summer 2024 fashion trends revealing the scars of my youth

Picturing little boho you sitting among the preppy kids, and all I can think is, you were the cool kid

i feel like fashion changes so much that eventually it comes to a point where you are in your 30s and 40s and you're like ok i'm out. i wore this when i was 16 and i gracefully and bowing out and then you just find your classic vibe and don't really follow trends anymore. like maybe ill be stuck in my millenial wide leg pants, linens, birkenstocks and t-shirts forever and im ok with it lollll

The perpetual fear of “so last year” meets “that’s so high school” the episode 😂💀

I've had a pair of Italian-made leather ballet flats for a decade. I found them in a little shop in London, very inexpensive, but I could tell they were made with traditional Italian/North African practices of leather-care. They've aged beautifully. They remind me of my grandmother and great aunt's 50's flats - both these women taught me to use shoe-forms. But honestly, the leather work was so perfectly executed that the form of these shoes springs back into shape, naturally, after a few weeks. The patina is stunning. Arguably, they're more beautiful now than when I purchased them. Well-made is always the way. My elders taught me that. I remember them showing me things they had bought on a shoe-string budget and cared for for 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 years... Good materials and care are dying arts.

I've been thrifting since a child & found the knack over the years of looking luxe for less. The cost of clothing & trends don't determine how fashionable someone is or how good they look. People should be proud of how they present themselves regardless of the price tag.

I can't stop this from happening in my head: 🎶new fa-shion 🎶hot takes 🎶new fa-shion 🎶hot-takes🎶

I was a scholarship student at a Manhattan prep school, and I feel this so much! It comes up in weird ways - like I feel snarky about the return of the nylon Longchamp bags trend, not because I dislike them, but because this was the classic middle schooler bag back in my day and everytime I see one it’s like it sets off my teen angst about not fitting in😅

I am in the throws of a sentimental journey. I graduated college in the mid 70’s and leaned heavily into my “stoner” era, wearing a self made batik maxi dress and second hand wooden clogs, every day; to create my own cool and disguise my “poor” roots. This was so much fun! I still wear whatever, but I love to pay attention to trends out of curiosity.

Here’s an idea….butter yellow mesh kitten heels! 😂. My mother used to say “just because it’s in style or expensive doesn’t mean it looks good on you”. Over the years I’ve learned to create my own ideas of “classic”, meaning what works for me and tweak from there.

I found myself only drawn to and buying butter yellow clothing this spring and summer before I knew it was a trend. I don't know why, but I absolutely love it and think it looks good on me as a true summer. I pair it with white or blue mostly, but just yesterday I came up with the most glorious tonal outfit of all vintage silk, butter yellow pieces and I felt completely fabulous!

I was just having this conversation the other day! The idea of wearing preppy clothing both makes me feel like a "poser" AND harkens back to the exact point in my life in which that was a devastating thing to be called. I think it's beautiful, but it feels not for me.

Hannah, the MESH FLATS!!! The mesh flats my husband got me for my birthday made me a shoe girl, and I am not looking back. They have literally changed my fashion persona. They bring out something fierce in me. They are black and holding up surprisingly well! They still look new after a few months of occassional wear. I will be wearing these long after the trend passes, and I am not sorry.

It really is so fascinating how that fashion group think works. I wouldn't think of myself as particularly interested in trends, but I still find myself influenced by them. A couple years ago I remember first seeing people wearing tailored vests as tops by themselves and thinking "what a strange, quirky thing to do" - and here I am, writing these lines in a bright sky blue linen vest I thrifted. Because of the colour it is slightly serving Peter Rabbit and I love that.

"The wounding high school years." Nailed it. Now heading into a hefty minimalism, quiet luxury adjacent, with an '80's-'90's vibe. I'm down. And a Full Wardrobe Declutter. Oh, yes. Me, too. Yours is going to be more fun for me, I have a feeling. Always inspiring!

The thing about butter yellow is I think it looks lovely, I'm drawn to it when I see it, and I also know it's Not For Me. It doesn't suit me, for one, but I don't know if it's also a little bit related to it featuring heavily in my wardrobe as a small child in the late 90's - I see butter yellow and love it but also think it should have little ducks and flowers embroidered on it :D

Couldn't agree more that it reminds me of old baby clothes. That's so specific and so funny 😂

Who would wear the butter yellow you ask? Definitely me. It's the perfect yellow for a soft summer. It's a cool tone yellow. My favorite way to wear it is with white, but it goes with just about everything in my closet including steely blues. I will definitely try to find a piece or two while it's trending because it is normally a hard color to find. Great video. I always love your takes on fashion.

I LOVE the new hair! Definitely gives the “aesthetic minimalism” vibes she’s dabbling in!

I fell down the Kibbie rabbit hole a few years ago and discovered I’m a “soft classic,” which really helped me understand why I look my best in simple, classic clothes. I passed on the dad sneaker trend because it would have looked clownish on me. I have had a black ballet flat in my wardrobe for decades now. I definitely invest in them because softer leather can wear out more quickly if it’s not well made. I purchased an Anine Bing houndstooth blazer a few years ago and wear it constantly. I wear it 5x as much as my Everlane blazer that I also love.

Mary Jane flats will always be my trend. I love when my feet are either absurdly chunky (platform biker boots) or quirky and delicate (mary janes). Plus with my chronic pain issues, I can't do any height of heel without feeling like my muscles are rotting on the (rusty) bone. At least in flats with an almond toe and some interesting visual flourishes, I can still feel more put-together than I would in a pair of slides or sneakers, even if they do fall apart after one trek across town.