Michael Michalsky
“People want to feel cozy in these times”
Designer Michael Michalsky gives his assessment of the fashion trends for 2022.
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2021 brought about one or the other surprising trend. Michael Michalsky knows why jogpants will continue to boom in 2022.
“Anyone who wears sweatpants has lost control of their life!” The fashion year 2021 would have been a real nightmare for fashion czar Karl Lagerfeld (1933-2019). After all, joggers in various colors and shapes shaped street styles in Germany. The comfortable gap that only saw one’s own four walls before the corona pandemic has turned out to be a real fashion trend. And, in the opinion of designer Michael Michalsky (54), it can stay that way in 2022: “The pants are clearly an asset to the fashion landscape,” explains the 54-year-old in an interview with the news agency spot on news.
It will also be comfortable and casual in the coming year, the designer further predicts: “People want to feel cozy in these times.” This is also proven by the oversize look, which made the boundaries between women’s and men’s fashion almost completely disappear. According to the Stylight Fashion Recap In 2021, XXL trench coats were searched for 223 percent more often. The clicks on long sleeveless sweaters have also increased by 317 percent compared to last year.
Speaking of trench coats: Bags were the be-all and end-all. “Clothes with lots of pockets have proven their worth,” says Michalsky, pointing out that many people always have “masks and small desi bottles” with them. But with all the love for practical and function-oriented clothing, aesthetics should not fall by the wayside. From Michalsky’s point of view, a real no-go was “mouthguards with funny sayings or pictures on them”. His advice: “The mask should better be monochrome and match the look.”
“Ministers appear more relaxed and fashionable”
After the majority of employees have spent their time in the home office after 2020, the question arises: “What can we expect when we return to the office?” Michael Michalsky doubts that employers will still cling to a certain dress code: “And that’s a good thing. I very much welcome the fact that the ministers are now also appearing a little more relaxed and fashionable.”
The best example of this is certainly Karl Lauterbach (58), the when he was sworn in as Minister of Health straight topless, or without a bow tie, came. With Annalena Baerbock (41), casual looks including boots have long since found their way into the Bundestag. It is doubtful whether lawyers will swap their high heels for Doc Martens and pencil skirts for joggers in the future. Karl Lagerfeld would certainly fall away from the faith, Karl Lauterbach would loosen the fly.