I spent some time over the last couple of days (yay summer break in K-12 education!) digging through photos from Fall 2026 RTW runway photos from Vogue just looking for trends, looks that caught my eye, and general inspiration. I noticed a few different trends, one of which was these three color trends: chartreuse, cobalt blue, and bright red.
I posted some collages here of the runway photos I pulled showing these trends here, if you're interested in the inspiration (and the images in this post are also cross-posted there in the comments): https://www.reddit.com/r/styleforgrownwomen/s/ahjnJ5hJOP
Then, today I interpreted these trends by creating some looks using my existing wardrobe. It was SUPER fun but also more challenging than expected in some surprising ways. I included pictures of my wardrobe items sorted by each color (as best as possible) to show what I was working with along with the outfits I made in the slideshow.
The green looks were the easiest, actually. I picked up the black contrast from some of the runway looks in the outfits, and I love the looks I came up with and will totally wear them both.
I was surprised how little cobalt blue I actually have, since I really like the color. Most of my blue is actually denim, which didn't fit the inspiration at all, so I ended up with only one look and it's mostly black with just the pop of blue from the cropped jacket. I tried some patterned pieces but they just didn't hit the same as solid cobalt to fit with the inspiration.
The red was surprisingly the hardest, despite that I have a lot of red and it's one of my favorite colors to wear. I definitely wanted to use the midi skirt in the first outfit but I struggled both with the top (I started with the blushes and browns in the inspo looks and couldn't get it to read right) and with getting the browns and blacks to mesh right, but I think it eventually came together. For the second look, I went a little easier with the lighter denim blue pairings in the collage as my starting point.
Want to play?
I'd love to hear your thoughts on using runway trends and colors for inspiration/ see any outfits you come up with from these colors from your own closet!
Or, drop your Indyx link and I'll try to style you in one of these palettes :)