Chapter 1: What are the current challenges in following fashion trends?
Today I'm going to be sharing with you all my 2026 fashion trend predictions. And I'll be honest, I almost didn't make this episode because the conversation around fashion trends right now is an absolute mess. It's chaos. And I'm not 100% sure where I stand on things. On one hand, people are saying that everyone's exhausted by the trend cycle.
The fashion trend cycle has sped up so quick to the point that no one wants to keep up anymore. It's exhausting and it's wasteful. And on top of that, it's actually become not cool, in some people's opinion, to keep up with trends because it's a sign of being chronically online, which is no longer cool. Complicated. But I see that side of the argument. Trends have almost become a trend.
And the thing about a trend is that it'll always go out. And so it's almost becoming trendy now to not pay attention to trends and to try to develop a personal style, try to... create a sort of capsule wardrobe with timeless pieces that you can re-wear in style in a bunch of different ways, which I think is a great thing.
Chapter 2: Why do people feel exhausted by the fashion trend cycle?
But also, that might also be sort of a trend in itself. Okay, see, this is why this conversation is hellish, okay? Because it's like a rabbit hole, really. I briefly interrupt this episode to let you know that this episode is presented by Venmo. Okay, hear me out. Apparently you can earn cash back with your Venmo debit card.
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And also too, because of the internet, everything is sort of trendy all at once. Like we're exposed to so many different types of people wearing so many different types of outfits and there's so many different aesthetic niches and this and that that we're kind of seeing every single type of outfit possible through the Internet.
There's no trends anymore because everything is being worn all at once and we're all seeing it because we're all on the Internet. Basically, argument number one is trends are dead.
Trends don't exist anymore. Argument two is that trends will always exist. This is just how we interact with fashion, you know? Yes, maybe trends are harder to pinpoint nowadays, but they're never going to fully go away. It's just not possible. Personally, I don't know what to think. I'm not sure what 2026 is going to hold in terms of fashion trends. Perhaps there will be no trends.
But the more I thought about it, the less likely I thought that would be. I do think there are going to be fashion trends in 2026. In five years from now, maybe trends will cease to exist due to the internet. Perhaps the fashion world will just become completely trendless and everything will be happening all at once. But I don't think we're there yet.
Regardless, I was able to create a list of what I think is going to be trendy in 2026, which to me is a sign that we're not quite there yet where trends don't exist anymore. If we ever even get there.
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Chapter 3: How does personal style relate to fashion trends?
But I have to stop dissecting the fashion trend conversation because it actually makes my brain melt out of my ears. I can't handle it. It's an onion. It's an onion of a topic. You can just keep peeling back the layers. So I put together a list of 2026 fashion trend predictions. Now, this list was formed through various sources. Source number one, instinct.
I'm not sure where my instincts come from. Could be subconscious. Like I'm constantly consuming fashion content, whether it's on the internet or it's in person. Like this is something that I love and I'm constantly looking at it, you know? My default lens is a fashion lens.
If I'm sitting at a cafe, I'm analyzing everybody's outfit, not even consciously, just subconsciously because it's something I am interested in. I love seeing the way people express themselves, et cetera. But also too, in my free time, I love looking at runway shows online. I love going on Pinterest and scrolling and scrolling and scrolling and I'm constantly exposing myself to fashion content.
So my instincts could be based on that or just a weird gut feeling. I'm not 100% sure. Source number two is what I already mentioned, but in a more conscious way, like hanging out at a trendy cafe in Los Angeles and seeing people's trendy outfits, looking at runway shows, going on Pinterest, but like consciously noticing things.
seeing it over and over again and being like oh that's a thing now that must be or it's going to be a thing soon because I keep seeing it and then source number three is a mindfulness around like past trends in decades and like what was trendy say in the 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s and just kind of being like you know that hasn't had a moment in a while it's probably going to come back soon
That's the thing with trends. They really always come back. And oftentimes they're sort of reinvented in a modern way. But, you know, I recently made a Trendy or Timeless episode about 80s fashion. And I made that episode because I started to feel like the 80s was coming back. Number one, because the 80s haven't had a moment in a while.
And then number two, because I started to see little glimmers of it in runway shows. And I was like, oh, I think this is going to go mainstream soon.
and so i made that episode and you'll notice in this episode there are some 80s fashion trends that i think are going to come back in 2026 because i think it's time i think it's going to happen um but again take all this with a grain of salt i don't really know what i'm talking about i'm kind of just going based on vibes and instinct and also just what i've literally seen out there start to pop up you know
so without further ado these are my 2026 fashion trend predictions starting with tight pants tucked in to knee-high riding boots imagine horseback rider aesthetic okay tight pants beautiful tailoring tucked into a sleek simple riding boot shiny i'm thinking like shiny leather riding boot dark wash jeans that are tight, a knit almost borderline legging sort of pant tucked into a boot.
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Chapter 4: What sources inform the fashion trend predictions?
