Spring 2020 Trends
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Dresses Over Pants
Guess what? You don’t have to wait till spring to test drive the week’s most ubiquitous trend — as a matter of fact, you’ve probably already tried it. For Spring 2020, countless designers showed floor-, ankle- and thigh-grazing dresses over clean-lined trousers, straight-leg denim or, in the case of Longchamp, high-rise hot pants. The key to the look is to keep your bottoms relatively formfitting (at least in the pelvic region) and your frock a bit outsize and roomy. And to lengthen your sleeves as the weather demands.
Sies Marjan Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Dresses Over Pants
Brock Collection Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Dresses Over Pants
Deveaux Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Dresses Over Pants
Hellessy Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Dresses Over Pants
Longchamp Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Dresses Over Pants
Theory Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Dresses Over Pants
Gabriela Hearst Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Dresses Over Pants
Rosie Assoulin Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Dresses Over Pants
Khaite Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Bubble Hems and Sleeves
Bubble sleeves have been a capital "T" thing for going on five years now. Meanwhile their close relative, the bubble hem, is still a little baby of a trend. But mark our words: it’ll pick up speed once the spring collections hit. As part of the more general 80s revival happening in fashion, New York’s runways were covered in bubbles of all kinds. In addition to the puffy sleeves at Marc Jacobs, Prabal Gurung and more, at Hellessy we saw a massive bubble hem tunic paired with velvet capri pants, at Christopher John Rogers a quilted strapless gown done in safety orange, at Khaite a figure-hugging plaid dress with a bubble hem peplum detail. And that’s just scratching the surface.
Hellessy Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Bubble Hems and Sleeves
Prabal Gurung Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Bubble Hems and Sleeves
Christopher John Rogers Spring 2020; Image: Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
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Bubble Hems and Sleeves
Khaite Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Bubble Hems and Sleeves
Oscar de la Renta Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Bubble Hems and Sleeves
Staud Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Bubble Hems and Sleeves
Vaquera Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Bubble Hems and Sleeves
Marc Jacobs Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Fringe
Fringe, that attention-seeking accent, swayed down the Spring 2020 runways of Christian Siriano, Zimmermann, Jeremy Scott and Bevza, to name just a few. For the most part, designers favored bold, statement-making iterations (see: the flapper dresses at Christian Siriano, the metallic overskirts at Jeremy Scott, Bevza’s would-be car wash pleats). Our favorite take on the trend had to be Gabriela Hearst’s recycled maxi skirt made from rolled strips of her old prints, a standout look at the designer's carbon-neutral show.
Gabriela Hearst Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Fringe
Oscar de la Renta Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Fringe
Jeremy Scott Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Fringe
Bevza Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Fringe
Zimmermann Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Fringe
Christian Siriano Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Fringe
Khaite Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Fringe
Area Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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White Suits
As far as New York designers are concerned, a cool white suit is Spring 2020’s unofficial uniform. Just add a pair of easy sandals (yes, most were shown with sandals) and some glinty earrings and you’re dressed for virtually any occasion. We’re more than on board with this trend: it’s practically impossible not to feel like a powerful, grown-ass woman when wearing a white suit. As long as you don’t spill anything on it.
Proenza Schouler Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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White Suits
Barragán Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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White Suits
Tory Burch Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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White Suits
Jonathan Simkhai Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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White Suits
Adeam Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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White Suits
Tom Ford Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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White Suits
Gabriela Hearst Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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White Suits
Area Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Matched Sets
Call it the Euphoria effect, but designers seem to be banking on everyone wanting to look like Maddy "Queen of Coordinating Sets and East Highland High School" Perez next season. Three-piece combos featuring shorts, a bra top and a cardigan or blazer — all perfectly matched, of course — were especially popular.
