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You can blame it on Baz Lurhmann’s Elvis. Or perhaps it was the sumptuous leather midi skirts (in purple! And buttercup yellow!) that walked the runway at Bottega Veneta. Maybe, even, it was the leather-trimmed and studded suits with oversized collars at Gucci. In any case, there’s a trend popularizing this fall and it could easily be summed up as retro fashion—retro-to-wear, if you will.
Beyond getting the spotlight at individual designer’s catwalks, the King of Rock-inspired look was celebrated at our very own VOGUE World: New York runway show. Here, pieces like Marc Jacobs’s fully polka-dotted black-and-white looks were presented alongside Proenza Schouler’s zebra-printed midi dresses. All of these pieces have a hint of nostalgia and a bygone flair, but to which particular era isn’t so important.
For fall 2022, certain designers have called upon the primness of the 1950s with shin-grazing hemlines and headscarves. Others have felt gravity pull them toward the swinging ’60s—think micro-miniskirts, shift dresses, and glossy slick patent leathers. Continuing onwards, the ’70s are also a main reference point; designers sought our pussy bow blouses and sepia-inspired color stories. Mix them all into one and there you have it: retro fashions that are distinctly fall 2022.