You can just tie it around your waist over your pants or even over a skirt and add dimension that way. But I think that shape, apron shape, will be in. And perhaps they'll be frilly. Perhaps they'll have pockets. But perhaps they'll just be vaguely reminiscent of a chef's apron. But I really see that happening. Okay, moving on to shoulder pads and square shoulders.
I think big, powerful shoulders are gonna be trendy in 2026. And this is a staple 80s fashion trend. Like if you look up, what were the biggest fashion trends in the 80s? This is one of them.
but i think it's coming back and i've started to see it come back and i'm excited about this one because i really love shoulder pads i love strong shoulders i think everybody wants to feel powerful in 2026 and nothing makes you feel powerful like a big big shoulder Like I imagine people wearing a dress, like a gorgeous dress, but with like big shoulder pads to like a holiday party in 2026.
I imagine people wearing like power suits with big shoulder pads to work like, you know, kind of like a boxy skirt with like a matching jacket and the shoulder pad with like a boot or like a pump. You know, I could see that. Okay, next, double-breasted tops and jackets. I mean, this is ultimately a timeless style of top or jacket.
It's basically a top that overlaps in the front and it has two buttons. Oh my God, I'm so bad at describing. This is why you have to watch the video versions of these episodes because I don't even know how to describe these things. Like think about like a jacket that closes with two buttons on each side and they go all the way down the front. Like a trench coat that has like two buttons.
It closes with two buttons instead of just one down the middle. It has two. So when you close the jacket, it overlaps on itself and you button on both sides. You know what I'm saying? Like, don't, please tell me you know what I'm saying. Double-breasted tops or jackets are honestly always in. However, I think similar to like polka dots, for example.
though they're in all the time, can still have a big moment. And I think in 2026, that is going to have a moment. Double-breasted. It's classic, but at the same time, it is intriguing. I don't know. There's something dynamic about something that's double-breasted, like having those symmetrical buttons, having it be sort of layered on top of each other. I don't know.
There's something interesting about it. Double-breasted pieces are often like an elevated basic. You know, take a classic trench coat that has buttons down the center. That's less interesting than a double-breasted trench coat. A dressy white button-up top is less interesting than a double-breasted button-up white top. Do you see what I'm saying? And I think people are going to be wanting that.
I don't know. I don't have a lot of evidence, to be honest. I'm just winging it. Next, oversized blazers. I feel like this is gonna go with the tight pants tucked into the riding boot. Again, very Princess Diana. This is kind of 80s. Do I love it? It's not my favorite, but I could see it. And I think there is a cute way to do an oversized blazer.
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Chapter 5: What are the predicted trends for 2026?
Deer print feels brand new and I'm already starting to see it. Will it go fully mainstream? I don't know. Maybe not. But I could see brands latching onto this and being like, this is the hot new pattern. Let's move. Speaking of prints, I've been seeing so much snake print that I just have to say it's going to be trendy in 2026 because I've been seeing it so much in like every runway show.
I swear to God, there's snake print. It's everywhere. So I guess snake print 2026. This was not an instinctual one. This was very much like I can't ignore this. I'm seeing it everywhere.
next sheer clothes i think sheer clothing though it is a timeless sort of textile whether it's like gorgeous like i don't even know chiffon like what what's chiffon hold on now i have to google it i don't know any materials okay Oh my God, I'm a fucking genius. Chiffon is exactly what I thought it was.
Okay, whether it's like a sheer chiffon or it's a lace or it's like a sheer mesh, I just think sheer is in and sort of maybe even like having the nip out too, like showing the nip, fuck it. There's like a delicateness to the 2026 fashion trends. The slim leather shoes, deer print, deer are so gentle, you know, aprons, like it just feels very gentle. It feels very, it feels subtle. It feels soft.
It feels easy on the eyes. You know, I feel like the color palette for 2026 is going to be really mild, but I think sheer materials, they're so delicate. They're so soft on the eyes. I just, I mean, I appreciate them. Last but not least, anatomical clothing. Imagine like a t-shirt that has ribs printed onto it, where the ribs would be inside of the body.
Almost inspired by like a classic skeleton Halloween costume. You know, those classic like full body suits that you can put on and they're all black, but then they have white bones all over them exactly where your bones would be. So then you look like a skeleton. Like that, but in clothes. I think we'll see jeans that have leg bones printed on them.
I think we'll see little pins or brooches that people put on, say, like a blazer that look like a real anatomical heart. Perhaps, you know, jewelry that has like eyeballs, like just like human body part stuff, which I think is kind of cool. I think it's interesting. And it actually kind of goes hand in hand with this year's Met Gala theme.
So maybe that's why I feel like that's going to be a trend. not that the met gala theme like starts trends necessarily but i could see that i've also kind of seen this around more like i've i've noticed anatomical things incorporated into fashion so who knows it might happen and that's it those are my fashion trend predictions i don't know what's gonna happen
You don't know what's going to happen. No one knows what's going to happen. We're just going to have to see. And for all I know, 2026 could be the year that fashion trends are simply eliminated. They don't even exist anymore. Everybody's wearing everything all the time. Trends don't exist anymore. We'll see. We'll just have to see. I hope you enjoyed this episode. If you did, let me know.
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