Jennifer Mackie (0:01)

Hey, hey, hey. It's that time again. Time to learn what all the cool girls. Yes, that's you. Will be wearing for this season. If you want to have a super stylish winner but you're not sure how to update your wardrobe, I'm here to help. Let's get started. Hello gorgeous. Welcome back to the Everyday Style School, the podcast that gives real life style advice to real life women. I'm your host, Jennifer Mackie. Mary. I'm a wardrobe stylist who's been dressing everyday Women for over 20 years and I'm the founder of Everyday Style where we're on a mission to inspire women to love the way they look and give you the tools to make getting dressed easy. Here we are again, another new seasonal trend episode. And is it just me or do three months go by really, really fast? It's like I take a breath and it's time to create another capsule wardrobe guide and talk about trends again. Life is crazy and it seems to get crazier all the time. But today we are covering 10 winter Runway trends that can apply to your everyday life. Winter is a little bit more subdued in the trend department. A lot of things are holdovers from fall because the fashion shows, there's two big ones a year, right? Fall, winter, spring, summer. So those follow up seasons don't get as much love. There isn't as much new stuff hitting the stores in this episode. I'm talking about fall winter Runway trends that are showing up for winter. There were some that I saw back in August, September that just weren't going to be in stores yet, so I didn't talk about them. So I'm talking about them today. And we're going to talk about a few holdovers from fall as well. For the most part, I try not to cover trends that I already talked about for fall so that I can bring you new information. If you missed that episode, we will link it in the show notes. And as always, we have got links and examples in the show notes on our website for all the trends we're talking about today. So head over there, check them out, maybe do a little bit of wardrobe updating since we have done all the hard work of shopping for you. Also, if you want to see how to work the trends into your existing wardrobe, the winter capsule wardrobe guide is out right now. Just came out yesterday. And just like every season, we show really practical ways to update your wardrobe just a little bit at a time. So it's always looking fresh and current without having to do a major overhaul. Each season we combine current trends and wardrobe basics that you probably already have to create over 200 outfits that will get you dressed each morning quicker than you can say, ugh, what am I going to wear today? It is absolutely the best way to build a cohesive mix and match wardrobe that saves you time and money without sacrificing style. You can get the Winter 2024 capsule guide inside of our Style Circle membership and you will also get our private members only podcast, all of our style masterclasses, the outfit calendars, the community member style coaching opportunities, and lots, lots more. It's like I always say, come join the Style Circle for the Capsule guides and stay for all the style education you never knew you really needed. And I can't wait to meet you in the community. So head to the Show Notes. Come join us. All right, let's talk about winter 2024 trends. Just a reminder, this is not a recap of all the trends out there. I like to talk about the ones that I think are wearable for most women just in our regular everyday going to the grocery store, going to work, going to dinner kind of lives. And will all the trends work for you? No, absolutely not. Will you like all of them? No, probably not. Take what works for you and leave the rest. But as you've probably heard me say pretty much every season, don't close your mind to new things. Sometimes your eyes just need time to adjust to a new silhouette. With every single trend or style shift that has happened since I have been dressing women, which is now almost 25 years, I have heard, ugh, that's awful. Who would wear that? I heard that with skinny jeans. I heard it with boot cut jeans, tall boots, ankle boots. A lot of the things that after a while women hung onto tighter than Rose clung to that floating door in Titanic. Like you're just not letting it go, right? Point being, never say never. Don't make a liar out of yourself. Just say not yet. Or how could I wear this in a way that would work for me? That's how you stay current and avoid a style time warp. Okay, so with that said, here are 10 trends from the runways that regular everyday women can work into their regular everyday wardrobes. But first, hold on. Sidebar. There are a couple of trends from the runways that deserve a mention, but I would file them under thank you Captain Obvious. So I'm not going to go in depth on them and I'm not even going to include them in the 10 real trends. So consider these just two bonus ones. These are things that are really a trend in quotation marks every winter. So I don't know if it comes up every winter. Can you really call