Sewing Inspiration From Spring Trends 2024

When mid to late February arrives and if you’re a regular reader of my blog posts….then you’ll know that it’s time for one of my biannual posts where I take a deep dive into the new season fashions in search of fresh inspiration. As we look at sewing inspiration from SpringTrends 2024, I’ll outline the main themes to look for, and the colour trends we can expect and I’ll also share some runway images to get your interest piqued and hopefully inspire you for your new sewing projects. Lastly, I’ll pick out a few sewing patterns that might help you recreate some of the fresh ideas for Spring 2024.

I’m not an avid follower of every trend that crops up but I enjoy incorporating a fresh silhouette, colour or texture into my outfits to stay modern because that’s just how I enjoy dressing. So even if you don’t see anything that appeals to you, you never know, just a neckline, a pocket detail or a colour combination might spark off an idea. So I hope you enjoy having a browse.

Oh, and if you live in the Southern Hemisphere here is my post from late last year all about the Autumn trends 🙂

{oh, and before I forget…thank you to everyone who left such kind comments on my previous blog post. I’m doing a lot better now. It’s been just over 9 weeks and my back has been healing well. I’m going on regular walks and I’ve even driven a short distance a couple of times. I’m also hoping to start on some light exercise routines soon to start building up my bones. Look after your bones my friends! You do not want to end up with fractures like me…}

So let’s get started on the trend review!

Sewing Inspiration From Spring Trends 2024, General Overview

When browsing the runway shows from London, New York, Milan and Paris, I was struck by just how many classical clothing elements there were. Many designers used these elements in new ways, where proportions were played with (in some cases quite dramatically) or unusual juxtapositions of pieces were brought into play. There was relaxed suiting paired with long sheer skirts, playful short hems, and also fancy embellishments like huge rosettes, pompoms or fringes. The quiet luxury trend is still around and there were many pops of colour too. I feel like, there were a lot of styles that could be considered very wearable and relatable, with plenty of casual options as well. I loved many of the colours on offer.

And speaking of colour…

Pantone Colours

A new collection of colours is put together for each season by Pantone. Months of research are done ahead of the new season to come up with the collection and the trending colours feature heavily in the runway collections of fashion designers. Eventually, the predicted colours feature in clothes for sale on the high streets all over the world. A quick scan of Pantone’s website reveals that there are groups of colours for both London and New York.

Here’s the London collection:

There’s a lot of scope to mix and match from this colour palette and I see several that I like. This quote from the Pantone website sums up the collection:

“With divergent consumer demands for colour to implicitly reflect their individuality and showcase their identity, this season’s eclectic mix of energising brights, nature-based shades and more classic heritage tones steeped in history and tradition provide a self-made layered collage of experimental creativity.”

Next up is the New York colour palette:

I think this colour palette appeals to me a little more than the London one. I really love the top row especially, apart from the very pale blue. Great neutrals too. Here’s a little quote to describe the palette from the Pantone website:

“A harmonious mix of familiar shades infused with a contemporary edge, colours for NYFW Spring 2024 introduce a new interpretation of current times as memories of the past and a glimpse of the future bring hope for the present”.

Do any of the colours from the two palettes appeal to you? Which are your favourites?

The Mahoosive List Of Trends

• Skirts both mini maxi and in-between
• Feminine skirts mixed with masculine menswear items
• Long loose blazers with a relaxed vibe
• White dresses and white generally
• Sheer fabrics
• Super high-rise trousers
• Big sweatshirts and sweatshirt dresses
• Cropped pedal pusher style leggings and pants
• Rose motifs
• Head-to-toe metallics
• Very short shorts
• 1960s short mini hem lengths
• 90s nostalgia dressing
• Buttery yellow tones in delicate dresses
• Unusual denim and head-to-toe denim
• Film noir dramatic eclectic style dresses and suits (think Hitchcock’s Vertigo)
• Cardis and Fairisle knits
• Unusual layering, multiple layers
• Heavy long fringe
• Proportion play
• Chic sportswear
• Bold stripes
• Futurisic/avant garde elements
• Shirts with a difference
• Couture jeans (lots of details)
• Pom poms, rosettes

Accessories Trends

• Choker Necklace
• Soft underarm bags
• Huge tote bags
• Curved hobo bags
• Ballerina shoes
• Large-scale ear decorations
• Brooches
• Socks especially sheer ones with sandals
• Flip flops
• Big pearls
• Tiny kitten-heeled shoes
• Peep-toe shoes
• Very pointy shoes
• Skinny scarves

Runway Inspiration From Spring 2024 Shows

As usual, I found a selection of images that highlight some of the trends from the list above. This time around I’ve only put the designer’s name underneath without it being individually linked (it simply takes me way too long to do each link, hope you understand). To look at the collections by each designer I’d recommend that you pop over to the “Women’s Wear Daily” website where you’ll find all the runway shows listed by city and designer.

Enjoy these images:

Sewing Pattern Suggestions

I sifted through a few websites and picked out a few patterns that emulated some of the trends mentioned. I bet you also have plenty of patterns in your stash already that could be slightly modified too. Many pattern companies have yet to bring out their new Spring collections so make sure to check back on to your favourite websites in a week or two. In the meantime here’s what I found:

High-waisted trousers Know Me Patterns ME2053

Short shorts and loose overdress plus a peplum top and slim trousers Vogue 1901

Over shirt and short shorts outfit Vogue 1912

Sweatshirt with sheer inserts. Grasser 1081

Sweatshirt style zip-through dress: Grasser 1070

Long skirt. Vikisews Annette skirt

An oversized Janet blazer by Vikisews

A short wrap dress that could also be worn as a jacket. Philippa dress by Vikisews

A short A-line dress to highlight the mini dress styles from the runways. The 37-2 A-line dress with back bow by Sistermag Patterns

The Lampshade Skirt by Sistermag Patterns. Add some deep fringing along the hem for a copycat of the Bottega Veneta from the 3rd row of runway images above

A long sheer overshirt. Two trends for the price of one with this Burdastyle shirt design.

Burdastyle 111 from February 2024 collection

A sleeveless trench that could be sewn in denim with copious topstitching. Burdastyle 126 08/23

And that’s it…if you made it this far, congratulations! I hope you enjoyed my post and maybe found some inspiration along the way. I love the fact that there’s a lot of wearable options and that many of the colours will fit nicely into my existing wardrobe. I also love the idea of denim with details and unusual features plus the 60s style dresses(though I might go a bit longer 😉 ). Hmm…Lots of ‘food for thought’…

Did anything appeal to you? Let me know in the comments.

See you soon!