While some autumn trends are reoccurring staples that defrost every year to grace our wardrobes, you’ll be sure to turn heads in these hot new looks that’ll keep you warm all winter long. With innovative new styles and contemporary twists on classic pieces, you’ll definitively be able to find your new autumn staple from this list of five new trends for autumn 2024.
ASMR On Your Feet
The sun has set on practical footwear, and we’re embracing loud, fun shoes this autumn. Hitting runways, collections, and bustling cities alike, bold shoes are hitting the streets to remind you that September is the best time to get creative. Feathers and frills are not the typical textile for footwear, given some impracticalities, but when has that ever stopped innovation?!
Image Credits: Vogue Runway. Brands featured: Ferragamo, Simone Rocha, Jil Sander.
Adding furs and feathers to shoes is a bold way to instantly elevate a look that might be lacking in interest or dimension, instead adding intrigue and a focal point that isn’t usually explored in an outfit. By drawing the eyes down to the shoes, one must take in and explore all elements of the look in harmony as the eyes travel downwards. Rather than the eyes fixating on a bold jacket which would encompass the gaze, the designer is prompting you to dig a little deeper and take in the outfit as a whole.
Image Credits: Vogue Runway. Brands featured: Ermanno Scervino, MSGM, Carven.
So, while impractical, this fun and daring trend is a unique way to explore creative styling and demand attention. All while keeping your legs warm of course.
Extra-Long, Extra Cosy, Fuzzy Scarves
Gone are the childhood days of lying to your mother that you wore your winter scarf because it’s “not cool” and instead we’re exploring what this versatile, and practical, accessory can really do. Aside from the obvious weather -bound relevance, scarves can be an easy gateway to elevating your accessories to encompass a little more style, and this season: the bigger the better!
Image Credits: Vogue Runway. Brands featured: GCDS, Dries Van Noten, Eckhaus Latta.
This autumn, prepare to combat the cold with an extra-long, extra cosy scarf that’ll ensure both warmth and showstopping style.
Image Credits: Vogue Runway. Brands featured: Puppets and Puppets, Marni, Alexander McQueen, Erdem, Luar, Michael Kors.
Ranging from feathered to fuzzy; oversized is the autumn style of 2024 and scarves joining this trend is an accessible way to either dress up a classic look or compliment a bolder style. Seen most often on runways in traditional autumn earth tones to keep in tone with the season, we’re loving that beauty doesn’t always equal pain, and that mother really does know best.
A Bracelet Bag
In this next autumn trend of 2024, make way for the classy older sister of the bum bag: the bracelet bag. Going hands-free on the catwalk and red carpet is just as practical as it is on the high street, and we’re all learning how we can ditch the clutch for something a little more cosmopolitan. Posing as more than an accessory, you can really make this trend your own by finding a bag that suits both your fashion and jewellery sense in a design that accentuates how many city-girls already carry their bags.
Image Credits: Vogue Runway. Brands featured: Chloé, Valentino, Prada, Chanel, Sacai, Carolina Herrera.
With styles ranging from long chains between bag and bracelet, letting the bag hang below the hand, to designs that allow the bag to neatly fit into the shape of a relaxed palm as bag and bracelet form one streamlined unit. Either way, you can’t deny the genius of the trend which marries style and functionality in a design Jane Birkin would be proud of.
Birds Of a Feather
From Vivetta to Alexander McQueen, runways have seen models shake their tail feathers this autumn with A/W24 collections branching out into a fluffy, feathered fabric with texture reigning loud and clear. The autumn season has always been the time to experiment with layering, textures, colours, and designs, and 2024 is sticking to that tradition with the next modern twist on a classic style.
Image Credits: Vogue Runway. Brands featured: Alexander McQueen, Erdem, Michael Kors.
Reminiscent of old Hollywood, the mesmerising sway of the feathers as the wearer struts creates an airy, poetic look that softens even the boldest of colours and designs, oozing femininity and fearlessness.
Image Credits: Vogue Runway. Brands featured: Richard Quinn, David Koma, Dion Lee.
From Ginger Rogers to Chappell Roan, feathers are the epitome of versatile and instantly adapt to and portray the style you’re going for. So, whether you’re dancing on the ballroom floor, or in a Las Vegas bar, you can be sure of the fact that all eyes are on you.
Dom Dressing
Darker colours have always been seen in autumn wardrobes. But this kinky spin on the timeless classic brings a whole new vibe to a winter palette. Expertly clad in leather, chains, and attitude, wearers can find themselves dominating more than the runway this autumn in a look that is sure to send your confidence through the roof.
Image Credits: Vogue Runway. Brands featured: Di Petsa, Dilara Findikoglu, Alexander McQueen.
Specialising in black leathers, cut in obscure and un-traditional ways, the sexy, biker style is perfect for all body types to ensure that you feel you most bold and most importantly seen.
Image Credits: Vogue Runway. Brands featured: Di Petsa, Fashion East, Marques’Almeida.
Showcasing the arms and shoulders is a classic in this genre and as the sturdiest part of us, we can see why highlighting board shoulders is the perfect accompaniment to this look, presenting a firm, calm, and controlled essence. So, will you dare to be different in this up-and-coming trend of autumn 2024 that’s not for the faint of heart? Now’s your chance.
Written By Isobel O’Connor