it a trend? It's like florals and stripes for spring or plaid and menswear for fall. For winter, it's texture and sparkle and shine. Obviously, sparkle and shine is a nod to all of the holidays in the winter where you would want to wear sparkle and shine. I love a little bit of glitz and glam. I think there are lots of ways to do this one, even in an everyday wardrobe. But I look at this as more of a holiday trend than a winter trend. Very few people, even me, are wearing sequin pants in January. If you are, I support that. I want to come have drinks with you. But when it comes to winter trends, I really want to talk about things that will take you through the whole season. When we put the winter capsule guide together, we're very mindful of the fact that winter includes the holiday season, so we want to make sure there are outfits that make it easy to get dressed for holiday parties, gatherings, whatever. But we're also mindful of the fact that winter includes late January, like the least festive time of the year. When you're adding trends to your wardrobe this season, ask yourself, are you focusing on the first part of winter, the last part of winter, or the whole season? Nothing wrong with adding a little glitz and glam, sparkle and shine to your wardrobe for the first part of winter. That's great. I encourage it. But are you going to want to wear that thing in early February? Now, as far as texture goes, there are lots of mohair sweaters, corduroy, velvet, Sherpa, all the textures. We see this every time the weather turns cold. I am a huge fan of adding texture to your wardrobe. Even those of you with, quote, unquote, simple style can make your outfits more interesting by swapping your jeans for a pair of cords or adding a fluffy basic sweater to your closet. Again, though, these things are not new to your eyes, and you probably won't even recognize them as trends. It's just like what happens every winter, but they were on the runways, so now you know. Okay, now, finally, here are my official 10 wearable trends for winter 2024. Trend number one is asymmetrical or off the shoulder necklines. I talked about strong necklines in the fall trends podcast, and all of those are still going strong. Mock necks, funnel necks. Funnel necks especially have really become a thing in sweaters this season. But we're also seeing a lot of asymmetrical necklines where it's either like an offset V neck or one shoulder is exposed. I think these are great for the holiday. They show a little bit more skin. It's a little bit fun, but given the time of year, that extra coverage is very nice to have. I even saw a top recently that was one shouldered, but the exposed shoulder was covered by a sheer chiffon. It's a great way to be both covered and and not. If it's still available, I will throw it in the show notes. The other big neckline for the season is fully off the shoulder. I think we used to call this a Bardot neckline. And while there are some of the off the shoulder thinner tops, this has really shown up in sweaters. I think this is a great look for New Year's Eve date night in January. I don't think it reads overly holiday if you're not doing like a sequin sweater. I just think it's pretty and feminine and a little bit sexy, especially when done in a fluffy texture. It's just very sweet. A couple of things to consider with these sweaters. First, the bra thing. You're going to have to go strapless. Showing even bralette straps wrecks the look. A little bit of the fully off the shoulder sweater. I think that's better for, like, the slouchy kind of off the shoulder top. The other thing is, if you have broad shoulders, you might want to proceed with caution. The big horizontal cuff right across your shoulders and your chest will make that part of your body appear wider. You can always add more volume to the bottom to balance yourself out. And if your shoulders are narrow, this is a great thing to create that balance. But if you don't want to draw attention to your shoulders or make them look bigger, or if you're worried about appearing top heavy, stick to those asymmetrical necklines. They're a little bit easier to wear. Trend number two is faux fur. Does this technically belong in the texture trend? I said wasn't a real trend. Maybe, but this is something we haven't seen to this extent for a lot of years. I was talking to our capsule creative director a couple weeks ago and we were reminiscing about the years that we put a faux fur vest in the capsule guides. They made it so easy to create great outfits all, all winter long. But then there was a time where they looked dated and we did not include them. So in that respect, different from like velvet or just fluffy sweaters. Faux fur is new for winter 2024 and it does deserve its own trend spot. Faux fur coats and jackets are out there in every color, every silhouette, every fur type, from understated lady jackets in a smooth texture to long coats in shaggy Muppet fur. I love it when a trend can be interpreted in so many different ways and work for just about