Calling It: This Anti-Trend Outfit Will Be the Biggest Outfit Trend of 2026

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Hailey Bieber in NYC wearing a white T-shirt, Chanel croc tote, jeans, and kitten-heel flip-flops
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If you're someone who finds complicated outfit trends highly frustrating, I think you're going to be very pleased with the look Hailey Bieber just wore in NYC. It was as simple as it gets, and speaks to something I've noticed that's happening in fashion, in general, this year.

Yes, maximalism is very much back, but on the flip side, many of the biggest trends of the season are actually basics. Polo-neck pullovers, knee-length skirts, raglan tees, white pants and jeans, and cropped flares are just a few of the trends I'm referring to. Even the recent runways of top fashion houses such as Chanel have heavily featured wearable basics in recent collections, all of which brings me back to Bieber's outfit.

While heading to lunch in downtown Manhattan on Friday, Bieber was photographed wearing a low-key outfit that included an oversized long-sleeve tee, relaxed fitting jeans, and flip-flops (her's with a kitten heel). She accessorized with a Chanel croc tote and vintage Gucci sunglasses. A quick scroll through Instagram proved that she's not the only one wearing baggy long-sleeve tees, relaxed-fitting jeans, and flip-flops. It's undoubtedly a thing, and one look at Bieber's easy, effortlessly cool outfit and you'll see why.

Scroll on to see the outfit in action and to shop the pieces you need to recreate it.

The Anti-Trend Outfit on Hailey Bieber

Hailey Bieber in NYC wearing a white T-shirt, Chanel croc tote, jeans, and kitten-heel flip-flops

(Image credit: JosiahW/Backgrid)

Hailey Bieber in NYC wearing a white T-shirt, Chanel croc tote, jeans, and kitten-heel flip-flops

(Image credit: JosiahW/Backgrid)

On Hailey Bieber: Chanel Small Shopping Bag; Toteme Leather Thong Sandals ($560); vintage Gucci sunglasses

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Long-Sleeve Tees + Relaxed Jeans + Flip-Flops on Fashion Girls

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Influencer wearing a long-sleeve tee, relaxed-fit jeans, and flip-flops

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Influencer wearing a long-sleeve tee, relaxed-fit jeans, and flip-flops

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Allyson Payer
Allyson Payer
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Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater arts. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.