Michael Kors Collection Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Matched Sets
Barragán Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Matched Sets
Eckhaus Latta Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Matched Sets
Khaite Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Matched Sets
Matthew Adams Dolan Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Matched Sets
Staud Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Matched Sets
Maryam Nassir Zadeh Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Matched Sets
Anna Sui Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Neon
This is the trend that never ends. At New York Fashion Week Spring 2020, neon was everywhere — in numerous one-off pieces and head-to-toe looks. We thought it worked best when it was colorblocked with contrasting shades, like navy blue at Chromat, or with soft pastels, like at Cynthia Rowley.
Collina Strada Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Neon
Helmut Lang Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Neon
Maryam Nassir Zadeh Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Neon
Staud Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Neon
Sandy Liang Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Neon
Vaquera Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Neon
Cynthia Rowley Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Neon
Chromat Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Robe Coats
At this point, fashion people have come to be extremely attached to their statement outerwear. What to do when the weather turns warm, making faux fur-trimmed Saks Potts coats superfluous? Enter the robe jacket as Spring 2020’s solution. Defined by Leandra Medine as "long coats applied not as functional outerwear, but as significant improvements to your everyday look," these lightweight, often silky pieces came in soft pinks (Brandon Maxwell, Cynthia Rowley), cool whites (Jonathan Simkhai, Ryan Roche) and, on the more maximalist side of the spectrum, prints to match the outfit beneath (Pyer Moss, Anna Sui).
Jason Wu Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Robe Coats
Jonathan Simkhai Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Robe Coats
Brandon Maxwell Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Robe Coats
Cynthia Rowley Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Robe Coats
Pyer Moss Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Robe Coats
Ryan Roche Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Robe Coats
Jonathan Cohen Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Robe Coats
Anna Sui Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Polka Dots
Step aside snake print: we’re in the midst of a polka dot renaissance. The trend was big on the streets during haute couture week in Paris and even bigger on the recent New York runways, where designers kept the spotty motif current by playing with color, scale and spacing.
Marc Jacobs Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Polka Dots
Carolina Herrera Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Polka Dots
Elie Tahari Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Polka Dots
Tory Burch Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Polka Dots
Michael Kors Collection Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Polka Dots
Zero + Maria Cornejo Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Polka Dots
Adam Lippes Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Polka Dots
Batsheva Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Half and Half
Indecision is in. The great thing about a split-personality piece — whether it’s a bisected sweater by Chromat, a dual-pattern Badgley Mischka dress or a pair of Marc Jacobs jeans that’s half boot-cut, half booty short — is that it makes quite the statement all on its own. So, if you wish, you can kind of phone in the rest of your look.
Christopher John Rogers Spring 2020; Image: Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
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Half and Half
Badgley Mischka Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Half and Half
Chromat Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Half and Half
Jonathan Cohen Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Half and Half
Dion Lee Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Half and Half
Cynthia Rowley Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Half and Half
Suzanne Rae Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Half and Half
Marc Jacobs Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Boudoir
Garters. Corsets. Tops that looked like garters and corsets. All of these were on full display at the New York shows, most notably at Dion Lee where leather garters and shoulder harnesses as well as bustiers featuring fully functional pockets were worn with tight tanks and second-skin knits.
Dion Lee Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Boudoir
Hellessy Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Boudoir
Jeremy Scott Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Boudoir
Sandy Liang Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Boudoir
Brock Collection Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Boudoir
Bevza Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Boudoir
LaQuan Smith Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Boudoir
Priscavera Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Americana
It’s no secret that a large number of New York designers aren’t fans of the current administration, but un-American they are not. This season, R13, Jonathan Cohen, Lela Rose, Michael Kors and more put their patriotism on display in the form of red, white and blue moto jackets, star-spangled shift dresses and coordinating separates splashed with the cityscape of New York. We also saw sartorial references to the cowpokes of the American West and homages to cultural heroes like Barbra Streisand and the lesser-known Sister Rosetta Tharpe, godmother of rock 'n' roll (at Coach 1941 and Pyer Moss, respectively).
Claudia Li Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Americana
Jonathan Cohen Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Americana
Coach 1941 Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Americana
Pyer Moss Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Americana
Marc Jacobs Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Americana
Lela Rose Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Americana
Rag & Bone Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
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Americana
R13 Spring 2020; Image: Imaxtree