anyone. For those of you in warmer climates, this one may not be the trend for you, but a faux fur vest could be a great option since it's a little bit lighter and not as much coverage. We started putting the Winter Capsule guide together a few weeks ago. We had to start really early because of the Thanksgiving weekend, and when we talked about putting a fur vest in, I did my quick search and there weren't quite enough to make it easy for our link team to find lots of sizes and price points. So we didn't include it this season. But then I just searched again when I was working on this episode and there are so many more now. It's just crazy in a few weeks how many more cropped up. So c'est la vie. Hopefully they stay big for next year because a fur vest really does make it easy to create cute outfits in the winter. So try it. You might like it. Trend number three the Colors of the season. You know I love a color trend. If you've listened for a season or two, you know why. But if you haven't, I will tell you. I love color trends because they're a super easy way to infuse a trend into your wardrobe, but they don't really go out of style. I did a free holiday style workshop a few weeks ago if you missed it. By the way, make sure that you're on our email list so that you don't miss the next one. And one of the questions was from someone who bought pink a couple of years ago and wanted to know if it would look dated. And my answer is no, not at all. You might not find it in the stores as much, but nobody is going to be like, oh my gosh, Pink was so 2022. It's a little bit of a trend proof trend. It takes a long time for a color really to look out of style. Now with that said, like I say, every season, in order to make trending colors look trendy, you need to wear them in a more intentional way. My favorite ways are either a monochromatic outfit, which is still going strong, still a huge trend, or a two for trend. That's when you combine two trends. Years ago I bought a faux fur jacket in a deep green which this season looks Very on trend because deep green is a big color this season. So the big colors for winter, a couple of them are holdovers from fall, and that is dark brown and burgundy. But we are also seeing lots of rich jewel tones like emerald violet, cobalt blue, all of those. There's this whole other muted palette that I've seen cropping up in stores too, like sage green, light blue, light pink. So this season colors are a little bit all over the place, but burgundy and brown are still going strong. And those rich jewel tones seem to be having a big moment as well because we did brown and burgundy in the fall. In the links for this episode, I'm going to show more of the jewel tones that are out there. Trend number four, another holdover from fall is leopard print. In winter and summer, I like to talk about new trends. I didn't talk about the previous season like I said earlier, but every article I read, every video I watch mentioned animal print for winter. So I guess I gotta talk about it here too. When you hear animal print, it's really leopard print. I found a few giraffe zebra snake prints kind of popping up here and there, but overwhelmingly it is still leopard. One change though I have seen is that there are more gray and black and cooler beige based leopard prints this season. So if you're one of my cool tone sisters complaining because the browns and tans aren't best for you, you have more options now. They are out there. Okay. Trend number five is satin. We have seen satin tops gaining in popularity the last few seasons, especially in the cooler seasons. But right now, satin bottoms, especially satin pants, are everywhere. I think this is a great pick for the holidays that can keep going all season long, especially if you choose a less specific holiday color or pattern. Right. I think red satin pants, those are going to read Christmas. But choosing a pink or a teal green, even black, those can keep going all winter long. I love the look of satin pants or a skirt paired with a fluffy sweater. It's just a really pretty juxtaposition of textures. And then you get the texture trend, you get the satin trend, and it's super duper wearable. One thing I've seen on a lot of websites while putting this episode together is a monochromatic outfit with satin pants and a matching non satin top. I think it's a great way to have the elegant, instantly polished look that monochrome gives you without looking like you're wearing pajamas. I think satin on satin looks a little bit jammy ish, but if you like that, you do. You to me, just reads a little bedtime ish. By the way, if you're not on the monochromatic bandwagon, what are you waiting for? If you want to look modern and polished in the easiest outfit of your life, that's how you do it. Super easy, foolproof. All right, we are halfway through the list. Which is your favorite trend so far? Which ones are you feeling like you want to try? All of them. None of them. If that's the case, let's see if the last half of the list brings something that