9 Trends that Update Fashion from Autumn/Winter 2023

Learn about tasty trend elements that may suit your style

Written By Mana Kanda

Photography By Britney Spangenberg

Modeled by Halle Kory, Ian Street, Ashlee Finke, & Mana Kanda

This is the season when the colorful autumn leaves arrive and the bright colors of pumpkins and cranberries line up. Your fashion should also be updated with fresh colors, right? Check out this season's trending colors from the 2023 AW* runways!

‘‘Cherry Red’’

Want to add some spice to your fashion? Passionate cherry red is this season's mainstream trend. For fall 2023, try to incorporate bold pieces like cherry colored dresses and outerwear, not just shoes and accessories, to add the essence of ardor. On the runways, starting with Tory Burch, Sandy Liang and Ferragamo, models wore cherry red as a bold fashion statement. In contrast to last year's trend of soft baby pink, this year's popular color is very dramatic.

‘‘Chocolate Brown’’

To add depth to an outfit, mix in clothing items that are Chocolate brown into your style. Are you looking for a color that is cozy but stylish? Chocolate brown will be your go-to color. This milky calm color will unify each item to complete your fashion statement. Brown has been a popular color on the runway for the past few seasons; however, warm, rich browns like chocolate are particularly trendy in AW 2023. During this season, we need chocolate-colored clothes, not just hot chocolate!

‘‘Butter Yellow’’

Butter yellow is reminiscent of the sun shining through the clouds. Yellow is a color that always gives us positive energy. In this AW, you will see this creamy butter color everywhere. It's an alternative to white, ivory, and beige; it upgrades your fashion in a fun way. Because of this summer's vivid colors, this color will relax your eyes. If you are thinking of including a rich color into your outfits, butter yellow would be a great option.

‘‘Caramel’’

Bright pastel brown’s sister, caramel. This is one of the most magnificent trends this season. In fall 2023 ready-to-wear, Saint Laurent released several coordinating outfits using this caramel color. Caramel-colored leather skirts with chocolate brown tops creates a brown-on-brown wardrobe with velvety autumn vibes. Michael Kors coordinates full caramel fashion from boots to belts. In AW 2023, get a caramel item and make your style trendy.

While wool and cashmere fabrics are often seen this time of year, this year's trend seems to be different. Here are some fabrics frequently used in each brand's 2023AW collection!

‘‘Queen of Luster, Satin’’

What you need to have is a smooth, elegant, shiny fabric. Satin is a major trend this year. In addition to basic satin blouses and shirts, wearing dresses or blazers made from satin can express uniqueness in your style.

‘‘Daring Use of Leather’’

Another textile often seen on runways is leather by some big fashion brands, such as Alexander McQueen and A.L.C. Eye-catching leather dresses with the 2023 trend color were shown in their AW collections. This year’s trend is to boldly use leather in dresses and coats, instead of small items.

Trendy colors and fabrics are not enough to complete your fashion. You are going to need to put in a fresh pattern too. You can find various charming patterns on runways in AW 2023.

‘‘Wild Skin’’

Animal prints such as zebra and leopard skin might pop up often this AW. This pattern adds a playful aspect and strong energy to your fashion. If you are tired of boring prints, take this trend and create your original wild style.

‘‘Mid-Size Check’’

Mid-size window panes are also one of the trendy patterns this year. Do you want to include a lovely pattern in your fashion? Mid-size window panes will give calculated beauty into your style. It’s an evenly arranged pattern that is sure to attract a lot of eyes.

‘‘Tartan Plaid’’ 

Are you ready to wear Scottish styles? Tartan plaid is an iconic and pretty pattern originally from Scotland. It consists of crisscrossed, vertical and horizontal bands in multiple colors. It has a long history; the earliest tartan cloth is 3,000 years old. Wear this traditional pattern to update your style.

*Traditionally, there have been two seasons in fashion, named spring/summer and autumn/winter. These are often shortened to S/S or SS for spring/summer and for autumn/winter, A/W or AW.