After wearing white linen and blue shirts for months on end during the summer, autumn has finally managed to introduce some new colours to my wardrobe. Deep burgundies, slate grey and pops of buttermilk yellow have been trending for the last couple of months (and honestly, my outfits look better for it), but when it comes to the colour trends that we can rely on year in, year out, winter sets the tone for not only the Christmas period, but well into the new year and beyond.
Sure, winter calls for bundling up in practical layers, and my outfits will largely consist of the same wool and maxi coats, jumpers, knit dresses and knee-high boots worn on rotation, but there are a few colour trends that can breathe new life into even the most “samey” wardrobe.
Used to relying on black clothes and accessories when you don’t know what to wear? What if I told you there’s an equally dark but even more expensive-looking option, and it will go with everything. Wondering what to wear in winter instead of summer’s buttermilk yellow? Pastels are back, and now we’ve ticked off fifty shades of pink and banana milkshake there’s an obvious alternative that the runways have bought into in a big way. So, if you’re curious as which new season colours are about to define not only winter 2023 but also spring/summer 2024 too, keep scrolling. These will be the five biggest colour trends over the next 12 months—I can’t wait to wear them all.