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View all search resultsFewer frills & ruffles: JFW expands fashion trends to New Year
The benchmark for fashion trends in 2020 is showing fewer frills and ruffles that go into the New Year.
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ixty-something fashion designers and labels have put on display their latest works at Jakarta Fashion Week 2021, sharing some common traits in the looks they offered for the New Year.
There were no breakthrough or definite major trendsetters. Instead, the designers carried over trends from people’s newly adopted lifestyles onto the runway with more options for the fashion-conscious crowd to choose from.
Aired virtually, the 16 runway shows’ underlying message was about moving on from the comfortable house dresses and bike shorts that have brought us joy during the lockdown.
However, loungewear and activewear still dominated the 2021 catalogue, which includes sweats and pants, hoodie shirts and two-piece outfits fit for sleepwear.
Yet there were some looks that could be seen as hints of which future trends are on their way, if not already here to stay.
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