Decoding Trends: What’s worth adopting, what’s not?

Let’s get one thing straight.

If you are here wishing to have the updates on the newest trends, or waiting for some trends forecast tips for the next season, this is not the right place.

Here we talked about style. I mean real, authentic style instead of trends. If you missed it and want to know more I recommend you to read the fashion post “Why should you chose style over trends?” first.

So why am I writing about trends, then?

Because having a personal style and being authentic doesn’t mean to be close-minded and reject everything we see.

Because sometimes, what’s trending can surprise you.Sometimes it brings options you’ve been dreaming of. Sometimes it opens a door you didn’t even know was closed. And sometimes, let’s be honest, it reveals just how much of fashion is built on contradiction, convenience, and collective amnesia.

Let’s decode that.

When trends open the right doors

Let me tell you a story.

Some years ago, I became obsessed with yellow. Not summer yellow. Not beachy linen. But Winter yellow. The one you want to keep you warm and comfy.

But here’s the thing: winter yellow wasn’t “in.”Shops were full of greys, burgundies, forest greens. I searched endlessly for the right shade, in the right shape; and found almost nothing. And when I did, it rarely worked. My pale skin and yellow don’t always get along. It takes the right tone to bring me to life instead of washing me out.

I didn’t just want a yellow coat. I was longing for a version of myself I hadn’t seen yet ; bold, soft, a little unexpected. But back then, it didn’t exist.

Then, two years later, yellow became everywhere. Suddenly, the coat I’d been dreaming of was not only available, it existed in five different cuts. I found a beautiful bag, too. And finally… I didn’t have to compromise.

Did I buy it because it was trendy? No. But the trend gave me access. The timing opened the door.

That’s the part we don’t talk about enough.

Trends can be useful. Not because they tell you what to wear, but because they expand the possibilities. Sometimes, what’s popular just so happens to align with what you’ve been seeking all along. And when it does? That’s when you choose a trend. Not because it’s new. But because it’s right for you.

When style isn’t about the trend, but the choice

Let me be honest. One of the reasons I don’t follow trends blindly is simple: I believe in personal style. I believe in wearing things that reflect who you are , not what’s trending.

I hear a lot of fashion influencers talk about being “so stylish,” as if buying what’s new and wearing what everyone else is already wearing counts as personality. Let’s be honest: we’ve confused style with trend-following.

And I have an example that’s personal.

If you’ve followed me for a while, you know I am wearing jeans often. What I haven’t shared is that I mostly wear skinny jeans. Yes, skinny jeans !

I’ve been wearing them for a decade. Not because they’re “in,” but because they work. I love boots. Ankle boots, knee-high boots, pretty much all of them. And guess what? Most of them don’t fit under flared or wide-leg pants. Skinny jeans solve that. They’re part of my routine, and work with my lifestyle.

So why am I talking about this now?

Because for the past few years, I’ve watched the fashion world roll their eyes at them; even act completely disgusted. Interviews on the streets. Viral TikToks. Articles claiming they were “dead.”And not just disinterest, but open ridicule. Like wearing them was suddenly a fashion crime.

Until… this year.

And then... they came back.Suddenly the same influencers who wouldn’t be caught dead in a skinny jean were parading them down sidewalks like it was some kind of revolutionary rediscovery.Wearing them like they just discovered fire. Sharing affiliate links to “this must-have silhouette of the season.”

And I couldn’t help but laugh.

Because here’s the thing: I never stopped wearing them. Not because I’m clinging to the past, but because they still work for me. I never wore them to be trendy, and I won’t stop wearing them now just because they are again.

That’s not stubbornness. That’s style.

Style isn’t built on a trend calendar. It’s built on clarity. On knowing what you love, what fits your life, your body, your taste, and sticking with it, even when it’s not on the front page of a magazine.

And that’s what bothers me.Not that trends change because that’s normal. That’s fashion.But how fast people switch sides. How loud they are about what’s “ugly” or “dated”… until it becomes cool again.

We say we want originality, but so many people are just waiting for the trend to tell them who to be.

That’s not style. That’s theatre.

Conclusion: Wear the trend, don’t let it wear you

If something trendy speaks to you,  try it. But wear it because it fits you, not because it fits now.Let your style evolve, of course. But let it evolve like you do. Intentionally. Not like a leaf in the wind, following whichever direction the season blows.

Because style isn’t obedience. It’s ownership.

It’s not about never wearing what’s trending. It’s about knowing why you wear it. It's wearing skinny jeans even when the world says “no”. And still wearing them when it says “yes” again, not because the world changed its mind, but because you never did.

So the next time a trend tries to shame you out of your favorite jeans, or tell you what you should be wearing, remember this:

Real style doesn’t beg for permission.

It walks in early. It stays late.

It doesn’t follow trends. It outlives them.

Own your style and let the trends catch up.