Top 15 Fall 2018 Fashion Trends

Here we are again. Four weeks, four countries and hundreds of shows later, the Fall 2018 season has come to a close. It was a lot to take in but, once again, we’ve managed to distill a month of incredible fashion down to its 15 most important trends. So, how will we all be dressing next fall? Generally speaking, it’ll be a mix of the 80s (i.e. really loud prints and really big shoulders), 90s (i.e. logomania and Cher Horowitz-worthy plaid) and today (i.e. apocalypse-chic hats and KiraKira sequins). And that’s just scraping the surface. Click through the gallery above for the top Fall 2018 fashion trends straight from the runway.

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Top 15 Trends of Fall 2018

Head-Turning Headwear

Come Fall 2018, your hats will do THE MOST. You’ll trade your see-through Chanel bucket hat for a #branded neon Prada one (or a high-fashion balaclava, care of Gucci, Calvin Klein or Alexander Wang). Jacquemus is offering up extra-wide-brimmed sun-repellers; Versace is doing plaid berets; Alberta Ferretti is making Stetson-style cowboy hats happen; Saint Laurent wants you to dress like a 50s noir star. Take your pick.

Jacquemus Fall 2018; Image: Imaxtree
Head-Turning Headwear

Saint Laurent Fall 2018
Head-Turning Headwear

Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2018
Head-Turning Headwear

Versace Fall 2018
Head-Turning Headwear

Prada Fall 2018
Plaid

Our girl Cher Horowitz will be happy to know that her signature “Gen-Z yellow” plaid (and pretty much every form of tartan known to man) is in, per Versace, Dior, Matthew Adams Dolan, Sara Battaglia, House of Holland, Emilia Wickstead and many, many more.

Sara Battaglia Fall 2018; Image: Imaxtree
Plaid

House of Holland Fall 2018
Plaid

Carven Fall 2018
Plaid

Versace Fall 2018
Plaid

Simone Rocha Fall 2018
Westernwear

If Westworld is your favorite show, then Isabel Marant, Veronica Beard, Coach, David Koma, DSquared2, Calvin Klein, Pyer Moss, Rejina Pyo and Louis Vuitton might have your favorite looks from the Fall 2018 season. Each designer fully embraced the show’s future-meets-1800s Western aesthetic with details like animal-print neck scarves, bolo ties, rustic metal belts, fringe accents and cap-toed boots. Yeehaw.

David Koma Fall 2018; Image: Imaxtree
Westernwear

Isabel Marant Fall 2018
Westernwear

DSquared2 Fall 2018
Westernwear

Alberta Ferretti Fall 2018
Westernwear

Louis Vuitton Fall 2018
Sheer Prairie Dresses

On a related note, flowing, semi-sheer prairie and Victorian-inspired dresses were another major Fall 2018 trend (sighted at Calvin Klein, Brock Collection, Cinq à Sept, Tory Burch, Zimmermann, Elie Saab, Coach 1941, Giambattista Valli and more). Take a cue from the runways and pair your floor-skimming frocks with matching knee-high boots.

Calvin Klein Fall 2018; Image: Imaxtree
Sheer Prairie Dresses

Coach 1941 Fall 2018
Sheer Prairie Dresses

Elie Saab Fall 2018
Sheer Prairie Dresses

Zimmermann Fall 2018
Sheer Prairie Dresses

DSquared2 Fall 2018
Security Blankets

Problem: We live in fear of rogue politicians and natural disasters. Fashion’s Solution: Swaddle yourself in a cozy security blanket. (Or just keep one handy, should the mood strike.) Funnily enough, couture blankies were by far the most popular accessory of the Fall 2018 season, showing up at Roksanda, Delpozo, Ports 1961, MM6 Maison Margiela, Maison Margiela, Stella McCartney, Off-White, Poiret, Lemaire, Alexander McQueen, Jil Sander, Salvatore Ferragamo, Marco de Vincenzo, Missoni and MSGM, to name just a few.

Maison Margiela Fall 2018; Images: Imaxtree
Security Blankets

Calvin Klein Fall 2018
Security Blankets

MSGM Fall 2018
Security Blankets

Jil Sander Fall 2018
Security Blankets

Roksanda Fall 2018
Wild Cat Coats

Keep your fall outfits colorful and interesting with a wild leopard print coat from the likes of Givenchy, Koché, Haider Ackermann, Balenciaga, Junya Watanabe, Victoria Beckham and Vivienne Westwood. Alternatively, try a not-found-in-nature (faux) fur.

