The Best 2023 Fashion Trends to Shop Ahead of the New Year
Ah, yes. The time has come to look forward to the new year. In fashion, that means taking a look at the best 2023 fashion trends to come.
I know, I know; with the way the trend cycle is going, itâs getting tough to keep up. Not to worryâyouâve come to the right place. We ELLE editors keep a finger on the pulse of whatâs coming down the runways, noting the biggest trends weâll be seeing in the next season (case in point: our favorite spring 2023 fashion trends, which you can shop right now). Of course, if anyoneâs going to know whatâll truly be trending come the new season, itâs an expert at a major fashion retailer, like Kate Davidson Hudson, the editor-in-chief at LuisaViaRoma (and a former ELLE staffer!). Purveyor of what the luxury e-tailer will be keeping in stock next season, Davidson Hudson undoubtedly has an eye on the biggest 2023 fashion trends everyone will be wearing next year. See what sheâs predicting will steal the spotlight in the new year, and shop them all so you can start wearing them now.
Balletcore
JEFF SPICER/BFC
âThis hyper-feminine mood makes sense as an elevated evolution of the prevalent athleisure trend weâve seen so much of for the last few seasons. It also taps fashionâs current obsession with the â90s and Y2K mood. Invest in body-con staples in soft pastel hues as well as a classic pair of ballet flats to perfectly channel this dancer-off-duty look.â
â90s Minimalism
COURTESY OF SANDY LIANG
âA return to the sleek lines and clean minimalism of the â90s elevates simple basics and pared-down accessories to essential status for the new season. This refreshed look offers a modern-minimalist slant as the fashion pendulum swings away from the maximalist noise weâve seen so much of for the past few seasons.â
Day-Glo
WWD
âSparkle for day isnât a new concept, but this spring, high-octane shine moves center stage in some of the seasonâs most directional looks. Historically, weâve seen a return to glittery treatments in fashion during times of heavinessâeither politically or economicallyâsparkle and shine become the expressive form of escapism, so it makes sense we are seeing designers push this idea into ready-to-wear this spring.â
Slip Into It
VICTOR VIRGILE
âThe reinvention of the classic â90s staple slip dress dovetails perfectly with fashionâs new obsession over the idea of elevated basics for spring. Some of the most compelling iterations are rendered in dramatic, floor-gazing silhouettes (see: Saint Laurent) or reimagined with dramatic lace appliquĂ©s (Loewe), or with bold color-blocking (at Paco Rabanne).â
Column Dressing
ARTURO HOLMES
âDesigners are referring to modern takes on classic cuts and silhouettes as a general theme this spring. The elongated column shape dress and full-length skirt are born out of a renewed interest in ageless design shapes. This sharp and pristine silhouette is updated for spring 2023 in bold color plays and with interesting textural details, like ruching and strategically placed cut-outs.â
Oversized Denim-on-Denim Looks
ESTROP
âFew things are more perennially classic than denim. This season, designers up the ante on their fascination with classic blue jeans as they tapped a decidedly â90s oversized, slouched, deconstructed mood, and doubled down on their enthusiasm for the trend by offering multiple denim-on-denim full looks that felt simultaneously nostalgic yet directional for next spring.â
Silver Metallics
JP YIM
From Gucci to Michael Kors and Balenciaga, designers infused high-shine metallics into all of their new season looks as a novelty spin to update a bevy of more classic silhouettes. The bonus: in their spring iterations, they work as easily for day as they do for night, says Davidson Hudson.
High Utility
You love cargo pants, I love cargo pants, we all love cargo pantsâand weâll continue to feel that way in 2023. But now, the look is expanding into other areas of your wardrobe. âSince the turn of the century, weâve had utilitarian cargo pants, and it has aged well. For 2023, designers evolved this mood into more elevated takes of the storied staple, making the cargo pant or jacket a seasonal anchor in your wardrobe rotation,â Davidson Hudson explains.
JP YIM
Put your minis away. Next year will be all about blown-out proportions. Davidson Hudson tells me, âFrom Louis Vuittonâs epically oversized handbags to Tom Fordâs voluminous jewels, accessories take a slightly outsized, surrealist spin when filtered through springâs new proportion plays.â There you have it, folks.
