Best Street Style Fashion Trends

Granted, James Dean and Michael Caine are cool. But if you want to be a modern style icon, you’re going to have to push the boat out a bit more.

Since absolutely everyone in the world has got a street-style blog, these days you can scarcely leave the house without running into a budding fashion photographer. It’s a tough old life. But where you might see annoyance, we see nothing but opportunity. After all, if you can’t beat them, join them.

But don’t go thinking that dressing well has anything to do with it. To ensure you’re always looking “interesting” enough to be papped, we’ve compiled a list of the looks to adopt to be sure of attracting flashbulbs at the next fashion event. What’s that? You missed Paris and Milan this time around?

Not to worry – remember, it’s always fashion week somewhere. We hear Azerbaijan’s nice this time of year.

Here are six of the best street style fashion trends and how to adpot them.

1. The Italiano

Style tip 1: helmet-strength hair gel, protects in the event of vespa incident.

Style tip 2: your complexion, the colour of rich people.

Style tip 3: lungs: so last season. Smoke away!

Anyone who’s been to Milan can tell you the only thing more readily available than pizzas that cost an entire month’s wages are fashionistos. There they are, strutting around, all cigarettes and no socks, decked out in suits so sharp they could carve a Christmas turkey.

Finish your look with a pair of loafers, some tortoiseshell shades and plenty of attitude. Then hike up those trouser hems and start emitting so many plumes of Marlboro, it looks like you’re running on steam power.

2. The Trendsetter

Style tip: too much... Is never enough. No, really, never.

In case you don’t know, camo print is big right now. Or maybe it’s polka dots. Or studs. Either way, you can be sure the style du jour will weigh heavily on this guy’s wardrobe choice.

Why spend hours carefully mixing and matching pieces from your closet when you can simply put the blinkers on and follow what the fashion gods have declared is in. To be sure everyone knows you’re onto the latest fad, there’s no room for subtlety here, otherwise there’s a risk people might think you’re – gasp – behind the times. And then who would look stupid?

3. The Accessoriser

Style tip: invest in a bag containing a cape, tiara, earmuffs, walking stick and whatever fits, really.

The rule is simple: if in doubt, throw it on. Hats, bags, capes, a snood – too much isn’t nearly enough. If you end up looking like you fell into a dress-up box, you’re doing it right. Choosing between the oversized scarf or the flowy linen number your mum brought back from India? The answer is always both.

Then, add a bag, some sunglasses, a beard and a pair of faux-distressed boots. Top it off with a hat – a Jane Austen-era bonnet or one from Jack Sparrow’s closet, perhaps. Before long you’ll look completely outrageous; a walking accessories display. Perfect.

4. The Quirk

Style tip: channel 
Santa Claus... And Willy Wonka, in the rain.

Grab yourself a nice three-piece suit, a pocket square and a pair of brogues and you’ll be sure to fit in at fashion week. But who wants to fit in when you can stand out? Not this man.

Homeless or high fashion? It’s the question on everyone’s lips and, as Oscar Wilde once said, the only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about. The same goes for pointing and laughing, presumably. There’s usually a beard, a bicycle, 
a hat and plenty of colour. Your ensemble shouldn’t be loud, it should be deafening. And don’t worry – they’re only jealous.

5. The Hipster

Style tip 1: aim for a slimline vegan/jobless physique.

Style tip 2: purchase a classic novel. NB. Not for actual reading.

Style tip 3: buy an authentic vintage bag (try Topman).

In between declaring their love of tofu, Kafka and typewriters, hipsters are the ones gently Instagramming their way about the streets – a blur of braces, moustaches and #ironic knitwear.

Keen to recreate the look for yourself? Turn to your grandparents’ wardrobe for inspiration, add some homemade tattoos and, before long, you’ll be looking suitably nonchalant and ever so slightly Amish, as though you got lost on your way back to the farm. Or the 1800s.

6. The Kanye

Style tip 1: invest in fur: snuggly.
Style tip 2: It's all about the’tude: apply liberally before leaving 
the house.
Style tip 3: your fingers: good for making shapes with?
Style tip 4: footwear: the name of my new kicks? They’re called 
you can’t afford these.

Ah, Yeezy. When he’s not busy stealing microphones from tween idols or declaring himself the new Jesus, our favourite rapper-cum-messiah can typically be found parading around, looking fashionably ridiculous.

If there’s a fashion week, he’ll be there with bells on – perhaps literally. Think designer labels combined with the latest trends: a leather skirt, his granny’s fur coat, or, say, a Kardashian. Even with the douchiness turned up to 11, at least we know one person is sure to love him. And that person’s name is Kanye West.