Runway To Room: These Are The Summer 2022 Fashion Trends

Summer is the time to let loose when it comes to fashion: bright colors, breezy fabrics, global influences and patterns.
It’s equally seductive to work some of these influences into our homes. Take a look at how new summer looks can translate into home decorating. Scroll down and get inspired!
Style Trend: Bridgerton Regency
The second season of Bridgerton has inspired a boom in regency style for fashionistas. Puffed sleeves, feminine prints, pearls, bows and laces are the telltale sartorial signatures.
Frank And Oak
The Printed Midi Dress in Fuchsia, $149, Frank & Oak
Home Trend: Bridgerton Regency
Get the look with hits of deep pink and floral patterns fit for Lady Whistledown. In this formal dining room, a Moroccan-inspired flatweave rug with pretty rosettes adds a graphic punch underfoot.
- Photographer Donna Griffith
- Designer Tanya Linton
House & Home December 2014
Style Trend: Sporty Stripes
Stripes give any ensemble a sporty flair and adds some graphic punch.
Aritzia
Sculpt Knit Racer Tank,$45, Aritzia
Home Trend: Sporty Stripes
Wrapping chairs in a peppy multistripe pattern looks fresh and energetic in a kitchen.
- Photographer Donna Griffith
- Designer Cynthia Ferguson; Architecture by Spragge + Company Architects
House & Home May 2021
Style Trend: Polka Dots
A perennial summer fave, the mania for polka dots pops up on the regular when the weather turns sunny. This year, skip ditsy small-scale versions for dots that are varied in size, for an artsy, hand-drawn flair.
Ted Baker
Eliyzza Button Up Midi Dress With Tie Cuffs, $210, Tedbaker.com
Home Trend: Polka Dots
In this hallway, a youthful dotty wallpaper adds a fun element to a rustic console and dark door.
- Photographer Maxime Desbiens
- Designer Grace Doyle, Melissa & Sacha Leclair, Leclair Decor
House & Home April 2020
Style Trend: Cutouts
The cutout trend is playing out big on summer 2022 runways from Tom Ford, to Valentino and Versace. Back cutouts are giving way to shoulder and ab slices and asymmetrical cutouts, so there’s no way of dodging a game of peek-a-boo this season.
Holt Renfrew
Shona Joy Safira Cut-Out Midi Dress, $550, Holt Renfrew
Home Trend: Cutouts
In this Vancouver home, shelves are integrated into a cutout vent hood conceal, to keep the counters clutter free and play up the drama of tiles.
- Photographer Janis Nicolay
- Designer Ami McKay, Pure Design
House & Home October 2021
Style Trend: Daytime Sparkle
Put the special occasion allure of rhinestones, sequins or lamé to work from 9 to 5.
Holt Renfrew
Embellished Apron Top by 3.1 Phillip Lim, $957, Holt Renfrew
Home Trend: Daytime Sparkle
A disco-ball Moroccan wedding blanket illuminates a white bedroom, and gives an incredibly luxe yet worldly look.
- Photographer Tracey Ayton
- Designer Jennifer Scott
House & Home June 2017
Style Trend: Linen
When the temperature spikes, it’s no secret that linen is the antidote every fashionista reaches for. A classic white shirt is a wardrobe keystone.
Banana Republic
Oversized Linen Shirt, $130, Banana Republic
Home Trend: Linen
The cool, rumpled linen bedding in this free-spirited Mexican bedroom in Baja is so inviting. And there is an added summer bonus: no ironing required.
- Photographer Heather Ross
- Designer Patricia Larsen
House & Home August 2012
Style Trend: Coastal Grandmother
The viral coastal grandma trend coined by TikToker Lex Nicoleta is heavily influenced by Diane Keaton’s wardrobe in Something’s Gotta Give. Think classic pieces like chunky Aran knit sweaters, linen shirts, and breezy Breton stripes.
