What a year for trends 2023 was. We had Barbiecore and quiet luxury, with the Barbie movie and Succession maintaining a cultural hold over us over for the past 12 months. Meanwhile, the impact of Bridgerton on fashion can still be felt with romantic, coquettish touches like corsets and bows on, well… everything.

But now as the new year approaches, it’s time to look ahead, and Depop’s trend report is here to help us do just that.

Trend specialist Agus Panzoni, who worked with Depop to mine search data on the shopping platform and forecast the next iteration of hot trends, says: “In 2024, we’re balancing chaos and order by blending comfort and familiarity with individuality and unique style. Realism is back in vogue, but in a way we’ve never experienced before. Formalwear is reinterpreted with a touch of nonchalance, romance sobers up, intellectualism provokes and performance becomes performative.”

What does that mean when it’s at home? Well, it means there are four big new trends on the way…

2024 fashion trend predictions: get ready for lazy luxe and post-romance