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The Future is Fashion

Black-and-white photo of a model in a denim corset, hands on her waist

A Spring/Summer collection by Isadora Borba for Mugler.

Research focus

Nostalgia or fear of the future?

Fashion is always in motion: old styles come back adapted to the present, influenced by nostalgia, celebrities and social media. Past and innovation keep blending in clothing and aesthetics.

The research started from the relationship between past and future: why is fashion so predictable, given that it is made of human behaviour? From that idea I found articles about “2026 is the new 2016”, a movement that spread through a social media trend at the start of 2026. So I began researching the real intention behind that trend.

Reading and watching posts from the trend, I realised the real reason behind the nostalgia for that time was the simplicity of life back then — how social media, and even smartphones, were used. I came to see that beyond nostalgia, these posts carried a fear of the future: many of them talked precisely about the absence of Artificial Intelligence and of a life reported minute by minute on social media.

Inspiration theme

Streamline Moderne

An architectural style that emerged in the 1930s, in the middle of the Great Depression, and stayed relevant until 1940. An evolution of Art Deco, it is defined by smooth, rounder lines, aerodynamic shapes and an aesthetic that suggests movement and speed.

Futuristic chrome building shaped like an aerodynamic capsule
Black 1930s car with a streamlined body Black-and-white streamlined steam locomotive
Four illustrations of Streamline Moderne buildings

Micro-trends

  • Volume
    Volume
  • Sense of movement
    Sense of movement
  • Geometric shapes
    Geometric shapes
  • X and H silhouettes
    X and H silhouettes

Fabric board

  • Crepe Amanda
  • Gabardine
  • Taffeta
  • Zibeline
  • Denim

Design elements

  • Chunky zipper
  • Metallic buttons

Colours

  • Royal blue
  • Orange
  • Purple
  • Yellow
  • Brown
  • Off-white

The collection

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The sketches

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Look 1

Model in a strapless royal-blue dress, arms crossed Model in the royal-blue dress leaning on a wall Model in the royal-blue dress standing on one leg

Look 2

Model in a purple cut-out two-piece with wide sleeves Model in the purple two-piece, arm raised behind her head Model in the purple two-piece looking up Close-up of the purple skirt and sleeves

Look 3

Model in a denim jumpsuit with a blue overskirt, hands on hips Portrait of the model in the denim corset Back of the denim jumpsuit with a blue zipper