1.Back to Black
There are no real “rules” of street style, but over the past few years, it’s been a commonly held belief that wearing black won’t get you noticed. The competition for a photographer’s attention is fierce—you need color! Glitter! Prints! Things changed drastically this season: Not only did we see droves of women (and men) in head-to-toe black, but they wore it in uniquely interesting, un-minimal ways. Tulle frocks, leather harnesses, asymmetrical LBDs, and furry accessories were plenty eye-catching in stark black, perhaps even more so than if they’d been in a predictably bright color.
2.Fairy-Tale Dresses Women
Rodarte and Simone Rocha both made it onto Vogue’s list of top 14 models, a testament to the relevance and timelessness of their unabashedly pretty dresses. A pretty dress never really goes out of style, of course, but in 2018, it’s taken on new connotations. The dresses we saw this month were bedecked with OTT ruffles, puffed sleeves, and flowery prints, to the point where many of us started calling them “princess dresses.” They certainly feel plucked from a fairy tale, but the women wearing them are hyperaware of the realities of 2018 and have their feet firmly planted on the ground. They’re wearing flat shoes, not stilettos, and certainly don’t dream of being saved by a prince!
3.Animal Print always fabulous
Leopard never slinks out of fashion, but it’s been enjoying a major revival of late; here in New York, every girl seems to own a leopard-print slip dress or skirt, and once the temperatures drop, they’ll switch them out for spotted faux furs. The spring 2019 scene found women experimenting with other animal motifs, too: tiger stripes, python, zebra, you name it. The biggest surprise was the found-in-nature prints in wholly unnatural colors, like sky blue or neon yellow—a one-two punch of spring trends, if you will.
