Go Big or Go Home: The Absolute Boldest Summer 2022 Trends
Writing about summer 2022 fashion has had me running to Thesaurus.com to look up all the synonyms of "bold" to describe the trends (my favorites include "audacious," "gutsy," "nervy," and "daring"). Listen, I'll admit that I'm not much of a risk-taker when it comes to my own wardrobe, but that doesn't mean I don't know an excellent head-turning trend when I see one!
Below, I rounded up a trio of the biggest and boldest pieces of the season. They might not be for everyone and that's totally okay. I, for one, won't be participating in the sky-high platform shoe trend because I'd feel positively unwieldy with six inches added to my 5'10" frame. But that's the beauty of fashion: One person's trash is another person's treasure. Okay, I probably should have found a prettier metaphor, but you get the idea. Scroll down to shop the go-big-or-go-home trends of summer 2022.
1. Exaggerated Platforms
2. Highlighter Colors
On Anne Hathaway: Valentino outfit; Bulgari jewelry
3. Low-Rise Micro Miniskirts
Next, this Vogue France editor's three-piece outfit just went viral on TikTok—shop the key items.
Erin got her start as a Who What Wear intern over 14 years ago—back when the site only published a single story per day. (Who What Wear has since increased that number twentyfold.) She graduated magna cum laude from USC, which is how she ended up moving to Los Angeles from her hometown of San Diego. In college, she also interned at Refinery29, where she was promoted to editorial assistant and then assistant editor. After nearly three years at R29, she came back to WWW in 2015, where she currently holds the title of Associate Director of Fashion News (as well as the unofficial title of resident royal expert—in case you haven't noticed her numerous Kate and Meghan stories). She spends her days trying to incorporate her idols, Anna Wintour and Roger Federer, into as many stories as possible.
-
The Most Elegant Outfits Right Now All Have This Color in Common
It's giving rich, elegant, and beyond chic.
-
PSA: This Unexpectedly Elegant Dress Color Trend Is the New Butter Yellow
Take a page out of Hailey Bieber's style book.
-
If You're Over the Navy-Bag Trend, This Is the Buzzy Handbag Color Fashion People Want Now
Summer's biggest bag color trend is here.
-
Fashion People in Their 30s and 60s Are Deprioritizing White Tees and Wearing This Chic Color Trend Instead
Zoë Kravitz and Julianne Moore approve.
-
It's Officially a Butter-Yellow Summer—27 of the Chicest Finds at Zara, Nordstrom, and J.Crew
Fashion people love this color trend.
-
Red Who? Sorry, But Cool Fashion People Are Only Interested in Wearing Jeans With *This* Sneaker Color
It's the new red (and yellow, green, and silver).
-
If You Wear Jeans and a White T-Shirt This Summer, Swap This Dated Sneaker Color Trend for This One
Gigi Hadid just did.
-
Not Butter Yellow, Not Powder Pink: The Latest Color Trend I'm Loving
My favorite color.