What to Expect on the Red Carpets During Awards Season 2024

What to Expect on the Red Carpets During Awards Season 2024

 If red carpet stylists had their way, awards season 2024 would be a joyous celebration of emerging designers, diverse talent and archival looks with an underlining note of thoughtfulness regarding the state of fashion. But, there are brand partnerships at play, new collections to promote and sponsors to keep happy. Hollywood’s wardrobes become Tetris puzzles, as celebrity dressers navigate samples, alterations and custom commissions, while keeping in mind both the couture and ready-to-wear trends and incorporating some semblance of sustainability in line with the industry’s commitment to do better for our planet. A dress is never just a dress during awards season.

If this sounds like an impossible tick-boxing exercise, there will be overarching themes at play at the Golden Globes, SAG Awards and Oscars, as stylists fall for the same buzzy designers, directional silhouettes and whimsical embellishments that chime with the current mood, but have lasting impact. Vogue picked the brains of three heavyweight dressers to find out what we can expect from the nominees and guests on film’s big nights in 2024.

Fashion, darling

The SAG-AFTRA strike turned the “fashion space into an art form”, argues Holly White, who dresses emerging stars, like Heartstopper’s Joe Locke. Explainer: in the absence of premieres, celebs turned out to shows, dinners and store events in outfits otherwise reserved for big California moments. As such, there was more experimentation, which will now trickle onto the world’s stage.

Take Sienna Miller’s quirky bump-revealing Schiaparelli moment at Vogue World: London. Undoubtedly one of the looks of the year, masterminded by stylist Harry Lambert, the fabulous white crop top and bubble skirt perhaps wouldn’t have previously found their way to the Academy Awards, but catapulted pure fashion drama to the top of conversations. After being starved of red-carpet wear in the latter part of 2023, expect awards show attendees to dream big. Come January, people will especially be leaning on the new guard – Sabato de Sarno at Gucci, Peter Hawkings at Tom Ford and Chemena Kamali at Chloé – and looking at the modern house visions set to define the year in fashion.

Disco 2024

“If there is a time to shine, it’s on the red carpet,” asserts White. “Metallics will reign and spring 2024 brought some modern silhouettes to the runway that will give this somewhat consistent trend a contemporary and updated look.” Watch out, she says, for Paco Rabanne, Alexander McQueen and Ralph Lauren.

Zadrian Smith, who styles Ariana DeBose, agrees: “That Ralph Lauren look on Christy Turlington was killer.” His other predictions, which goes hand in hand with sheeny-shiny fabrications? Sheerness and fringing. “The flapper girl is making a comeback in a big way,” notes Smith, citing heavy embellishment and relaxed silhouettes as key signifiers of the ’20s revival (keep an eye on The Attico, Prada, Jil Sander and Givenchy). On the flip side, micro hemlines will keep the after-party scene looking disco fabulous (Gucci and Tom Ford, we’re looking at you).

I Asked the Experts—These 9 Hair Trends Will Dominate in 2024

I Asked the Experts—These 9 Hair Trends Will Dominate in 2024

 Whilst there's still some time before next year arrives, as a beauty editor, I'm already curious about which hair trends 2024 will bring. It'll come as no surprise that last year paved the way for short haircut trends, with many of us (read: pretty much the entire Who What Wear UK team) flocking to the salon to chop our lengths into every iteration of a bob haircut going, from blunt bobs to the Italian bob and inverted bobs. And there's no doubt about it—a quick scroll of Instagram confirms that short hairstyles are here to stay well into this year. From a colour perspective, salons were inundated with requests for red hair, from cowboy copper to cherry cola red, as one of the year's biggest hair colour trends of the year. 

So, what hair trends lay in store for 2024? From trending haircuts to the hair colours we'll see everywhere I asked Jason Crozier, art director at Neville Hair & Beauty, for all the insights on the hair trends we'll be wearing in 2024.

The Biggest Hair Trends of 2024

1. Barqoue Bob

Just when we thought we'd seen all the possible types of bob haircuts, another iteration has entered the chat. The "baroque bob" is set to be a big hair trend in 2024, according to Crozier, which lends itself well to those with natural curls or longer bob haircuts that have grown out. "Baroque-inspired curls bring an air of opulence, with Versace’s runway as a prominent example," he says. "In 2024, the trend will evolve with a contemporary twist. Celebrities like Zendaya continue to embrace voluminous curls, but now with a hint of avant-garde geometric shapes, offering a combination of timeless beauty and modern artistry."

If you're not blessed with natural curls, curling wands are your go-to for creating volume and body with your bob.

These Will Be the Top Fashion Trends in 2024, According to Professional Stylists—and You Can Shop Them Now

These Will Be the Top Fashion Trends in 2024, According to Professional Stylists—and You Can Shop Them Now

If you’re looking for a preview of what fashion trends to expect in 2024, you’ve come to the right place. We did some research ourselves and got the scoop from Stitch Fix professional stylists to determine what everyone will be wearing in the upcoming year. As it turns out, bows, preppy styles, wardrobe basics, and ‘90s and ‘00s fashion are all in.

“I love the idea of investing in timeless, versatile pieces that I know I’ll love for years to come,” says one stylist, Ray Carter. Another Stitch Fix stylist, Stephanie Arroyo, tells us that she's excited for the “denim-on-denim” looks from the 2000s to make a reappearance. “It’s classic without being too dressy or casual,” she notes. 

Read on to discover more 2024 fashion trends and how to style them, and shop pieces that you can add to your closet now. 

The perfect non-trend trend is wardrobe basics. Stitch Fix stylists have noticed people requesting classic pieces more frequently, such as button-downs and solid colors. According to stylist Jessica Sockel, “A tucked in button-down is a timeless look. For an office-ready ensemble, style with wide-leg denim and throw on a tie-waist trench coat, worn open to show off the rest of your ‘fit.”

She adds that basics can be worn casually or more dressed up: “Wear denim and your favorite sneakers during the day, then swap with heels when you’re ready for a night out.” And the best part is that these items don’t go out of fashion, so you’ll get plenty of use out of them, and you can endlessly mix and match.