you love. Trend number six is a personal favorite of mine, and that is capes. I love a cape. I love a cape. I feel like I'm channeling my inner superhero, and at the same time, I always feel sophisticated and stylish in a cape. There's something both dramatic and minimalist about them. I don't know what that is, but I love it. And they are having a moment this season. When we're talking about capes right now for winter 2024, we are actually talking about capes. Not ponchos, not wraps, not ruanas. Those are out there. You're going to see them. But the trending item is a cape with some shoulder structure and a place for your arms. I have two capes in my outerwear collection that I wear a lot. One is a double breasted heavy knit with a fur collar, which is great for dressing up. And the other one is a puffer cape from Zara. I think that I've talked about this cape. I can't get over it. I bought this thing on clearance the day after Christmas. A few years ago. I made my daughter stand in line for over an hour to buy it. But it was so worth it. I mean, obviously it was her time, so it was totally worth it. But it is by far the piece of my wardrobe I get complimented on the most. From teenagers to grandmas, people love this puffer cape. If I can find something similar, I will put it in the show notes for you. Now, if you're someone who likes a little bit more definition to your shape than a cape usually provides, go for a belted style. There are lots of them out there. And then you can sort of have the best of both worlds. Moving on. Trend number seven is long sweaters. Or should I say longer sweaters? In the style circle, we talk about the ER a lot. The. The er, Right. So if you are not into wide pants, maybe you could go a little wider. If you're not into short tops, you can go a little shorter. Right? We don't have to go to extremes sometimes. It's just, you know, making something a little bit more of what it already was. So instead of a long sweater, if you're not ready for that, go for a longer one. Now when you shop, you are still going to see plenty of cropped sweaters, plenty of hip length sweaters. They're not going anywhere yet. But now there are more low hip and tunic length options out there too. I've been seeing these longer sweaters style with fuller bottoms, like a wide leg pant or baggy jeans. And to be honest, this is a look that my eyes haven't quite adjusted to yet. Volume on top and volume on bottom is a tough look to pull off without looking frumpy. I think this is one of those things that really works well on like street style Instagram influencers and models on the Zara website. But it's, it's tough, it's tough to do this in real life without looking frumpy. And the trend is not to tuck or half tuck the long sweater. So I'd say if you like this look and you want to try it with lots of volume, go for it. But if that's a little bit out of your comfort zone, go for a straight leg or a boot cut, a flare, something that is a little bit closer to the body on some part of your body. And you know, when those feel comfortable, move on to the wide legs. All right, trend number eight is another blast from the past, and that is riding boots. Oh, riding boots. I know you're all excited before you go and dust off your 2014 riding boots and squeeze into your 2014 skinnies. Hang on, hang on. We are not going back to the Han Solo days. No riding boots, skinny jeans and puffer vests. We're not doing that. 2024 riding boots are sleeker, a little bit more refined. Some heels on them as well. Pair them with your skirts and your dresses or a great pair of thick, non faded leggings and a sweater. Remember the last time we saw riding boots in a major way? Styles were more overdone, right? We had the statement necklaces, we had big scarves, we had lots of col blocking. Now we're still doing the quiet luxury thing, a little bit more refined. We're doing upscale, elevated pieces, understated accessories, lots of neutrals. If you pull out your 2014 things and style them the way you did in 2014, you're going to look dated. Even if you're like, well, they're riding boots. So I'm on trend. Nope, nope. I found an article that I will link to in the show notes showing riding boots in 2024. Some of them aren't super wearable for my everyday girls, but it will give you an idea of how to make riding boots and you look modern. Again, link is in the show notes. Go check it out. Trend number nine is Barrel leg jeans. We have seen lots of fun and different jeans come through the trend list over the last couple of years, but the barrel leg is the one that was kind of the most out there that ended up sticking around the longest and they were still on the Runway for fall winter 2024 and they're still going strong in stores with my body shape and I'm sure my Apple sisters can commiserate. Jeans are hard enough and I honestly haven't been brave enough to try them. But a few of our Style Circle members have posted pictures in their barrel leg jeans and they look so cute that it's made me think huh maybe. Why not? Remember