The First Big Drop of Spring 2024 Has Arrived—8 Items I'm Recommending

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@josefinehj

Alaïa eagerly-awaited Le Teckel bag embodies the movement toward elegant fashion that is setting the tone for style in 2024. The name is French for dachshund, with a silhouette that echos the shape of the beloved dog breed.

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@darjabarannik

Prada’s square-toe satin mules are easily one of the arrivals I’m most eager to add into my personal wardrobe, once I decide between the chocolate brown, black, and apple green colorways

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LaunchMetrics/Altuzarra

As we chart the rise of elegant fashion, one brand from the spring/summer 2024 collections immediately comes to mind: Altuzarra. The brand showed a collection with looks that felt fresh in their opulence and sophisticated. While the entire collection is cult-worthy, it is the Fannie pencil skirt finished with ruffle trim that tops my must-buy list.

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LaunchMetrics/Tom Ford

When Peter Hawkings made his debut as creative director of Tom Ford for the spring/summer 2024 collection, he brought back some of the most iconic pieces from the brand. The one to own this spring? The brass and leather cut-out belt that was styled on models throughout the collection.

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LaunchMetrics/Toteme

If 2023 was all about the directional ballet flat, 2024 is all about the pointed ballerina. A smart pair to invest in? Toteme's minimal version that just dropped in cream, grey, and black.

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Backgrid

The Margaux bag from The Row was one of the most talked-about styles of 2023 and continues to be a smart buy this year. But there is another newcomer to know: the Idaho bag. The rectangular design taps into the rise of east-west silhouettes that are on the rise.

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LaunchMetrics/Proenza Schouler

We've seen the style set wearing sweaters as scarves by tying them around their shoulder. For spring, many designer took this one step further by building the ties into the garments themselves. Case in point: Proenza Schouler's Lara dress that can styled with long sleeves or worn as a halterneck with the sleeves tied at the front. Street style insiders already told me this is topping their list of pieces to order for spring.

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LaunchMetrics/Khaite

Sophisticated shapes are setting the tone for cool bags in 2024. Khaite's Maeve bag is a beautiful luggage-like tote that works for everyday wear in the small and medium sizes and as a weekender in the large.