The subversive basics trend, which has found a home and devoted following on social media platforms like Instagram and Tiktok, is all about unashamedly baring it all.
This curve-hugging twist on basics, which acts as yet another trend inspired by the resurgence of Y2K fashion, utilizes a combination of muted colors, sheer material, and geometric cut outs to highlight the sexiness of the human body.
Featured in the Fall/Winter 2021 collections of designers like Mugler and Barragán and touching every corner of the runway during the Spring/Summer 2022 season, this trend reflects the fashion freedom that has come with our pandemic emergence.
Looking to swap out your traditional cold weather staples for pieces a bit more twisted, layered, and liberating? Scroll below to see how Instagram’s most stylish are stepping out in subversive basics this fall.
Tops & Tanks
Dresses
Tights