Givenchy Fall 2018; Image: Imaxtree
Wild Cat Coats

Junya Watanabe Fall 2018
Wild Cat Coats

Victoria Beckham Fall 2018
Wild Cat Coats

Balenciaga Fall 2018
Wild Cat Coats

Au Jour Le Jour Fall 2018
80s Maximalism

Designers from New York to Paris (notably Marc Jacobs, Tom Ford, Roberto Cavalli, Versace, Nina Ricci, Louis Vuitton and Miu Miu) are obsessed with the 80s. “That’s the moment when women first emerged in a real way into the workforce and they dominated with their big shoulders and bright colors,” explains Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. The general feeling seems to be the bigger the shoulders and brasher the patterns, the better.

Alexander McQueen Fall 2018; Image: Imaxtree
80s Maximalism

Miu Miu Fall 2018
80s Maximalism

Marc Jacobs Fall 2018
80s Maximalism

Roberto Cavalli Fall 2018
80s Maximalism

Tom Ford Fall 2018
Waist Belts

Waist belts were a big hit across the board. What can we say, we told you so.

Christian Dior Fall 2018; Image: Imaxtree
Waist Belts

Etro Fall 2018
Waist Belts

Salvatore Ferragamo Fall 2018
Waist Belts

Marni Fall 2018
Waist Belts

Versace Fall 2018
Power Suit Redux

This is the trend that never ends. For Fall 2018, designers once again set out to prove that two-piecers are far from stuffy. Naturally, Balmain led the pack here: From fully bedazzled pantsuits to coordinated see-through separates, Olivier Rousteing’s latest collection burst with NSFW workwear.

Balmain Fall 2018; Image: Imaxtree
Power Suit Redux

Gucci Fall 2018
Power Suit Redux

Tadashi Shoji Fall 2018
Power Suit Redux

Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2018
Power Suit Redux

Dion Lee Fall 2018
Logomania

Are you a card-carrying member of the church of Christopher Bailey? Did tears spring forth from your eyes when supermodel-turned-actress Cara Delevingne closed the designer’s last-ever Burberry show? Well, rep your fandom. Logomania lives on.

Burberry Fall 2018; Image: Imaxtree
Logomania

Balmain Fall 2018
Logomania

Fendi Fall 2018
Logomania

Gucci Fall 2018
Logomania

Alexander Wang Fall 2018
Updated Puffers

Sick to death of your now-ubiquitous puffer, but love the warmth it provides? Good news. Sacai, Chanel, R13, Nicopanda and Agnona came up with fun, fresh ways to drape yourself in down.

Sacai Fall 2018; Image: Imaxtree
Updated Puffers

Agnona Fall 2018
Updated Puffers

Chanel Fall 2018
Updated Puffers

Nicopanda Fall 2018
Updated Puffers

R13 Fall 2018
Neon

Flashes of blindingly bright, fluorescent color lit up runways from New York to Paris. (Fuchsia and safety orange, especially.)

Prada Fall 2018; Image: Imaxtree
Neon

Jeremy Scott Fall 2018
Neon

Paul & Joe Fall 2018
Neon

Sportmax Fall 2018
Neon

Versace Fall 2018
Splicing

Go ahead, wear your millennial indecision on your sleeve. Colorblocking is here to stay.

Off-White Fall 2018; Image: Imaxtree
Splicing

Adam Selman Fall 2018
Splicing

Marine Serre Fall 2018
Splicing

Marni Fall 2018
Splicing

Prabal Gurung Fall 2018
Sequins

Don't shy away from sequins! To keep an aggressively glittery look well within your comfort zone, offset the razzle dazzle with a down-to-earth staple (like a fleece hoodie or argyle sweater). Then whip out that KiraKira filter.

Paco Rabanne Fall 2018; Image: Imaxtree
Sequins

Anna Sui Fall 2018
Sequins

Erdem Fall 2018
Sequins

Louis Vuitton Fall 2018
Sequins

Valentino Fall 2018
Motocross

Where Rihanna goes, other designers are sure to follow. This Fashion Month, the racing-inspired pants, jackets and prints (i.e. black and white check) that literally flew down the Fenty Puma Spring 2018 runway revved up Off-White, Tommy Hilfiger, Maryam Nasser Zadeh and Versus Versace’s latest collections.

Tommy Hilfiger Spring 2018; Image: Imaxtree
Motocross

Versus Versace Fall 2018
Motocross

Stella Jean Fall 2018
Motocross

Off-White Fall 2018
Motocross

Maryam Nassir Zadeh Fall 2018