SUMMER 2021 TREND REPORT

SUMMER 2021

T R E N D R E P O R T

JULIA MEEHAN

SUMMER 2021

T R E N D R E P O R T

The pandemic is still happening and another summer is in the books. Accept it or not but this is the new reality. However, don’t let the pandemic put too much of a damper on your summer. I have a feeling that this summer’s fashion looks are going to be on fleek. All winter we have been cooped up in our homes so let this summer to be the season you set your fashion sense free.

The summer trends are hot, loud, exotic and fashion-forward. It will be about the details you add to your outfits before you walk out the door and the patterns and prints you choose to clash.

Seasons come and go but summer is different from the rest. Summer is meant to break free from the puffer coats and embrace the sunshine. Every fashionista’s goal for the summer is to be on-trend and take a risk with their summer outfit. Ahead we're breaking down our favorite summer trends from sorbet pastel tones, hot tropics, corsets, bralettes and maxi dresses.

SORBET PASTEL TONES

Move aside florals because sorbet pastel tones are making a statement for the summer. Sorbet pastel tones are soft, pretty and perfect transition from spring to summer. Sorbet pastel tones fit and match a wide range of skin tones. The best way to wear sorbet pastel tones is with mint green for a fresh look, pretty in pink for a touch of flirtiness, be bold with soft orange or be the total babe this summer in baby blue. Another sorbet pastel tone you cannot leave out this summer is yellow, find the right hue it will do you justice. Incorporate all of these sorbet pastel tones by matching and complimenting them with mini skirts, blazers, bucket hats and bodysuits for summer.

THE NEW AND IMPROVED BRALETTE

Be sporty, chic or professional with the new and improved bralette. If you love crop tops then you will definitely love the bralette trend. It was once a controversial choice of outfit to step out in a bra in public but not it’s cool. It’s the summer trend to show off your risque side. Underwear is now an top trend that is acceptable on the streets. Katie Holmes did it herself in a matching set with a cashmere bra. She effortlessly made sexy and preppy a duo. As seen on the runways, the trendy bra look is done by making the straps visible under a dress or layering it over a shirt or shirt dress. Pair your bralette with an oversized blazer or a matching sweater set for an effortless, on-the-go look. Bralettes are the defining top of summer 2021.

HIT THE FLOOR

Searching for an effortless, flowing dress to wear to brunch this summer or to an outdoor beach wedding? Hit the floor with a maxi dress. The “it” dress to have in your closet this summer is a floor-length dress. You will want to live, breathe, eat and sleep in your maxi dress this summer. Maxi dresses will have you feeling groovy all summer.

Be on the lookout for a linen, off-theshoulder, puff sleeve maxi dress or an open back poplin maxi. The patterns to hit the floor in a maxi dress are seersucker, patchwork, roses or embroidery. Pair your maxi dress with cream booties, platform sandals or gladiator sandals.

MIDRIFF FLOSSING

Be proud of your midriff this summer. The midriff flossing has made a comeback both on and off the runway streets with Dua Lipa and Zendaya strutting the strappy look on the streets.

Midriff flossing is a revealing lace-up trend. Midriff flossing is seen on tops, bralettes and maxi dresses. The crisscross cords and wrap-around details will dominate this summer. It is most definitely a skin-baring trend. The subtle, tiny details of midriff flossing are the way to pull off this trend. This summer rock the midriff floss with swimsuit tops, trouser pants and twopiece sets.

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CORSETS

Full medieval times mood this summer with corsets. They’re revealing and sexy all at once. The new year rang in a new look of corsets and no it was not because of the hit Netflix show, Bridgerton. Yes, it played a role in the popularity but we can’t give it all the credit. I hate to break it to you but the pandemic has had many surfing the webs and purchasing lingerie at an all-new high. So it only makes sense for the corsets to appear in everyday wear.

On the runway, the corset is enticed with a different approach to corsets. Leather corsets, sweater corsets, bustier tops, denim corsets, bodysuit corsets and more. Corsets date back to the 1500s and the trend has never really declined instead it reinvents itself. This summer dress and decadent yourself in the reinvented trend of satin, sheared, quilted or sequined corsets. They’re perfect for an evening out when paired over a blouse, a graphic tee or a blazer for a streetwear look.

HOT TROPICS

Not having an option to travel has left people weary. Bring the exotic energy and hot tropics wear to your city this summer. Feel like a tourist in your home with bucket hats and crossbody bags. Whether it be flared pants, a linen shirt or a ruffle-trimmed sarong make it wild with palm trees and bright colors. The option to vacation is not available so make it happen by wearing vacation wear to your beach or cookout. When I envision a vacation I imagine seashells by the seashore. Do exactly that with a vibrant midi dress or sparkly dangle earrings.

Other hot tropic prints and patterns to clash are mixed florals and bandana prints. If patterns and prints are daunting to you, spice it up with joyful coloring or play it down with whites and creams.