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The Fashion Trends to Watch in 2024, by the Numbers

From Barbiecore to quiet luxury, fashion’s lightning fast trend cycle took brands and retailers for a ride in 2023. Here’s what we will take with us into 2024 — and what’s still to come.
BoF unpacks the trends to watch in 2024.
BoF unpacks the trends to watch in 2024. (BoF Collage)

Not long ago, knowing what was on trend was as easy as consulting a magazine’s “in” and “out” column.

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Further Reading

The Life Cycle of a Viral Fashion Trend

BoF explains why online trends from cottagecore and quiet luxury to barbiecore and coastal grandmother bubble up and spread out — and how brands can find their footing in the fast-moving, jumbled space.

How the Internet Disrupted Fashion’s Trend Cycle

The instant access to information and products provided by the internet is changing how we adopt trends and signal status, argues author W. David Marx in “Status and Culture,” leaving us worse off for it.

About the author
Joan Kennedy
Joan Kennedy

Joan Kennedy is Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers beauty and marketing.

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