What a year for trends 2023 was. We had Barbiecore and quiet luxury, with the Barbie movie and Succession maintaining a cultural hold over us over for the past 12 months. Meanwhile, the impact of Bridgerton on fashion can still be felt with romantic, coquettish touches like corsets and bows on, well… everything.

But now as the new year approaches, it’s time to look ahead, and Depop’s trend report is here to help us do just that.

Trend specialist Agus Panzoni, who worked with Depop to mine search data on the shopping platform and forecast the next iteration of hot trends, says: “In 2024, we’re balancing chaos and order by blending comfort and familiarity with individuality and unique style. Realism is back in vogue, but in a way we’ve never experienced before. Formalwear is reinterpreted with a touch of nonchalance, romance sobers up, intellectualism provokes and performance becomes performative.”

What does that mean when it’s at home? Well, it means there are four big new trends on the way…

With ‘sleaze academia’, we’ll be subverting academic influences.

Top Depop seller @karakroa, says: “Sleaze academia is all about pushing the boundaries of classic academia aesthetics in a more chaotic way. Choose minimalist pieces and layer them into a chaotic outfit in a very eclectic way – think tights over tights, long tops layered over trousers and micro or maxi pleated skirts. Charm bags will be another must-have in 2024.”

Like quiet luxury, lazy luxe is all about saying more while doing less.

Top seller @pascaleeliza says: “Classic tailoring and tonal colour palettes are key to the lazy luxe look, as is layering workwear staples with basics and allowing some room for a hero piece, such as a trench coat.”

Barbiecore and our love of girlhood is taking on a new, more realism-centric vibe next year. Think ribbons covering practical items and red becoming the new pink.

Top seller @sookisookvintage says: “To get the post-romance look, style a ruffle dress with a pair of gorgeous high-heeled Mary Janes and an Afghan coat to really give the 70s aesthetic a twist.”

Sport and streetwear go together like peas and carrots, but with ‘sports quest’, there’s a cyber Y2K nod in the mix too.

Specialist seller @tousaninc says: “Sports quest illustrates the open-mindedness and flexibility that the youth bring to the fashion world. Arc’teryx, Montbell and others are finding themselves styled alongside iconic 90s brands like Nike and Corteiz as the streetwear community experiments with garments that were designed for function over fashion.”

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