Maybe You Shouldn't Toss 2016's Biggest Trend Just Yet

Remember about a year and a half ago when all anyone could talk about was fishnet tights? According to Preen by Thornton Bregazzi's F/W 18 collection debut at London Fashion Week, those days are anything but over. The design duo was clearly inspired by all things aquatic (proven by the list of books on the show notes); every look sent down the runway featured something relating to the sea (e.g., scuba gear influences, sequinned mermaid-inspired dresses, and fisherman's netting). Reworked fishnet tights peeked out from under floral-print dresses, there were multiple fishnet-adorned necklines, and the fabric was reimagined in the form of handbags. This directional collection proves that the trend isn't dead yet, but it also doesn't look like it did in 2016.

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Allyson Payer
Senior Editor

Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.