Every year, without fail, the prestigious MET Gala ceremony brings together an incredible crowd of fashion designers, models, and the brightest stars of music and film in celebration of the Costume Institute’s latest exhibition. “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” was this year’s show, and it drew from the Costume Institute’s own permanent collection to highlight the multi-sensory experience of wearing clothes.
Frankly, we’re not sure how this month could possibly be outdone in terms of style. From media powerhouse LootLove’s breathtaking couture gowns at the Metro Music Awards (MMAs) to influencer and fashion connoisseur Naliyani Uma bringing Schiaparelli’s braided tie runway trend to life at CRUZ Vodka’s South African Fashion Week (SAFW) launch soirée, the month was nothing short of a fashion fad’s paradise.
After unveiling their newest collection designed to infuse relaxation, sophistication, and elegance into the fashion landscape at South African Fashion Week Spring Summer 2024, Rubicon has sparked considerable excitement within the fashion world.
ICYMI: we are still painting the town red in 2024. From the runway to the high street, we’re seeing all our favourite looks through rose-tinted glasses – splashed in shades of ruby, crimson, and scarlet. This comes as no surprise considering that a jolt of the vibrant hue can infuse any outfit with a potent dose of pizzazz. The hyper-saturated hue appeared on nearly every runway in 2023, and its latest manifestation is the red handbag trend – a simple, high-impact accessory you can use to stay on-trend in 2024.
Saddle up! Beyoncé is reviving cowboy-core with her chic Western fashion inspired style run. Considering that she is one of the most iconic musicians of our time, it is no surprise that the singing sensation’s embrace of country is changing the idea of what western wear can look like and who wears it — helping to catalyse a broadening of a consumer base that’s historically excluded people of colour.
Fashion has notably taken a turn down the minimalist road, where wardrobe essentials such as plain white shirts and classic black blazers reign supreme. Both of those closet essentials reached new heights on the runway this season, from Burberry’s deceptively chic trench coat iterations to the effortlessly polished finishing touches at Loewe. And what better way to jump on the minimalist bandwagon than reiterating some good old sophisticated elegant ensembles?
If you’re a fashionmonger who’s deeply vested in pop culture, the current era of vogue is probably stylistic bliss for you. From mermaid-core for all the Little Mermaid enthusiasts (we are definitely part of that world) to Barbie’s pink prowess and now tennis-core, pop culture girls are up!
Following an off-the-charts New York Fashion Week, fashion editors, enthusiasts, and more industry players filled London’s streets for the biannual London Fashion Week runway showcase. And with that came the amalgamation of avant-garde street style that London is known for.
New York City was once again at the centre of the fashion world as designers, models, and celebrities gathered in the Big Apple for New York Fashion Week Fall-Winter 2024.
Whether she’s embracing her signature take on modern minimalism or making a daring statement, actress and digital creator Temi Otedola has fashion mongers wrapped around her finger with her refreshing stylistic choices. Her strength? Knowing how to reinterpret a trend within her personal aesthetic: Resurgent Y2K trends, high fashion statements, and pop culture topics are all well within her style abilities, and she uses each in a way that gets everyone talking and feels unapologetically true to herself.