Peace, Love and Tie-Dye: The Carefree Trend To Emerge From Staying Home
What even are fashion trends at a time of a pandemic? Apart from the quarantine pillow fashion challenge, which may clue you in to perhaps one of the funniest trends to emerge, here's something that's just a tad bit more practical: tie-dye.
That’s right, tie-dye was a trend pre-covid 19, and it's still going strong amidst our current stay at home climates.
With more time spent at home, many are turning to DIY tie-dying as a boredom curing activity, such as with this youtube video "Tie-dying Everything in My Closet Cuz I'm Stuck At Home", Many influencers and celebrities, including Blackpink's Jennie, are also popping up across our instagram feeds in an array of tie-dye sweatshirts.
If fashion has always been aspirational, and a means for expressing one’s identity, then the tie-dye trend is perhaps one befitting of our current times. A colourful tie-dye pattern adds a certain amount of whimsy, carefreeness, and a natural mood booster to your look, certainly something we can all benefit from amidst the current uncertainty of the world.
But if you’re not about to pull out your DIY kit anytime soon, why not turn towards the Versace Spring Summer 2020 collection for some seriously lustful tie-dye inspiration? An ode to the revival of the 70s and 80s, the collection features acid pops of neon orange, highlighter pink and green tie-dye layers under black tailoring pieces and Versace dresses, making for an edgier rendition of the trend. Comfy sweatshirts here are also reimagined in strong 80s silouhettes, with padded shoulders for that extra oompf factor.
Check out some of the tie-dye highlights from the collection here:
Tie-dye also makes an appearance in leather bags, with washes of acid colours boasting the emblematic Medusa logo.
