Some of the decade’s key pieces – including the bucket hat, leggings, and logo or slogan sweatshirts and T-shirts – are all over certain social networks. So much so that this could shape up to be one of the key trends of 2022.
If you haven’t yet recycled or given a second life to your mom jeans, then wait a while, as they might come in handy again sooner than expected.
While we thought the 2000s – or Y2K – were in the spotlight, it seems that things are already moving on to the next decade: the 2010’s – a decade that we only left two years ago.
After the looks of Britney Spears and Avril Lavigne, it’s already the turn of Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian and Chiara Ferragni to shine once more. Maybe fashion isn’t so bad at recycling after all…
Making something new out of something not-so-old – that’s what the fashion industry could be doing by next spring.
In fact, the latest catwalk shows for spring-summer 2022 showcased some of the star pieces of the 2010s, starting with the bucket hat, which is still the talk of the town, and is one of the must-have accessories of the season.
But that’s not all, other pieces worn in the 2010s also seem to be making their way back to the forefront. Is this really such good news? You be the judge.
Dad shoes, peplums, crop-tops
Gender-fluid fashion is undoubtedly the standout trend of late 2021, but now we’re starting to see the emergence of a lot of micro-trends whose lifespan depends, to a great extent, on their popularity on social media.
This is the case of the throwback Y2K style, referencing the 2000s, which has imposed itself in fashion as in music in recent weeks, gathering a crowd of followers on TikTok.
However, the trend could already be set to be overtaken by its younger counterpart, the 2010 aesthetic, which also now has thousands of fans on the same social network.
One of this decade’s big hitters is leggings. So, while life has more or less returned to normal in recent months, it is clear that leggings are part of a lasting trend, straddling comfort and elegance, and also taking us back to the 2010s.
Another key style is the peplum – here’s looking at you, Kim K – which is also making a comeback, whether on social networks, catwalks or red carpets.
Its latest adopter, Zendaya, caused a sensation on the red carpet of the CFDA Fashion Awards in early November, in an ensemble consisting of a crop-top and a peplum skirt – the 2010 look refreshed and updated, in other words.
Beyond the peplum, the bucket hat and leggings, if the trend for 2010s fashion takes hold, then it’ll also likely bring back high-waist cuts – as opposed to the low-waist Y2K style – as well as logo and slogan T-shirts and sweatshirts (if they ever went away), dad shoes and wedge sneakers (ditto), oversize cuts, and ultra-bright, even fluorescent colours.
On TikTok, the #2010sfashion hashtag has more than 12 million views, but it’s a subject of much debate.
Some predict and welcome its return, while others list the pieces, prints, accessories, colours and the likes that they absolutely do not want to see back in their closet, whether in the near or distant future.
Indeed, not everyone sees eye to eye on this decade. Remember, not so long ago, when cycling shorts won over fashion fans around the world?
Do we really want to go through that again, so soon?
Everything is going so fast that 2022 could, in the end, be set to bring back a different decade, ultimately raising questions about the relevance of fashion trends in the age of social media.