4 Trends That Will Define Spring 2024, According to Net-a-Porter

While we’ve already made some predictions about the biggest trends that will influence shopping, editorials, and the red carpet next season, we have further insights into how the S/S 24 runway collections will impact style next year. Specifically, Net-a-Porter recently presented their spring 2024 seasonal report, including the top trends in the luxury space and how they are impacting their buy as a retailer.

Though there are plenty of directional fashion looks that make it onto magazine covers and runway reporting, those items don’t always translate to what shoppers want in their carts and what hits the market—so this is where we get a closer look at the exact trends and pieces that will land in store and on the online shelves. Net-a-Porter's Market Director Libby Page distilled exactly which trends the retailer is betting big on for the upcoming season, backed up by data and their expert opinions. Ahead are the four spring 2024 trends that are about to be major, according to Net-a-Porter.

For the last year, we have seen the rise of quiet luxury that has embraced the spirit of pared-back, logoless designer fashion with an "if you know you know" quality. For spring, we're seeing a a new spin on that dressing mood as designers have evolved casual staples to new, elevated heights. These extraordinary everyday pieces take fundamental wardrobe items to the next level with exciting details—exaggerated loafers at Gucci, extra high-rise trousers at Loewe, split sleeve tailoring at Ferragamo, strappy, sharply-pointed ballerina flats at Valentino, and hardware-finished day clutches at Carven.

The theme of extraordinary everyday pieces extends into the sporty designs spotted in the S/S 24 collections. Designs took on a refined, preppy sensibility that marks the continued dominance of casual clothing in our wardrobes. Elements of sports-inspired fashion took the form of rugby pants and retro sneakers at Dries Van Noten, polo-top dresses at Lowew. To cement the trend even further, The Row dressed styled models in zip-up windbreakers, jelly shoes, and towels draped around their necks—practically dressed like they are walking out of the gym.

We're already predicting the oxblood will be on e of the major hues to know for spring 2024, but Net-a-Porter is banking on another color trend: a Primary palette. Bold, bright shades of red, yellow, and blue took the form of head-to-toe looks and bright pops of color alongside seasonless neutrals. In short, there is a way to infuse the fresh shades into your wardrobe regardless of how much color you're interested in incorporating into it.

Designers imbued romance into the runways with pieces that reinterpreted traditionally feminine shapes, colors, and materials. "Organza, lace, intricate ruffles, and 3D florals all came together to create a new, undone way of dressing that wasn’t overly girly. Instead, designers injected a modern refinement into these ethereal pieces," Libby Page reports. "It was the balance of modernity and feminine craftsmanship that made this trend so new."

This trend played out in the S/S 24 collections in a variety of ways, but Net-a-Porter is investing in the trend most heavily with styles ranging from lingerie-inspired dresses, sheer and sequin skirts, and pastels. In fact, Net-a-Porter saw a +125% increase in searches for "pastel dresses" since fashion month compared to previous months—a clear sign that there is an appetite for soft shades that go beyond the runways. The reinvention of Carven under Louise Trotter is particularly noteworthy in this space and a brand to watch.