2024 Fashion Trends: Boho Chic

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1. Who were you quoting when you defined “boho chic”?

2. Hi Chris, this is an AI generated definition using information from more than one fashion sites. The site I was most familiar with is Stitch Fix.

3. I have seen these Boho Chic looks on Instagram and think they are lovely and would express my personality but the women I have seen are tall and thin; I am 5’4” and a size 14 so I’m wondering how I would achieve the look, being so short and having a pear shape. I didn’t know the name of the look and am happy you have defined it.

4. I agree that this term is confusing and these thoughts are from someone who is neither bohemian nor chic. These pieces seem to be too curated to be bohemian inspired for my thoughts. I think of bohemian to be more organic and layered with contrasting patterns. Many of these I would class to be more artistic than bohemian but perhaps that is why you were told to wear bohemian because artistic is one of your descriptors. Take away the small floral pieces and I could see you in some of these bohemian chic pieces.

5. These looks are so lovely on tall and most often thin women. I have also wondered if my body type would keep me from pulling it off. I do love the styles!

6. I still do not see any woman described in one word…that is why I stand by style adjectives to tell people who I am….creative, artistic, dramatic are all messages I am drawn to.

7. I’m here for all of the boho, regardless of the qualifiers. Personally, I would consider boho chic a bit more tailored, finished or opulent. I believe it was Ralph Lauren’s SS runway show that hit this look out of the park. Thanks for sifting through all of these trends for us, Pam.

8. You are welcome, Kim. I love doing this!

9. I always like looking at images of boho chic/bohemian, but I never see it in my daily life. I have seen it in artists’ colonies in my travels and it’s always a delight to see it and to talk with the ladies who wear it.

10. I know many women who love bohemian style. I am glad to see this boho chic…it helps me with refining the looks a bit. I hope it will help others too.

11. Love this topic today! The J. Crew embroidered linen blouse and that Kurt Geiger handbag both channel the essence of my vacation self, and I could pull a pretty convincing suitcase of outfits together that would definitely speak to a refined boho vibe. But are my leanings chic? 🤔 IDK, but I do know they are a little too hippy for me to wear at home where I present a more contained, classic me. They are instead the traveler, the Spanish and music teacher, the burgeoning potter, the younger and more free-spirited me.

12. Interesting, Connie. No one yet has describ d their style in two different settings. Thanks for the explanation!

13. This is an interesting concept. I look forward to reading other readers’ take on it. I find the labels bohemian and chic to be rather contradictory. IMHO Johnny Was clothing is full out bohemian influenced. As Linda D. points out, these designer outfits are a bit too curated to read “boho” to me. But the true bohemian style that I see here in Asheville features flowing, eclectic, ethic-inspired garments. I see a lot of this style at the farmer’s market. Several companies seem to offer “boho” style pieces especially in the summer: J Jill & Chico’s. And Soft Surroundings style is heavily boho oriented. So maybe that’s what is meant by boho-chic. And I guess adding one piece of “boho” clothing or accessory to an otherwise classic outfit might qualify as boho-chic. Not matter what the definition of it is, its too far from my personal style.

14. I am still processing. But pondered all that you did here as well. Thanks for joining in!

15. Well, I think individually your adjectives work much better than these terms. I too have seen a lot of boho chic claims, and I do think your pics are spot on to the way I think of it too. I feel it’s best expressed as an outfit as a whole, not one particular piece. As in a jacket itself isn’t boho chic, but it might be part of a whole look that reads boho chic. I think of it as only 1-2 elements of what we think of as boho, paired with more “grounding” pieces, classics even if unstructured. I also think the prints are more sophisticated and the fabrics more luxe than cotton. I actually love this look. It’s a little too flowy and printed for my individual style, but it’s really lovely and feminine.

16. I agree with you that this trend works best for an overall outfit and not single piece. I do believe I can use a few of my washable silk pieces to style similar looks. I am going to begin to play with it and see what happens.

17. Boho Chic is an interesting concept for sure. To me, chic, like elegance, has a very personal interpretation. My idea of chic may be vastly different than someone else’s. Since classic & simple are my two main adjectives, bohemian style is definitely not a part of my life. Like you Pam, I think of chic garments as being well fitting & the overall look of being polished. I sometimes think the fashion world coins new terms to get the consumer to purchase new things whether they need them or not.

