Revealed: The 4 Most Googled Fashion Trends of 2018

Yep, we're also guilty of churning out plenty of "year in review" stories every December. We've already highlighted the best designer bags of 2018, our favorite celebrity outfits of the year, and our smartest purchases. But none of the walks down memory lane are quite as satisfying as learning what everyone has been googling the past 12 months—fashion voyeurism, anyone?
Google just released its 2018 Year in Search report, which detailed the top trending searches in a variety of categories—specifically "the searches that had a high spike in traffic over a sustained period in 2018 as compared to 2017," per a press release. We, of course, zeroed in on one section in particular: fashion searches. Google revealed that "1980s fashion" was the top fashion search term this year, and we can't say we're surprised: The street style scene was full of shoulder pads, acid-wash denim, and other '80s trends.
Scroll down to learn the three other trends that made the top four.
1. 1980s Fashion
2. Grunge Style
3. 1990s Fashion
4. 2000s Fashion

Erin got her start as a Who What Wear intern in 2011—back when the site only published a single story per day. (We have since increased that number twentyfold.) She graduated magna cum laude from USC and lives in Los Angeles. In college, she also interned at Refinery29, where she was promoted to editorial assistant and then assistant editor. After nearly three years at R29, she came back to WWW in 2015, where she is now the Associate Director of Fashion News. From the Oscars to the Met Gala, she leads the site's entire red carpet coverage strategy. She specializes in celebrity and fashion news but also enjoys writing travel features and runway reports. She frequently contributes to WWW's social accounts and has a sizable following on her personal TikTok.