it's free to try things on in stores so I will if you will. I think it's worth remembering that not all barrel legs are created equally. If you do a search like I have, you will find some that have like a little bit of that barrel or balloon like shape while some are wildly exaggerated or the horseshoe gene. You don't have to go for those crazy exaggerated ones. In the links. I'm going to put the ones that I think look a little bit more wearable and if you are listening and you're thinking I am too old for barrel leg jeans, Girl Land's End now makes barrel leg jeans. So no you're not. The only other bit of advice that I would give to make styling barrel legs a little bit easier and more successful is to err on the short side with these jeans. You need to see the shape of the leg for them to look right. For that to happen they need to be able to hang properly and they can't do that if they're too long and they are pooling or puddling at your ankles. So keep them a little shorter. Okay, last one. Trend number 10, one more blast from the past is boho. I think I might have a little bit of stylist PTSD from all of my clients back in the day who wanted a boho chic look. The 2000 teens. Again, they were so over styled. So many kimonos, so many feather necklaces, so many floppy hats. Do you remember those? Don't get me wrong, at the time I thought it was great at the time, it was great. It looked current at the time. However, times have changed and this is another one where if you pull out the 20142015 boho stuff and wear it now, you're gonna look silly. This is what I mean when I tell women not to hang on to clothes in case they come back in style. Yes, trends are constantly coming back, but they come back a little bit differently and if you try to recreate the moment exactly, it just doesn't work. So think of this as modern Boho. And what does modern boho entail? I'm going to read a description from a who, what, where article that sums it up perfectly. I will put the article in the show notes if you want to read the whole thing. Here you go. There are less prints, a stricter color palette that favors earthy neutrals, and no need for problematic cultural references like headdresses and bindis. Strip away the layers of over accessorizing and embellishment and underneath you'll find this season's hero buys oversized blouses, light maxi skirts, high waisted jeans, billowing high neck maxi dresses, and plenty of premium suede and leather. That's a perfect description of what modern boho is. If you want to go boho this season, here's what I would add to your wardrobe. A pair of high waisted dark denim flare jeans, a flowy blouse, a suede bag and a pair of heeled boots. Add a maxi dress and you have got the 2024 Boho starter pack. Just leave the feather pendant necklace in the dress up box where it belongs. All right friends, there you have it. 10 wearable trends for winter 2024. I hope this episode has given you some insight into what's big this season and some practical tips for making it easy to keep your wardrobe looking fresh and current. As always, take what works for you and leave the rest. The most important thing is that you have fun with style and feel great in whatever you wear. The Winter Capsule Wardrobe Guide is out right now and you can only get it inside of the style circle. So head to the show notes. Join us so you can build and effortlessly stylish wardrobe all season long. Now, as you know, normally I do a bonus trends episode for our Style Circle member podcast. But to be honest, there aren't enough truly different or unique trends to do a whole episode. So instead I am giving our members an episode on what kinds of shoes to pair with different styles of pants and jeans. And yes, we're going to talk about socks too. I am going to teach you how to wear socks that show without either looking like your teenage daughter or your mother. Socks and shoes and what pants to wear. All those good things. These are the questions I get asked every single time the weather turns cold. So I'm breaking it down. I'm making it super easy to know how to wear shoes and socks this winter. If this is something that you are struggling with, I've got you covered. Check out the extra credit podcast episode Inside of the Style Circle. All right, don't forget to head to the Show Notes on our website for links to everything that we talked about today and I will see you next time. Until then, remember that your everyday matters. So get dressed for it and that's a wrap. Thank you for listening today. If you're loving the Everyday Style School podcast, I'd like to invite you to become a member of the Style School Style Circle. It's our monthly all access membership that gives you everything we create to make style easy so you can save time and money, have easier mornings and more confidence all day long. You get our seasonal capsule wardrobe guides, all of the master classes we offer, and our exclusive members only podcast the Everyday Style School Extra Credit. 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