There were so many fashion trends spotted on the fall 2015 fashion week runways that our heads cannot stop spinning from it all. It was mayhem in a way, with each designer opting to utilize another trend entirely. We were treated to so much that we are sure that almost anything we wear now goes. And then we realize that just is not the case. While we may love the fashion shows we get to watch for about a month and a half, between New York Fashion Week and the one in London, and then comes Milan and finally we are given a taste of the Parisian brands on the catwalk, we also know that it can get frustrating trying to keep up with all the different looks that we can try on. While some are ludicrous for everyday wear, such as the bare chests or their barely covered up alternatives, others are beyond amazing, such as the velvet materials and the slits going right up the thighs. Yet when it comes to finding a single source that lists all the different looks in one place, we are at a loss. Which is where we come in; this article presents to you all the different fall/ winter 2015-2016 fashion trends spotted on the Fashion Week runways, between all four cities visited of late.
Fall/ Winter 2015-2016 Fashion Trend #1: 1970s Are Big Again
After the craze of the summer ‘70s fashion, fall 2015 also brings big proportions of the retro and Bohemian feel of this particular fashion era, letting us enjoy our suedes and flared designs for yet another season. While Diane von Furstenberg, BCBG Max Azria and Karen Walker praised the trend on the runways in New York City, Milan brought Seventies chic through the collections of Roberto Cavalli, Stella Jean, Bottega Veneta, Philosophy and others. We love the pretty Bohemian style of Chloe showcased at Paris Fashion Week, while Burberry Prorsum brought the Seventies trend to London through the abundance of fringes, flirty patterns and suede. There is a certain sense of nostalgia to be found and we are enjoying the scent of it profusely.
The ‘70s gave us David Bowie and lava lamps and a whole lot of other incredible things. As such, we knew we were going to fall in love all over again when we watched the Balmain show and those billowing striped pants come into view, the velvet cuffed overalls of Chloe searing our hearts and the crazy colors of the Elie Saab lightweight dresses simply blowing us away. And then there was the suede used by Jill Stuart alongside the high waists on Zimmermann and the earthy tones of Karen Walker.
The ‘70s references also include the turtlenecks that appear almost everywhere, from Mara Hoffman to Creatures of the Wind, and the fur statements that appeared so often, on Michael Kors, Carolina Herrera, Prabal Gurung and so many others. The 1970s groovy prints also made it into the collections themselves, suing psychedelic waves and optical stripes to really push the taste limits on stage. Giambattista Valli seemed to really love the 1970s silhouettes, making a point to include flared pants and covered up necklines.
Fall/ Winter 2015-2016 Fashion Trend #2: ‘70s Chic Style Warps into ‘80s
The year 2015 has taken so much of its inspirations from the 1970s decade that we cannot even begin to review it all. What we can say is that between the leather and the suede, the bohemian look and everything in between, we have fallen in love with that time period so many of us have never seen but only heard about all over again. While most of the looks were very much steeped in the late 1960s and all of the 1970s, there were some trends that came in from the 1980s, which included the puffy sleeves.
JW Anderson certainly wiped the slate clean of the ‘70s and brought in the ‘80s with gusto, including the power shoulders, the lurex, the boots and all. Saint Laurent gave us the Cyndi Lauper “Girls Wanna Have Fun” look with tulle prom dresses and asymmetric necklines and the Loewe collection just continued it all. Miu Miu’s frilled sailor bib and large buttons were so in and the mixture was just perfect.
Fall/ Winter 2015-2016 Fashion Trend #3: ‘60s Hippie and Mod Fashion
The beauty of the hippie era was also in their fashion, and it appears that they now wear Prada! The hippie look is not only hot, but it is haute, with BCBG, Lanvin, Temperley London, Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino, and so many others lining up their ‘60s decade inspired pieces on the different Fashion Week runways and ensuring we feel a good dose of nostalgia again and again and again. Chloe combined menswear with dreamy hippie fashion during its show as Clare Waight Keller introduced the cape onto the autumn runway, while Karl Lagerfeld’s sixties mod fashions for Fendi are simply to die for!
