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The 10 Biggest Trends of Fall-Winter 2021

The 10 Biggest Trends of Fall-Winter 2021

Designers spoke to our quarantined times in what we hope will be the final fashion month at home.

The last year has been one of reflection, and for the fall-winter 2021 season, designers spoke to our quarantined times in what we hope will be the final fashion month at home. There were lingering notes of indoor life with cozy knitwear trends, but also an acknowledgment that we're at the precipice of the world reopening with a spectrum of optimistic dressing. Chanel and Miu Miu declared the slopes as your next wintry vacation. If you've forgotten how to dress, Marni, Prabal Gurung, and newcomer Osman are suggesting playing dress up in saccharine princess gowns, but for the bold, Laquan Smith and Tom Ford are not-so-subtly suggesting that the catsuit is the sultry silhouette of the season.

Ahead, the 10 biggest trends of fall-winter 2021.

Catsuits




Snowbunnies




Mod Minis




Acid Yellow




Matching Sets




Early 2000s




High-Low




Cutouts




Early 2000s




Spaceage




Puffer Jackets




Princess Dress Up




Big Knits




Statement Tights




'80s Embellishments




Cubism


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