3 Trends Bringing Us Joy This Season

"As someone who grew up in New England, I naturally gravitate toward the kind of aesthetics someone over the age of 60 and retired might. Though I aspire to be a coastal grandmother, truth be told, the fisherman trend feels more natural (and less overt) for my actual age. It's laidback, surprisingly wearable, and has finally converted me to the barrel pant trend. These are the most comfortable pants I've worn in years — and comfort is always my first priority when getting dressed. It's just an added bonus that every other piece — the cable-knit, the woven slides (a more relaxed take on actual fisherman sandals), the boat tote, even the sunglasses that somehow fit in New York just as well as they might in a sea shanty town — blend seamlessly into my existing closet.

But what I love the most about channeling a fisherman for fashion is that it reminds me of home — of Saturday afternoons eating ice cream while perched on the drawbridge, watching all the boats pass below me, and early Sunday mornings actually spent fishing at the beach. It's the kind of joy style trends don't often inspire in me — the kind I'll probably come back to again and again." — Samantha Sasso, senior editor, branded content