From coquettecore and secretarycore to the coastal cowgirl aesthetic, there’s not a vogue lover on the planet who may deny that 2024 has been ripe with trending aesthetics.
Now, six months into the yr there’s a brand new cultivated fashion on the rise and it is already being donned by the likes of Sabrina Carpenter, Emma Chamberlain and nearly each ‘cool woman’ within the know.
Introducing Tomboy Femme, TikTok’s newest vogue obsession.
What’s Tomboy Femme?
Assume cute, quirky, girly however with a tomboy edge.
Personally, because the child sister to 2 older brothers, Tomboy Femme was, and nonetheless is my go-to aesthetic. Rising up in a family of Nerf gun lovers, Ps stans and Motion Man addicts I, like many others who was referred to as upon by their boisterous siblings to play the a part of a wounded soldier that wanted rescuing from beneath a pile of sofa cushions, was uncovered to the Tomboy Femme aesthetic way back. Primarily attributable to the truth that I needed to act because the star of the aforementioned navy operation gone incorrect at 4pm, and had ballet class at 5pm. Assume pink tights and a tutu paired with inexperienced face paint and a camouflage jacket and also you’re on the cash.
© Instagram / @lirisawIn a nutshell, Tomboy Femme is in the end dressing such as you’ve paired your individual girly wardrobe full of bows and frills along with your brother’s hand-me-down cargo shorts, soccer jerseys and outdated baseball caps.
In accordance with Megan Watkins, Head Stylist at SilkFred, the Tomboy Femme part is all about “mixing masculine and female collectively to create an attention-grabbing and distinctive silhouette which is ideal for summer time workplace dressing in addition to informal occasions. It’s the proper stability between cutesy, delicate and laid-back. It’s the woman that may do each!”
Methods to nail the Tomboy Femme aesthetic in 2024?
© GettyLike most developments, the Tomboy Femme aesthetic is all about curated, mismatched styling selections. Megan explains that the development is “actually nice for day-to-day put on, and particularly workplace dressing because it entails utilising masculine workwear staples, akin to blazers, skirts and tailor-made trousers. For instance, take inspiration from Christian Dior’s SS 24 runway and pair a fragile midi skirt in lace, linen or silk, pair it with a boxy blazer, shirt and high this look off with tremendous girly ballet pumps.”
© GettyShould you’re slightly caught on the place to start out, Megan suggests choosing a “ruffled or balloon-sleeved high and mix this with boyfriend denims and chunky trainers – you can too high this look off with a satin or gingham headband.” Or, for one thing slightly extra informal “look no additional than the development that took over Copenhagen Style Week earlier this yr: skousers. Skirts over trousers are set to change into much more well-liked this yr, and actually embody the ‘tomboy femme aesthetic’. Informal, but cool, a pastel colored skirt and impartial trousers are a fantastic combo and look nice with a minimalist cami within the day and an outsized blazer draped over the shoulders at night time.”
Megan’s key items to nailing the fashion and looking out effortlessly cool are as follows:
- Outsized blazer
- Outsized shirt
- Mini skirt
- Midi skirt
- Slip costume
