5 key winter fashion trends for 2022, according to an expert

It’s time to create and upgrade your perfect winter wardrobe.

May 30, 2022 02:12

If you are a fashion fanatic, you know that living in Australia certainly has its pitfalls.

While our local fashion scene is thriving, when it comes to the major players in luxury fashion, we’re generally a bit overlooked, to say the least.

Not only are we a season behind the rest of the world, but we are usually the last to receive the latest collections as well as all limited edition and exclusive collections and activations and major fashion shows are usually reserved for our European counterparts and North Americans.

There is, however, a major advantage to this. When it comes to styling and selecting pieces for the upcoming season, we have the advantage of drawing inspiration from recent collections featured in previous fashion months.

Take for example the upcoming fall/winter fashion season. From New York, London to Paris, Milan and even Copenhagen, the world’s top emerging and established fashion brands have provided the blueprint for how we should dress for the cooler months ahead.

But we hear you, rewatching all the shows and browsing countless street style galleries can be overwhelming for anyone, even the most dedicated devotee of the fashion church.

That’s why we enlisted the fashion experts at NET-A-PORTER to share with us the five key trends that will be all the rage this season.

Buying and Merchandising Director, Lea Cranfield, and Market Editor, Libby Page, combined their data-driven insights, understanding of consumer trends and expert fashion intuition and shared theirs to watch. SHE Australia – the coveted, on-trend pieces you’ll treasure for years.

From reinvigorated everyday classics to investment necessities, keep scrolling below for the five trends that will take over this season.

“After several seasons of bold, bright and upbeat colors, this vibe signifies the return of fashion’s favorite color: black,” Cranfield explained on Zoom.

“Black appears on our website like you wouldn’t believe, and it’s the best performing color yet and our biggest investment,” she continued.

As Libby and Lea have attested, the return to black is a move away from the high-octane dopamine band-aid and a return to something familiar: we are creatures of comfort after all.

“Let’s remove the connotations that black is basic,” Page argued. The designers’ use of black during the FW/22 season meant they couldn’t rest on their laurels: no gimmicks, saturated tones or fancy textures to hide behind.

But the designers had two things in common: long black dresses and thigh-high boots were everywhere.

Of Saint Laurent at Nensi Dojaka, the robe flight scene focused on “long, slender shapes that can show and embrace the body in all its glory,” as Libby explained. Elsewhere, thigh-high boots have been spotted from Balenciaga to Bottega. If you’re looking to go back to black, be sure to wear one.

Zimmerman Stretch Leather Over The Knee Boots$894 to the outline

Givenchy ribbed silk jersey long dress$3,135.48 to CLEAN TO WEAR

Don’t let the name fool you, these “foundational” pieces are essential to any wardrobe, but they’re not what you’d expect.

Take for example the figure-hugging anagram tank top from LOEWE. Page explained that this piece nearly sold out within a week of uploading it, and if the buzz around the Prada logo-adorned tank from their FW/22 collection signals anything, we can expect the tank not to. don’t leave soon.

“These are pieces that exude understated luxury…don’t underestimate their power,” Page said. This season, focus on creating a trans-seasonal capsule wardrobe that includes a flight jacket, must-have suit, the perfect shirt, mini skirt, platform heel and investment bag. You can thank us later.

CHRISTOPHER ESBER Cropped crochet-trimmed cotton-poplin shirt$545 to Net to wear

Jagger Boot Therapy$119.95 to The Iconic

Guided by glamour, the trophy is the investment that will appeal to lovers of glitz.

The re-emergence of practical dress has seen trophy dressing as the evolution of the upbeat moods we’ve seen in recent seasons,” Cranfield said. “There’s growing traction for evening wear. .obviously the pandemic has accelerated our need to get back to being glamorous,” she continued.

Fashion fans will know that the FW/22 season was filled to the brim with embellished ensembles and pieces embroidered with crystals, sequins and rhinestones. Luckily, NET-A-PORTER has stocked its proverbial shelves with over 60 sequined looks straight off the runway. Our next noteworthy purchase is a simple search.

DRIES VAN NOTEN Pearl top$1,410 to CLEAN TO WEAR

PACO RABANNE Nano 1969 sequined chainmail shoulder bag$1,290 to CLEAN TO WEAR

Fashion is clear, pure and here to stay.

The change of mood in no way distracts from fashion’s fixation on the body, despite what the cool weather may tell you. Of course, our first instinct when it comes to dressing for the freezing cold isn’t to put on a nearly bare shirt, but the big reveal is more than just wearing lingerie as outerwear.

Victoria Beckham’s mother of the groom dress is the proof, as explained by the experts of NET-A-PORTER.

In response to Beckham’s Liquid Metallic Silk Babydoll, they saw a 200% increase in slip searches. Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean you have to give up on your see-through ideals.

MAXI FLOWERS DRESS$380 to BEc & Bridge

GABRIELA HEARST Juana cutout embellished ribbed cashmere maxi dress$5,173.06 to CLEAN TO WEAR

While we don’t usually tend to associate winter dressing with romance, in fact, we’d say cold weather party outfits that aren’t jeans and a cute top are a mission in themselves, the FW/22 season was actually more romantic than expected.

Not convinced? Well, according to NET-A-PORTER, the overall theme for this season is one of love, unity and togetherness. Just look at the catwalks of Balenciaga, which Cranfield said was dedicated to “fearless resistance and the victory of love and peace”, or Valentino who paraded 40 looks from “PP Pink”.