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There’s an                                                                             Wait...
                                        Instagram or
                                        Twitter account                                                                   A R E  T R E N DS
                                                                         B U T   I F   I T ’ S                             E V E N  S T I L L
                                        dedicated to it.                 A   B I K I N I . . .                             R E L E VA N T ?
                                        A trend with an                Bathing suits tend to
               Celebs start             “@” has reached                  have longer life                                I’m glad you asked—
               wearing the                                            spans (IDK why this is                               because it does
               opposite thing.          peak market satura-             true, it just is), and                           seem, right now, like
                                        tion. Get in on it                                                               everything is in. Big
               If you are contem-                                      patterns and styles         A   Q U I C K
                                        very quickly or                that may seem old in       N O T E   O N            ’80s shoulders?
               plating purchasing                                                               C O L O R S   A N D
                                        you’ll look dated.              regular life—you                                  Early aughts snap
               teeny-tiny sun-                                          know, when you’re         P A T T E R N S        hair clips? Victorian
               glasses but notice       T  M I N U S :  3  M O N T H S ,   not submerged in       Super-specific         collars? All here, all
                                        T O P S                                                 printed items, like a
               that famous people                                      water—still feel fresh   leopard midi skirt,         great. Which is
                                                                                                                          definitely different
               are now wearing          It’s turned into               in one- or two-piece     have a shorter shelf     from ye olden times,
               giant face shields,                                      form. Add another        life than animal
                                        Halloween                     year onto beachwear                                  when there’d be
               best to leave those      costume inspo.                  that fits into any of   print in general. So      two, maybe three,
                                                                                                 if you’re unsure,
               mini frames in the       When this happens               these categories.       consider staying in      big, trackable trends
               display case.                                                                                             at any given moment
                                        (cough, VSCO                                            the same family but        (hi, Juicy velour
               T  M I N U S :  4  M O N T H S   girl, cough), most                             switching it up a bit.    tracksuit). Back then,
               ( I F  Y O U ’ R E  L U C K Y )                                                  As in, go for neon
                                        people are ready to                                                               you could count on
                                                                                                orange instead of
                                                                                                                             fashion to be
                                        r-o-a-s-t a look vs.                                    hyper-trendy neon         cyclical—like, you
                                        wear it seriously.                                      green or a giraffe        could safely store a
                                        Sorry, we only                                            or tiger print          ’70s-style jumpsuit
                                        share because                                           instead of leopard.          in your closet
                                                                                                  This will tack
                                        we care.                                                                          knowing it’d come
                                                                                                 two more years            back in 20 years.
                                        T  M I N U S :  0  M O N T H S —                            onto your
                                        T H I S  W A S  D O N E                                  purchase’s fate.
                                        Y E S T E R D AY                                                                 Now, the cycles are
                                                                                                                         faster and—how do I
                                                                                                                         put this lightly?—on
                                                                                                                          crack. On top of all
                                                                                                                            the aesthetics
                                                                                                                          happening at once,



                                                                                                                            new-new and




                                                                                                                            pinpoint what,



                                                                                                                              here *bats




                                                                                                                           FYI, it’s 2020!).













                                                                                                                             just yet. Keep
                                                                                                                            wearin’ it with

                                                                                                                             are, it’ll have


                                                                                                                            real soon. — R T



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