
Every 2013 trend that's making a comeback No, Galaxy print leggings not yet
It is said that fashion is cyclical, repeating every twenty years. This theory has its roots in 1937 with the first publication of the Laver's Law in the book Taste and Fashion. According to the English art critic and museum curator James Laver, consumers' perception of fashion trends alternates with fixed timing. Laver argued that a trend would be seen as indecent ten years before, as smart during its heyday, and as romantic a century later. If reproduced ten years after its initial appearance, Laver explained, it was commonly recognized as hideous. Laver's Theory, though rigid, has proven to be true in most cases (in 2023, each of us cringes at the thought of wearing skinny jeans with cuffs or Galaxy-print leggings), but today the pace of trend production has undergone a general reassessment. Partly because designers are finding inspiration for their collections in the most intimate moments of their lives, including their youth, and partly due to the passion for vintage among the new generations. From post-ironic style, which revives disappeared trends and playfully presents them, to the increasing attention consumers pay to personal style, everything goes in fashion now, even trends from ten years ago. We didn't expect to be talking about skinny jeans and lace inserts so soon, and yet they are already back on the runway.
So, here are five trends from 2013 that are making a comeback.
Turquoise
In addition to colors and textures, a silhouette from a decade ago is slowly making its way back onto the runways. We are talking about the peplo, a 2010s icon that allowed suits to hit the dance floor back then and has been reintroduced this year in both couture and ready-to-wear, thanks to artistic exploration by designers. While Marni and Loewe have given it the form of a regal basque, Proenza Schouler, Cecile Bahnsen, and Robert Wun have paid homage to the trendy tops of two decades ago by incorporating contemporary textile modifications. Unless worn with skinny jeans, this silhouette has every right to come back into fashion, as evidenced by the latest celebrity looks on the red carpet.