Trend Report: Rainbow Stripes

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The Runway: Chloé

Shop Chloé's latest arrivals!

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The Runway: Mara Hoffman

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The Runway: Missoni

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The Runway: Gucci

See Gucci's latest shoes—they're amazing.

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The Runway: Sacai

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The Insider: Alexa Chung

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The Insider: Chiara Ferragni

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The Insider: Andreea Diaconu

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The Insider: Sofía Sanchez Barrenechea

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The Insider: Giulia Tordini (left)

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Milan Street Style

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The Insider: Eva Chen

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New York Street Style

This rainbow Valentino bag is to die for.

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The Insider: Caroline Brasch Nielsen

Shop our rainbow picks!

Spotting trends is one of our favorite pastimes, especially when it correlates with what’s happening on the runways. Our latest finding is slightly unexpected: rainbow stripes. That’s right, ladies are sporting this cheerful pattern just as the sun is starting tuck behind the clouds for the next several months, and we have a sneaking suspicion that’s in large part to the S/S 16 runway collections. Brands like Chloé, Gucci, and Missoni showed bold colors reminiscent of rainbows, and we bet these fashion insiders are already inspired by the cheerful trend. Scroll down to see what we mean, and if you want to enliven your winter wardrobe, shop our picks!

Nicole Kliest
Freelance Contributor

Nicole Kliest is a freelance writer and editor based in New York City who focuses on fashion, travel, food, wine, and pretty much anything else that's amusing to write about. After graduating from Pepperdine University with a bachelor's in journalism and creative writing, she started her career back in 2010 as Who What Wear's photo editor and throughout the last decade has contributed to publications including Fashionista, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, The Zoe Report, PopSugar, Fodor's Travel, and several others. She also copywrites and has worked with clients such as Frame, Sea, 3x1, Intelligentsia, and others to develop brand voices through storytelling and creative marketing. She's very passionate about the ways we can improve our sustainability efforts in the fashion industry as well as cultivating content that's diverse and inclusive of all people. When she's not checking out the latest restaurant opening in her West Village neighborhood or riding her bicycle along the West Side Highway, she can be found scheming her next trip somewhere around the world. (Up next is Vienna.)