Like every year, around this time, The New York Times made a series of predictions about habits and trends that will become fashionable in the new period. In general, these visions, which the American newspaper makes known in its pages, contain a certain humorous approach. But just because it’s funny, it’s not going to be unlikely to happen. In fact, quite the opposite can be very feasible.
Each member of the New York media staff proposed and detailed an incredible event, such as the emergence of a style or the craze of a taste that will become massive, both in the United States and in the rest of the world. “What will 2025 have in store for us? If the hypotheses we propose below are accurate, it will be artificial, medieval, extravagant and green,” he anticipated. Anthony Rotunnothe newspaper’s fashion news editor.
“This year, a different historical period seems ready to infiltrate minds: the Middle Ages. There are indications that a new fascination with medieval times could be gaining strength,” highlighted reporter Callie Holtermann and added: “In 2025 people will begin to prepare for battle. Or at least he will try to get rid of his phones, to party like it’s the year 999.”
Specialist Dani Blum, a journalist for the Well section, predicted: “Be on the lookout for people having diet Coca Cola for breakfast on the subway, on the way to work; brightly colored cocktails in plastic cups at bars; lines that go around the block to enter fast food restaurants; and the furor of fake fur, fake leather and fake gold that were associated with the Forever 21 aesthetic. Goodbye to healthy living”.
From the fashion side, experts assure that the trend will have a revival aspect. “2025 is expected to channel this year’s political discontent, and tartan, the textile that designers like Vivienne Westwood have used to challenge the ideals that represent structure, conformity, loyalty; seems to be ready to re-emerge,” stressed Geordon Wollner, regarding a use in the outfit of the Scottish quadrillé.
Within gastronomy, the use of little-known components can give a touch of distinction to each dish. “The pandan It is a basic flavoring in Southeast Asian cuisine that imparts a sweetly herbaceous, almost vanilla flavor and sometimes a pale green color. The growing popularity of this ingredient has led it to achieve what some, including myself, consider a telltale sign that something is in fashion,” confessed Mia Leimkuhler, editor of the NYT weekly Cooking newsletter.
After the rise of the elected president Donald Trump, economic specialists predict a resurgence of various cryptocurrencies and virtual currencies, fueling what is likely to be a new era of get-rich-quick digital traders and tricksters. Even the same experts believe that there will be a boom of articles and accessories related to the brand new American president. Caps with the MAGA inscription, red ties and even perfumes with the seal of the Republican politician will be top products around the world.
“As the years go by and the cultural and political winds change, some have begun to look for ways to make luxury a little less discreet. One solution has been the extravagant touch,” concluded Marie Solis, editor of Styles, and closed: “The desire to express one’s individuality through clothing and accessories has always been there, but the recent attention to personal style could be the result. of algorithms that can recycle the same outfits on our social networks ad nauseum.”
Will it be like this? Far from the unlikely consideration, American journalists said: “At the beginning of 2024, did you imagine that the fascination with what members of Generation Z think and do would begin to fade? Did you think that themed clothing was going to explode on the carpets Red? We do. Looking back over the past 12 months, those phenomena were some of the most accurate predictions The New York Times made about fashion and lifestyle trends.
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