How To Wear The Top 3 Trends From Afterpay Australian Fashion Week

Another Australian fashion week has passed, and we are all left wondering how we can incorporate these stunning new styles into our life now. Pre-COVID we may have had a packed calendar with a string of opportunities to show off these upcoming trends, but in today’s changing world we need to be clever with how we will fit them in. To get ahead of the trends, here is how to start wearing the future of fashion now.

Bows

After the year we have just had, wrapping everything in a pretty bow is just what we need. We saw it from Jordan Dalah, Thomas Anderson (TAFE NSW Innovators), Rebecca Vallance, and Macgraw. If you feel this trend could be a little girly for you, start slow, try it on a slide, a soft inconspicuous bow on a garment, or go all out with a statement bow as you sashay down the aisle.

Shop everyday looks:

1. Lunch out with friends – Hamptons Bow Mules, $105 available on The Iconic
2. Important presentation on Zoom – Bow Blouse, $279 available on The Iconic
3. Your big day – Amore Sleeveless Midi Dress, $999 available on The Iconic
4. The best dressed guest at the wedding – Monochrome Check Maxi Dress, $745 available on The Iconic

Green

You’ll be green with envy if you are not wearing this must have colour. This magnificent hue showed up in the collections of Alice McCall, Yousef Akbar, Ginger & Smart, Mariam Seddiq, and KitX; in everything from sandals to crops.

Shop everyday looks:

1. Working out again – High Impact Sports Bra, $69.99 available on The Iconic
2. Date Night – Cross Body Midi Dress, $330 available on The Iconic
3. Shopping for groceries – Loosey Goosey Jumper, $119.20 available on The Iconic
4. Meeting friends for brunch – Imani Pants, $59.99 available on The Iconic

Soft Suiting

I’ve always idolised understated minimalism and remarkable tailoring. With relaxed suiting coming from so many designers over Australian Fashion week – Ginger and smart, Anna Quanm, and Aaizel – we will see oversized blazers and slouchy trousers popping up everywhere in the next few months.

Shop everyday looks:

1. Asking your boss to extend your WFH period – The Midnight Sky Blazer, $249.95 available on The Iconic
2. Getting your first haircut in 12 months – Skye Blazer, $100 available on The Iconic
3. Dinner out with the girls – Future Self Blazer, $559.30 available on The Iconic
4. Picking up the kids – Marley Pants, $280 available on The Iconic