Spring into STYLE

If you're thinking of hitting refresh on your wardrobe, you've landed on the right pages. Take notes as Ashwini Arun Kumar details the trends that took over the Spring/Summer 2024 runways. What's new this season? Exaggerated shoulders, trans-seasonal leather pieces, full-length maxi dresses, and really short shorts. These iterations of the fashion classics are worthy of your attention and investment. Style them true to your personality

- Ashwini Arun Kumar

HIDE, GIRL

Once reserved for motorcycle jackets and other sartorial markers of high testosterone, leather saw a softening on the spring runway with femininity seen in chic separates and elegant dresses.

Both stylish and resilient, a head-to-toe leather look is indicative of new age womanhood.

SHORT NOTICE 

Remember hot pants? Just in time for summer, the risqué pelvis-hugging style of the '70s has re-entered the chat, and continues to be the harbinger of shock value in fashion even after 50 years.

Get your grip on this form-fitted silhouette with that subversive retro appeal. When it comes to shorts, 'micro' is the keyword.

WORK IT 

The career girl aesthetic has undergone a sharp makeover. Workwear has entered the current zeitgeist and been transformed into statement pieces that belong as much in a nightclub as they do in a conference room.

Forget humblebragging - the idea is to serve looks straight up and rather unapologetically. 

SEE THROUGH 

Opacity in clothes is overrated - here's proof. This season, the transparency factor has reached a fever pitch, with more and more designers turning to diaphanous fabrics for everything from dresses to separates.