18. I was thinking about this further, and the contradictory labels, and it reminded me of how on home shows a designer might be tasked with blending a wife’s desire for ‘farmhouse’ while the husband loves the ‘industrial’ feeling. Oftentimes the design results in a very dynamic, interesting space. I think you had already nailed this with your encouragement for us to embrace our various style adjectives. Not that we might hit all five each day, but we do close in on a unique-to-us way of filling our closets and really loving getting dressed each day.

19. I am certain that is part of it. I may have some fun with this one, but there were trends in the past I refuse to spend money on.

20. I will always be a proponent of style adjectives as a way to say who we are as unique individuals. I just think labels are flat. I had to laugh at the interior design analogy because I know farmhouse chic is also in style! Thanks Connie!

21. Thank you for showcasing this style. I’m trying to capture it for dressy casual and having a tough time. Today, the first 3-images you offered are the look I’m after. I live in Johnny Was kimono during the summer. These are paired with a solid and very plain column of color underneath. Jewelry is either classic, tribal or inspired by the latter. Classic is most often worn because of kimono patterns/colors. I like the look for casual. However, my kimono are too loud for the polished dressy casual look needed in my wardrobe. The first image would probably work and it’s gorgeous. However, it is dressier than I need in my life. At 5’1″ and plus size, the second and third image will look baggy and somewhat disheveled on my body. I’ve tried the approach. Every piece worn by these models is airy and loose. There are too many horizontal lines as each piece stops at a different place on the body. This adds pounds to my frame and makes me look even shorter. The lure of these pieces is their sophistication, comfort and ability to dress them up/down. But, I must find another approach for my frame. It remains a puzzle as to how.

22. I think of Donna in Mama Mia film as boho dress. She wore clothes that were functional, comfortable and fun for her. It also personally brings back memories of street styles in the 1960-70s. It was to polar opposite of the Jackie look of the time which was structured, simple lines. I guess I am more a Jackie than the character Donna. The lovely flowing print fabrics are more flattering on tall slim women. I would be lost in all of that fabric being short and ten pounds over weight. The look is too theatrical for me personally and would really look weird on the streets of our small mountain town in Colorado.

23. I am experimenting as well, Peggy! Let me know how it’s going and what you find successful. Would love to know!

24. Thanks for sharing, Sydney.

25. As I scrolled through, the words that came to my mind were often Coastal Grandmother. I agree with Linda D. When I think Boho, I think late 60s, early 70s styles. More organic; layered. Neutrals only as layers, not as garments like pants; unless, of course, they were highly decorated. How can it be “unconventional and free spirited” in outfits styled with very conventionally styled pieces?

26. Good question, Marin!

27. Well, this is an interesting discussion. Leave it to the high end designers to add expensive boho touches to evolve style and have something new for those who participate in a certain life style. The white top with red trim is stunning, and I could easily work it into the classic side of my natural/classic style personality with simple dressy pants and shoes. I think that could be chic. I do like a touch of boho in the summer and have one or two similar tops in dress down knits from Talbots and JJill that I have held on to. I don’t take them out every year. Although I grew up in the 60s and 70s and may have embraced it a bit then, my mind goes straight to Woodstock’s flowy look, beads and barefoot footage. I think in actuality though, it goes back further than that. Maybe ‘free spirited’ boho depends on the era. In studying the Arts and Crafts movement that evolved into Art Nouveau, the artists, writers, etc had an unconventional lifestyle and manner of dressing that was flowy, flowery, drapey, that I personally consider bohemian. Such lovely kimonos and beads. Then if you look at the Sundance catalog, there seems to be a Western bohemian look with long lovely dusters and cowboy boots. It’s a chameleon perhaps? Could be romantic (the eyelet lace blouse), could be dramatic (Antonio Melani dress) ? It seems to morph the more I ponder it. The tiered dress (black dress) or a tiered skirt fits in. You have some toppers, Pam, that you look super in, and I see a drop of boho in them even though it is not one of your adjectives. They suit you so well with your simpler pieces and your lovely hair. I am drawn to it in bits. Right now I am picturing a ‘poet’s’ blouse with jeans and my cowboy boots or a beautiful kimono over leggings and a tank. Maybe others wouldn’t think of them as boho, but I do.

28. You gave me a lot to think about here, Deborah. I agree that Sundance is a Western boho vibe. I almost included a couple of their pieces in the post. They dropped my affiliate program like Soft Surroundings did. I would have put both in the slideshow if they were still there.

29. To me simply put; Bohemian style is chic when its relaxed and unstructured design is ‘elevated’ taking it up a notch or two or three in overall details, from its orignal conception of ‘hippie infuence’. -Brenda-

30. Simply put is good! Thanks Brenda!

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