Top 10 fashion trends to follow in 2016

New year, new you!

There is always a new fabric you have never noticed or a pattern you never dared to try - a new bag shape or an unusual piece of jewellery. Rediscovering a forgotten era or a colour you always ignored but now you love.

2016 is a year of celebrating the old and welcoming the new. The dramatic catwalks, the sharp editorials, the enthusiastic fashion blogs and the retail industry looked at new shapes, colours and fabrics. The fashion lover is more ambitious than ever and new attitudes and sensibilities are felt globally.

Local and global are joining hands and the trend forecasters are studying the psychological side to it in a much clearer fashion. Fashion is currently in love with emotion and expression. Embracing your thoughts and, in fact, wearing them is definitely on a designer’s as well as a fashion lover’s mind. Relive the charming old, welcome the refreshing new and hold the inevitable present.

There is no rigidity in making choices, going eccentric or accepting varied body shapes. Designers are responding to the evolving sentiments of fashion and the shopper has the confidence to try anything and everything. There is a space for minimal as well as embellished. Anti-fit has a secure place next to the fitted.

The psychology of style is being taken seriously this year, not only by the designer, but the buyer and the admirer as well. Art is sharing much more than an understated mutual admiration with fashion. Wearable art is getting understood in the simplest manner and the fashion crowd loves the trend.

The facial accessories, the jewellery tattoos, the broken glass nails have set new goals for creativity, and imperfection, it seems, is beautiful in its own way.

Many trends are making rounds on the fashion block and are worthy of leaving a mark.

Here are the top ten trends that are definitely going to stay:

1. Sheer dresses, romantic laces, perfect nudes and sequins are making a mark along with solid colours and block patterns. Less is more now than ever. It is for everyone. The bride loves it as much as the casual dresser. 

2. The "art to wear" trend is getting busier than ever. 3D prints, crafted textures, clash of prints, a variety of washes, new shapes, mixing timeless pieces with new style statements is a new fashion movement on the side. Art inspired clothing and jewellery will be seen more this year. 

3. Robes are coming out of the bedroom and setting the right luxury moment. Designers are experimenting with the piece and #robelife is doing rounds on social media, all for the right reasons. It’s easy romance.

4. Denim is not new on the trend list but that didn’t stop designers from showcasing it in their 2016 collections. Denim dresses, skirts, shirts, bags -  the runway got them all. It got an upgrade with dense embellishments and prints on it. If you ever thought that denim would be out of the list, hop on!

5. Colours this season rise above the set standards in terms of gender, skintone and boring palettes. Vivid brights are the choices for both men’s and women’s collections. The other fun tones for this year are rose, peach, serene and snorkel blue, coffee, red, and green.

6. The line is fading every passing day in fashion between genders. The upcoming seasons are all set to play with unisex trends. Fashion is redefining its cool quotient and androgyny seems to be the winner. People are speaking their mind and feminists and meninists have love for each other. Fashion weeks, Hollywood, Bollywood, retails hubs, designer stores are all loving the change.

7. Metallic makes the perfect statement piece right now. Leather jackets, jumpsuits, shorts, cuffs, pants love the silver lining. Of course you can have a hint of bling in your choice on minimal.

8. Sportswear will be circulating in the trend block. The comfort and cool quotient will definitely have a place in the wardrobe this year. Crop tops and jackets, the football sweatshirt, the bomber jacket are the new favourites. Casual wear is hinted at as being the future of fashion.

9. Organic fashion has been around for a while but last year, there was a lot of buzz around its existence, production and how it is becoming the new luxury. Tie-dye has been kept easy and sophisticated. Designers are experimenting with its simplicity and texture. It is a state of mind right now. Comfort is the new cool. Coarse and fine khadi is coming up as the perfect alternative to other fabrics.

10. Accessories are getting right in sync with the clothing’s maximalist style. Headgears, platform heels. bags and clutches in a variety of shapes and sizes like the popular half-moon shape bags, shoulder duster earrings, graphic patterns on bags and footwear, chunky sandals, laced-up flats, sculpted chokers, over-sized crystal clear plastic bags have set new goals for add-ons. 

Make your choices and discover many more trends this year. The more, the merrier!