Fashion draws inspiration from many areas of life. This is demonstrated by the most famous clothing styles, which have their origins in music, film, travel, history, and even street art. In this article, you'll learn about the different types of clothing styles , their characteristics, and how to combine them. Knowledge of different fashion styles can help you define your own and serve as an invaluable source of inspiration. Of course, you can mix and match individual styles to suit your preferences, creating a personalized, unique look.
Basic types of clothing styles in fashion
Elegant style
It's comprised of classic, well-tailored clothes, such as a shirt, blazer, pencil skirt, trench coat, or cigarette pants. These should be made of high-quality fabrics. Elegance has no place for extravagance, flashy patterns, or colors—simplicity and minimalism reign supreme. Elegant attire is recommended for important occasions, as a sign of respect for others. It also enhances the impression of professionalism. Recommended colors include navy blue, graphite gray, white, and beige. Black and brown are acceptable for accessories like shoes and handbags. These colors will certainly add a professional touch to elegant outfits. For this style, choose minimalist jewelry that will accentuate your beauty.
Casual
It's simply an everyday style of dressing, offering a high level of comfort and allowing for freedom of movement. Casual emphasizes soft materials and comfort, but unlike sporty style, it also allows for classic pieces like jeans, sweaters, turtlenecks (we recommend our Ansin Miss Cozy Nude Turtleneck ), cardigans, and chinos. This fashion style has no specific rules, so you can wear it however you like.
Smart casual
It's a fusion of elegant and casual attire, also commonly known as sporty elegance. This fashion style allows you to maintain an elegant appearance while feeling comfortable. It's recommended for less formal occasions (e.g., going to the theater, a date, or a family gathering) or when there's no strict dress code. Dressing in this style, you can wear, for example, a comfortable Ansin Mr. Basic White T-shirt , a smart checked blazer, dark jeans, and white sneakers, still looking elegant without sacrificing comfort. Our blog also features an article on men's smart casual fashion – be sure to read it! It's also worth mentioning that men's and women's clothing styles are often the same – which is why we won't separate them for the purposes of this article.
Sporty Style
It draws inspiration from the clothing of athletes. Most of the clothes are made of stretchy knit fabrics. The styles of sportswear allow for unrestricted movement and are very comfortable. Various types of sports sweatshirts, pants, and jackets often share many features with the original clothing worn by professional athletes. They feature distinctive side stripes, player numbers, and team names and logos. In stores, you'll also find elegantly cut clothes with elements inspired by this style, such as elegant cigarette pants with side stripes or knit dresses. The sporty style blends perfectly with elements of casual and street style!
New dressing styles in fashion
Minimalism
This is a style of clothing that uses a small number of timeless pieces to create an outfit. To maximize the number of outfits we can create from a given number of items, we always recommend creating a "capsule wardrobe," containing multifunctional clothing that will complement many other items already in your closet. I recommend our e-book on capsule wardrobes: The Capsule Wardrobe .
Minimalist clothing focuses primarily on quality, not quantity. That's why the clothes in our basic brand were created to serve as the foundation for a capsule wardrobe. Their universal nature makes them a perfect fit for any of the fashion styles I'm describing in this article. There's a growing awareness these days that we need to take even more care of our planet, so minimalism is not only stylish but also good for the environment. Remember: by prioritizing quality, we're not polluting our planet or contributing to the "fast fashion" market, which is very harmful to the Earth.
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Eclecticism
This style of clothing mixes various fashion trends. It juxtaposes a variety of colors, textures, materials, and accessories, creating unique and interesting combinations. It often incorporates elements that are currently very fashionable. Eclectic styles are most often seen on the runways, but not exclusively. Model Hailey Bieber is a proponent of this style, eagerly promoting it on her Instagram. An example of this eclectic style was the combination of heavy, high-top boots with a flowing skirt and bra, proposed by Christopher Kane during the presentation of the fall-winter 2020-2021 collection.
Vintage/retro
It carries strong connotations of what was worn in the past. Authentic vintage clothing is unique, often made of precious materials and lace, with beautiful embroidery and ornate buttons. Of course, you'll also find clothes inspired by this style in stores (brands are increasingly relying on past trends), but they're often not as high-quality as the originals. True vintage gems can be found in vintage shops, second-hand stores, and second-hand clothing apps.
Futuristic style
A somewhat antithesis of vintage style is the futuristic style of dressing. Characteristic features include silver clothing, reminiscent of astronaut attire. Futuristic style also encompasses geometric shapes and a penchant for asymmetrical cuts. Metallic sheen is most often paired with black, and long coats, almost completely concealing the silhouette, are paired with heavy platform boots. While creating a look entirely in this fashion style could feel like a costume rather than clothing, skillfully combining certain elements (e.g., with minimalism) yields truly interesting results.
Fashion styles derived from pop culture
Streetwear
It's a fashion style that combines elements of casual, sporty, and artistic styles , drawing particular inspiration from hip-hop music. Characteristic elements include oversized sweatshirts, loose pants, baseball caps, and sneakers. It's certainly an interesting style of clothing, as it combines various pieces in unusual and creative ways, creating a cohesive whole that allows for self-expression. You can read more about this style in this article: Casual Street Style for Men .
Boho/hippie style
This is an artistic bohemian style that originated in the 1970s, when the hippie movement began. Characteristic features of this style include colorful floral clothing, ethnic ornaments, artistic patterns, flowing skirts and wraps, lace and braided elements, fringe, and wide-legged trousers. Boho accessories include long earrings, feathers, headbands, wreaths, and straw handbags. Boho style emphasizes loose and flowing styles.
Rock/grunge style
It originated in rock music, or more specifically, the clothing of its performers, who sought to defy the system through their image and express their own perspective on the world. A characteristic feature of the grunge style is carelessness and looseness, so rock clothing should not be fitted. A leather biker jacket, heavy Doc Martens boots, ripped jeans, and plaid shirts are the most typical elements of this style. It also features rebellious accessories such as fingerless leather gloves, studs, bandanas, chains, and sunglasses.
Styles originating from different regions
Safari Style
This style of clothing is typical of those who enjoy exploring the wild corners of the world. It was popularized by travelers discovering Africa. To avoid disturbing wildlife, they wore colors that allowed them to blend in with the dense forests. This is why clothing in this style features earthy tones (shades of yellow, beige, green, brown, and black). Accessories are made from natural materials in an ethnic style.
Country Style
This style of clothing draws strong inspiration directly from the Western genre. Cowboy boots, which have been very fashionable for several seasons now, cowboy hats, and designer jackets with fringes are characteristic elements of this fashion style, which pairs perfectly with the aforementioned boho style. The foundation of this style of clothing is a plaid shirt and jeans.
Folk Style
This style is inspired by regional costumes and the culture of a given region . An integral element of this style of clothing are flowers in various forms (embroideries, prints, patterns on clothing, wreaths, etc.) as well as various ornaments and lace. One of the dominant colors in this style is red. If you want to try folk dressing but aren't sure if it will suit you, you can start with folk accessories, such as handbags or jewelry.
The world of fashion is constantly evolving and surprising us with new ideas, making it difficult to describe every clothing style. Moreover, many of them intertwine, creating new trends. While drawing inspiration from different styles, the most important thing is not to lose yourself and create your own, individual aesthetic. Good luck!
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