Each season, fashion lovers everywhere sit with almost baited breath waiting to see which new trends will be sparked on the runway from their favorite designers’ collections. For Summer 2014, pastels, florals, and all white are natural seasonal must-haves, but one unexpected trend that’s making waves right now is fringe.
Normally reserved for outdoor festival wear during the Summer, (you can typically see it on suede crop tops, boots, and cross-body bags), fringe made its more refined debut on the runways of designers like Tibi, Altuzarra, The Row, and Derek Lam. Altuzarra took a subtle approach, using fringe as more of an accent piece with decorative tassels on skirts and jackets, while 3.1 Phillip Lim was decidedly bolder with his color and placement. Shoes, handbags, scarves, you name it: fringe has put its foot down as a wardrobe essential.
Casually cool or sleek and chic, the fringe trend is one that can easily be translated from the runway to the real world. You can start off simple with a jacket or skirt with small embellishments, or a suede saddle bag to carry on the weekends, or you can throw style caution to the wind and go full on out with a fun flapper style dress inspired by last year’s Great Gatsby’s reboot (which no doubt had an impact on designers as well).
Though some trends can seem a little overwhelming, testing them out in small doses can help ease you into it without a full on commitment. A simple way to take on this trend is with your swimwear. The cool thing about fringe is that it can be both playful and sexy depending on how you wear it. Whether you’re feeling a bohemian vibe and want to mix up patterns and colors, or you want to keep it more glam and sassy in all black with luxe accessories, you can experiment with the look in so many ways no matter what your personal style is.
Here are a few swimsuits and cover-ups to try to get you started on the trend. Once you know your “fringe style”, finding the perfect suit for you will be a breeze.
WILD CHILD KARA FRINGE BRA BY R COLLECTION
TALK OF THE TOWN KARA FRINGE BIKINI BY R COLLECTION
BALI FRINGE STARSTRUCK BANDEAUKINI BY RAISINS
CLASSIC FRINGE BANDEAU BY LEILANI
RADIO FIJI FRINGE BANDINI-KINI
BIKINI LAB FRINGE BRALETTE
FIJI WRAP BY RADIO FIJI