9 Trends to Leave In 2024, According to a Teen Vogue Editor

2024 fashion and beauty trends were passing by us at lightning speed. In our current era of social media — with apps like TikTok completely controlling our aesthetic algorithm, one second something was in, and the next…you know.

If you’re anything like me, then you’ve probably scrolled through your social media feed most days in utter disbelief, wondering how something as questionable as “Scandinavian shawls” or “cherry cola lips” became a thing. If you’ve ever thought, “Hmm, I could live without that rather niche and sure-to-be abandoned trend,” congrats — this list is for you. In 2025, we’re opting for authenticity and self-decided fashion choices over ever-spinning trend cycles.

Below, we’re diving into the trends, cores, and fashion moments that need to take a permanent exit stage left at the end of this year.

Bloomers

I cannot lie; when these bad boys first hit the scene, I was not immediately impassioned in either direction by them. They were simply a variation of the inevitable micro-shorts trend we’d seen the last few years. But now I must admit I am a full-blown hater of the bloomers. They need to go — immediately (must be read in the voice of Joanne the Scammer). As a Miamian who has always believed the fewer the clothes the better, we are losing the plot. I love a good undergarment as much as the next person, but there is no reason we are taking public transit wearing ruffled underwear. It just isn’t doing what it needs to anymore and it's limiting our styling range. Layers are important, and if you want to keep the bloomers in rotation, I want to see Disney Channel leading lady-level layering happening with those.

Repackaged Cultural Aesthetics

2024 was the year of misinformation — across many topics. But today’s discussion is about fashion, so we’re sticking to it. One of the greatest grievances I had with online trends was the “Scandinavian shawl” debacle. When a creator stated that a South Asian traditional look that includes the dupatta was giving “European” and “Scandinavian” vibes, the internet was rightfully upset. This goes hand in hand with the movement of “sticky bangs,” historically known as edges by Black people, the twist out being called “Mama Mia hair,” and “Brownie glazed lips.” Black and brown creators have dealt with an exorbitant amount of explaining to their White counterparts, and this must be left in 2024. Just because something is new to you doesn’t mean it has never existed before, and it surely does not mean it needs a name. We need to stop exploring fashion and beauty trends as if we were Christopher Columbus when Google is right there.

Mini Bubble Skirts

Similar to my qualms with bloomers, the mini bubble skirt trend should have been left where they came from. The style itself isn’t a problem but I’d much rather see the gworls in the diesel belt mini skirt than the bubble skirt. I also think miss bubble is one of the many items on this list largely purchased from fast fashion brands. This trend hopped on the scene so quickly, and most shoppers are buying from brands that aren’t doing much on the sustainability front.

So, I hope you’ll ask yourselves before buying the bubble skirt: “Will I wear this cheaply made skirt for at least the next three years, potentially more?” If the answer is no, then I am sorry to tell you that you’ve bought into a trend you don’t even believe in.

Mesh Ballet Slippers

This beef with sheer ballet slippers has two components: geographically based beef and dupe culture beef. Once again, I do not love buying into trends, especially when it's only done because everyone else is doing it. If sheer ballet flats feel integral to your personal style, then go right ahead and keep wearing them. But if you have bought or been eyeing a pair with the mindset that you want what everyone seems to be talking about, then I hope you’ll reconsider bringing these bad boys into the new year, especially when you’re not purchasing the original designs and are buying from sketchy fast fashion sites.

Living in New York City, they just seem wildly impractical. If I were still in my home state of Miami, Florida, I might feel differently, but seeing those shoes out in the wild streets of NYC with sidewalk dumpster juice flowing everywhere sends my fashion brain into a tizzy.

*That* Poster Girl dress

I am a huge fan of Poster Girl. I think their brand identity really resonates with my Miami-girl aesthetic. But that specific Poster Girl dress has oversaturated my feed. It was fun while it lasted, but unless you’re committing to the moment and putting on a pair of six-inch pleasers, I don’t want to see that dress in 2025.

Clean Girl Makeup As a Concept

This honestly has more to do with the naming of beauty trends. They always feel inherently microaggressive. And then once people start mood-boarding images of what the aesthetic means — and who they think looks good doing it —it becomes glaringly racist. I do not know what clean girl makeup means. And I think moving forward no one should either. Wear your makeup how you want to, not how someone else tells you. We don’t need to hyper-label ourselves into obscurity. It serves no one. Fashion and beauty should be fun, and they rarely are done well under heavy constraints. Beauty and makeup should be exploratory. Let’s keep it that way in 2025.

Fruit-Named Makeup Trends

See above. We need to stop naming beauty trends, but we especially should stop naming them after fruit. Why am I a tomato girl, and what does that even mean? I shouldn’t be called a strawberry anything just because I like to wear heavy blush. Stop boxing me in!

Unnecessary Brand Collabs

Kim Kardashian has never shied away from controversy. Her entire career is built off of it. So it’s no surprise she’s always stuck behind luxury brand Dolce & Gabbana even though Stefano Gabbana once called the Kardashian family the “cheapest people in the world.”

When it was announced that Skims and D&G would be collaborating on a collection in November 2024, the crowd (myself) went silent. While Skims itself has created very shop-worthy items no one can seem to get away from, their latest collaboration with D&G can stay in 2024. If you aren’t up-to-date, D&G has a problematic history. Their 2012 runway show featured white models wearing earrings of Black caricatures; in 2016 they released the “slave sandal” (that went for $2,000); And their comments that gay couples should not have children. Beyond the many troublesome ideas that come out of D&G, the collection itself isn’t all that exciting, nor did Skims need a collaboration with such a contentious brand.

Obsessive Influencer Mimicking

I am about to soapbox a bit here, but my ongoing issue with this ordeal reached a fever pitch during the Sofia Richie dance trend that surfaced a few weeks back by way of the hit single “Messy” by Lola Young.

After being served my fourth video of girls referencing the “Sofia Richie dance,” I decided to search for the original video. Finding out the dance was three seconds of an indistinguishable shoulder shimmy, I almost lost my mind. This lengthy anecdote leads into the final trend I hope we’ll leave in 2024: Excessive Influencer Mimicking. I understand the world we currently live in, where content creators are shaping our culture, but it’s getting a bit dark. While we should look to creatives for inspiration, personal style is not a dictatorship. Seeing influencer Alix Earle post about wearing and loving skinny jeans and then simultaneously seeing viewers in the comments freaking out saying: “Ugh, Alix brought back skinny jeans, now I have to wear them,” had me truly shaken up.

Newsflash, you do not! I promise there will not be a tiny TikTok secret agent that comes to your home and kidnaps you if you don’t wear skinny jeans like Alix Earle. I understand the commodification of social media and trends has blurred the lines of self-identity and belonging. Still, you do not have to live according to every creator you admire and follow. There’s freedom to be had in the shopping choices we make and the trends we follow. It should be exciting and slightly daunting to figure out where you fit in the grand fashion scheme. There is no line leader, only you. In 2025, the only guide you need is yourself. Don’t buy in unless it feels right to you and only you.

Originally Appeared on Teen Vogue

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