A new year brings new beginnings. For the Styles Desk, it also comes with an old pastime: Predicting the fashion and lifestyle trends that may bubble up in the months ahead.
Last January, when we pondered what might be in store for 2023, some of our thoughts proved rather prescient. Supersize lies (hello, George Santos); fake fashion items (hello, superfake handbags); and an appreciation for “regular degular” people (hello, blue-collar TikTok), to name three.
Others didn’t come to fruition. Butter crocks never took off; neither did pet rats.
The challenge with seeing the future is you can’t. As much as yesterday’s trends can give clues about tomorrow’s, there will always be those things that come out of nowhere.
Our predictions for 2024 contain well-supported hypotheses and others that may sound unlikely. But a nice thing about Jan. 1 is that it is a day when almost anything can seem possible. — Anthony Rotunno, fashion news editor, Styles