Fall/ Winter 2015-2016 Fashion Trend #5: Peekaboo Lace
It is probably one of the prettiest fall 2015 fashion trends to appear on the runways, but we certainly cannot get enough of the peek-a-boo lace trend, with the skin and silhouette showing through, often a little too much, but sometimes acting more demure like in the Bibhu Mohapatra collection. The lace look appears all over the place really but how can one not fall in love with the way it hugs the body on the tight Rodarte pants with the high waists and the blouses that look positively divine? Altuzarra makes the lazy look incredible, while Vivienne Tam adds lace to her collars.
Mind you, Louisa Beccaria gives translucent lacy materials a whole new meaning, while Elie Saab is possibly the best designer we have come across in a very long time. Nina Ricci shows off nipples but we cannot hate the looks, while the Alexander McQueen house offers more than just a simple dress, turning the creations into literal works of lacy art. There is Maison Margiela to contend with, as well as Chloe, Yohji Yamamoto, Alessandra Rich, and Valentino with the colorful rendition of a maxi hemmed lace dress.
Fall/ Winter 2015-2016 Fashion Trend #6: Fur Stoles
Fur stoles may not have been an expected trend but they definitely did appear on the runway shows all around, knowing full well that the winter seasons are frosty and we regular people need as much help in the warmth department as possible. The stoles were draped to one side on nearly all the models sporting them, Jason Wu’s designs reminding us of wolf goddesses, while the Michael Kors fur stoles looking so very chic with the matching knit sweater and skirt set and the all-around brown hued palette. The 3.1 Philip Lim collection also featured lovely caramel colored stoles, while Thakoon went thicker and threw in some darker reds. The Ohne Titel tiger striped teal and black stole is simply gorgeous, while we see the fur appear in so many other places.
Fall/ Winter 2015-2016 Fashion Trend #7: Flair Trousers
Considering the fact that the 1970s time period is the major influence of the whole of the 2015 fashions, it is safe to say that most of the designers have utilized flared trousers in their collections, one way or another. Hellessey, Yohji Yamamato, Stella McCartney, Maison Martin Margiela, Ralph Lauren, Vivienne Westwood and Emanuel Ungaro are only a few of the many who decided to present the flared fashions in perfect tailoring as well. And why not? Just because you are looking like you are ready to take on the professional world doesn’t mean you should not be following all the right trends.
Fall/ Winter 2015-2016 Fashion Trend #8: Lovely Leather
How one can ignore the leather trend, we do not know. It is literally everywhere, in nearly every collection, on nearly every model sometimes. It appears from head to toe, in the shape of purses and shoes, but mostly on skirts and jackets. Leather leggings and leather ankle crop pants made it onto the runway as well. There was so much leather all around that we could not get away from it even if we tried. Altazurra’s leather miniskirts and Louis Vuitton’s leather pants immediately come to mind, while Saint Laurent’s leather skinnies look positively amazing with their high waists.
Lovely colors such as aqua and beige are splashed onto the leather used on the Vionnet runway, while Marc Jacobs goes crazy with texture and pleats when incorporating the material into its show. Belstaff, Alexander Wang, Yigal Azrouel, Fendi, Alexander McQueen, Elie Saab, Ralph Lauren and Narciso Rodriguez are but a few more of the designers that opted to really work in the leather.
Fall/ Winter 2015-2016 Fashion Trend #9: Sweet Suede
Suede is another material that reminds us of the 1970s, making us utterly nostalgic and appearing all over the place since the spring and summer collections. It appears on garments and on boots, the latter shown quite nicely in the Burberry Prorsum collection. In general, while suede was in for dresses and jackets and everything else during the spring/summer season, it was one of the top material picks for boots come the fall and winter seasons.
However, we did find the gorgeous material on the Jason Wu runway, as well as within the Tibi, Derek Lam, Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren, Tom Ford, Gucci, Alberta Ferretti, Max Mara, Ermanno Scervino, Trussardi, Roland Mouret, Loewe, Chloe, Saint Laurent, Miu Miu and Chanel collections. Between the classic trenches belted up and the knee-high boots, it was all soft and ‘70s worthy with the suede, particularly when Cara Delevingne epitomized the glamour of the era with her patchwork tan suede jacket. Smudgy chalk tones, pinks, lavender and cornflower blue are the colors of choice for the suede materials these coming seasons.
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