silver is making a comeback

do we love shiny things in difficult times?

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from living through a few trend cycles, it’s that we are all magpies. If it glitter’s, it’s sold.

It started when I saw my friend Rachael wearing some silver trousers at our friend’s birthday party. Then I began to notice videos of girls in shiny bags and shinier trousers on Tiktok, which I slowly realised I was un-ironically saving to my outfit inspiration folder. And then I started seeing chrome furniture everywhere — little bowls that look like The Chicago Bean (apparently it’s actually called Cloud Gate, who knew) popping up in people’s homes, and vintage tables and chairs that looked like they’d been found on Facebook Marketplace. It’s clear silver is leaving second place and having a moment, and I have a theory…