Fashion for fall: setting the seen beginning with Saltburn and tweed

A new year means a new wave of fashion trends falling into place. Contrary to the summer heat in September, stores and I are patiently waiting for the fall season to come full swing, bringing new trends, new colors and what to look for. Some of the more interesting trends I am seeing draw from some of the media from the winter in particular.

There is also a new cycle of fall colors to expect, with the classics staying there.

Looking at the clothes for the season, one can see that there is a stray from focusing on basics to dressing to impress.

Interestingly, on social media, there seems to be this call to a Saltburn aesthetic trend, which, in my eyes, defeats the purpose of the movie; however, I am mainly here for fashion.

Weeds and knits are hitting the runway with long coats partnering them. Long skirts seem to be coming back from last year again, creating that classic silhouette. It also seems that yarn is a new textile showing up beyond sweaters and into coats for the season.

Like last year, leather jackets, high-waisted pants and low-waisted pants are returning once more. Fringe and sparkles seem to be the add-ons for the season as well, from bags to jackets. These two add-ons seem to be joining the fall.

A couple trends that I don’t love seeing in the fall would be the rise of microtrends coming back for another season. Historically, microtrends have never really lasted longer than a season, even just a couple of months, and it will also lead to more fashion waste. Y2K comes to mind as a microtrend slowly starting to fade.

There is a difference between a personal style—something that makes you happy and speaks to who you are compared to a rise of a trend—and letting go of that trend lasting less than one season.

Moving on to colors, the new colors for the seasons are light golden, teal, red-orange and leafy green.

The new colors add to the list of core colors for the seasons, joining the new trends at the start of the season. The core colors fall back into cream, brown, grey, and dark blue. The core colors normally stay the same for a couple of years at a time, allowing there to be a consistent color palette for the seasons.

A new school year brings trends sprouting up within our campus. I look forward to seeing the different styles a new year brings us.

With fall slowly creeping up on the calendar, so will the trends that follow suit.

Personally, I find the start of a new season allows us to explore new styles that will last us for many falls ahead.