Style & Beauty
Spring into Summer
Style by Kerry Andersen
STYLE THROWBACK
A year into the pandemic there are no more dress codes. We ditched the office in favor of Zoom calls, comfort took priority (when is the last time you wrestled with a pair of pantyhose?) and loungewear became the new uniform. As summer approaches, we are all eager to throw aside our sweatpants, reclaim our style and get back out into the world. Spring and summer fashion 2021 will feel like a rebirth after a long winter’s nap wearing cozy pj’s and easy ponytails, but you’ll be waking up to some familiar trends reminiscent of the 80’s.
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Thrive Magazine for Better Living • April 2021
The biggest style story of the year will have you reaching deep into the back of your closet (or regretting that lockdown wardrobe purge). Oversized blazers with big shoulder pads are large and in charge this season. Roll up the sleeves and pair a big jacket with pants or shorts. Just remember to keep proportion in mind with cropped, lean bottoms for balance. Perhaps the most dramatic fashion throwback of 2021 is denim. Gone are skinny jeans and frayed hems, replaced with 90’s distressed boot cut styles and even pleated and baggy denim from the 80’s. The Bubble Jean will have you humming tunes from MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice, and one could easily argue it is a style that should have been left in the… past, past, baby! A more wearable version of the trend is a cropped, light wash trouser style jean with wide legs. Perhaps nothing says style throwback more than, gulp, the mullet. Molly Holmes from Bauhaus Salon explains, “Don’t panic! The soft-serve mullet of the moment is more of a layered shag style with fringy bangs and wavy hair that is slightly longer than chin length. For color, we’re seeing people lighten up for springtime with loads of blonde and caramel highlights.” Holmes adds that harsh Instagram brows are giving way to ‘soap brows’, so named because they can be easily created by dipping a brow spoolie in glycerin soap or pomade and simply brushing eyebrow hairs up for a natural, feathered effect.