victorian Era of busts and tight-to-the-skin fit, is coming back for Spring. With a more modern look, you can see them either built into a top to add some distinct detail or part of a dress to make it more form fitting.

5. The new blazer coat: The blazer coat has become a widely recognized trend, but this summer designers are mixing it up. It’s no longer just the typical double button black blazer anymore. This spring, there’s the long blazer with the belted waist, the cropped blazer coat, and the blazer dress! The blazer is no longer just a blazer anymore. It was so hard to pick just a few designers who spruced up the blazer, but I feel that Area, Michael Kors and Gabriela Hearst were just a few designers that really made the Blazer look their own.

All of these trends, however, reflect some part of nature and how they use the world around them as inspiration. As the idea of sustainability has become a widely talked about problem, there have been a lot of brands that have made initiatives to help save the environment, but there’s only so much a brand, especially fast fashion brands like H&M and Zara, can do about sustainability while they are known for the cheap, harmful clothes that are doing the damage. The idea of slow fashion has been introduced within the past few years that goes hand in hand with the sustainability initiative. Slow fashion brands, like Everlane, Reformation and Eileen Fisher are making slow fashion more popular. I learned about slow fashion and what it would mean for the environment during this years NYFW.

I visited an installation in New York City called Arcadia, which really brought me some new insight into all the different ways that we are harming the world. This installation, location at 517 Broadway, New York City, show all the different ways we are harming the Earth, from meat consumption to fast fashion to all the trash we throw away each and everyday. Going from room to room, it gave me insight to not only the problems we face, but how we can fix it too! There were facts like “by eating less meat, you are giving meat suppliers less money to cut down rain forests”, “By using more sustainable fabrics, like Tencel instead of Cotton, you are helping to decrease air pollution” and “By using reusable bags, you are reducing the amount of sea animals that get suffocated or eat the bags”. By the end of this interactive installation, it made me want to do more to reduce all the issues in the world. It was amazing to see how many things we are doing wrong in a virtual world right in front of you until you realize that it’s actually reality.