Joe Fresh
Stripe Shoulder Button Sweater, $26, Joe Fresh
Home Trend: Coastal Grandmother
In this East Coast cottage, fresh white walls and sunny yellow accents brighten a sunny Maritime bedroom. Coastal Grandma is all about heritage pieces, such as a Hudson’s Bay Point blanket, and timeless shiplap.
- Photographer Janet Kimber
- Designer Fenwick Bonnell
House & Home July 2018
Style Trend: All White
Head-to-toe-white for summer immediately elevates a look, all that’s missing is a mint julep.
Oak & Fort
Square Neck Midi Dress, $66, Oak + Fort
Home Trend: All White
In this Muskoka cottage living room, nubbly bouclé, painted brick and panelling adds texture to an all white scheme.
- Photographer Valerie Wilcox
- Designer Cory DeFrancisco
House & Home July/August 2021
Style Trend: Matchy-Matchy
Two-piece coordinated sets are an easy way to create major impact, whether it’s on or off the runway. A matching top and skirt forms the base for a curated look.
Aritzia
New Saturn Mini Dress, $60, Aritzia
Home Trend: Matchy-Matchy
The matching lampshades and headboard blend into the fig-leaf wallpaper seamlessly. The result is fun, pulled together effect that celebrates a dynamic print.
- Photographer Donna Griffith
- Designer Cynthia Ferguson; Architecture by Spragge + Company Architects
House & Home May 2021
Style Trend: Spicy Saffron
To give your wardrobe a quick injection of summer heat, reach for some saffron. It plays nicely with neutrals and can hold its own when paired with other saturated shades like emerald, black and rust.
Aritzia
Cozy Fleece Perfect Sweatpant, $40, Aritzia
Home Trend: Spicy Saffron
Play up panelling with a deep, sexy shade like saffron and watch the sparks fly. India Yellow (66) by Farrow & Ball is a deep marigold hue with a palpable warm glow that makes the art pop.
Farrow & Ball
Style Trend: Fringe Movement
Add some swagger with a fringe piece that mimics the gentle sway of a tree branch or ocean wave.
Free People
Beach Daze Pullover, $322.40, Free People
Home Trend: Fringe Movement
Nothing says boho chic quite like a tasseled chandelier, a color-blocked throw casually draped over the headboard and some natural texture on the wall.
- Photographer Alex Lukey
- Designer Janine Morrison, Tonic Living
House & Home August 2018
Style Trend: Flirty Fuchsia
With a little help from Valentino’s entirely pink runway show, and Kim Kardashian head-to-toe electric fuchsia this fiery shade is now popping up in virtually every summer collection.
Gap
Fino Ramie Dress in Dark Magenta, $195, Banana Republic
Home Trend: Flirty Fuchsia
Patterned hot pink linens and a matching pouf energize this young girl’s bedroom. When coupled with a lively tangerine rug, the palette gets even more juicy.
- Photographer Michael Graydon
- Designer Samantha Sacks
House & Home June 2014
Style Trend: Beading
A boho staple for purses and blouses, beading adds an extra layer of luxe detail and texture.
Zara
Beaded Cotton Top, $36, Zara
Home Trend: Beading
A large-scale beaded chandelier injects a beachy, St. Tropez vibe in this new-build Toronto home.
- Photographer Alex Lukey
- Designer Erin Feasby & Cindy Bleeks, Feasby & Bleeks Design
House & Home April 2019
Style Trend: Platforms
Platforms instantly add inches and the look of legs for days. Whether it’s gladiators, thongs, slides, fisherman sandals, or clogs — every shoe style is getting the flatform treatment.
Aldo
Onan Wedge Heel, $85, Aldo
Home Trend: Platforms
Platform beds have a sleek hauteur. In this PMH showhome, Sarah Baeumler creates a neutral base with this linen upholstered platform bed and amps things up with a floating nightstand.
- Photographer Donna Griffith
- Designer Sarah Baeumler
House & Home May 2021