In a cycle that moves as quickly as fashion does, trends will come and go season to season. There has been one print, however, that has been consistently making its presence known throughout the pop culture circuit. 2020 is the year of the hound, the print of the year being houndstooth. Houndstooth is known as a duotone, broken, checkered print pattern typically used in high-end clothing for a bit of an older audience. These celebrities are showing us that houndstooth is a chic print that can be reclaimed by the younger generation ahead. Let’s take a look back at where we’ve seen the most prominent print throughout this year.
In January, Taylor Swift attended her documentary premiere of Miss Americana at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. Swift sported a shoulder to toe houndstooth ensemble with a houndstooth jumpsuit cinched at the waist with a houndstooth belt. Her matching houndstooth boots peeked out from under her flare-legged pants.
Camila Mendes, known for her role as Veronica Lodge on Riverdale, wore a houndstooth mini dress with a white contrast collar from Alice & Olivia. The dress is accessorized with a large pilgrim buckle belt.
For her sophomore album Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa wore a blue and white houndstooth miniskirt from Area. The skirt was double breasted and embellished with crystals. Following the album release, Dua did an interview with The Guardian where she wore a houndstooth and sheer bodysuit compounded with an oversized houndstooth blazer.
Over the summer, we were inundated with new music. Beyoncé put out her film Black Is King which serves as an understanding of Black people reclaiming their African American culture following the diaspora. In this film, Beyoncé stunned everyone with every outfit she wore. While singing Brown Skin Girl, she wore an off-the-shoulder, low-cut, houndstooth dress with a long train.
In other sophomore album news, Beyonce’s protege’s Chloe and Halle Bailey released their second studio album Ungodly Hour earlier this year. In a promotional shoot for POPSUGAR, Halle wore a houndstooth midi dress with a slit up each leg from Area. The outfit is complemented by matching houndstooth knee-high boots and a ZANA BAYNE bat belt.
The dance sensation that swept the TikTok nation over the summer was undoubtedly the WAP dance. Cardi B teamed up with Megan Thee Stallion to create a song that would both shock and entertain the masses. The video showed special cameos from Kylie Jenner and Normani as well. Normani was outfitted in a two-piece houndstooth Venus Prototype Latex bralette and high-waisted shorts set with a matching beret, gloves, and laced-up stilettos, which would’ve fit in perfect with the likes of Azzedine Alaïa. She also had a matching houndstooth trench coat.
Capping off the summer music releases, Miley Cyrus debuted a fresh, new song with a fresh new look. Midnight Sky debuted at no. 1 and, in her very own self-directed music video, Miley wore a stunning Richard Quinn crystal houndstooth blazer and matching flared trousers.
In more recent houndstooth news, Viola Davis is hitting the front page of InStyle Magazine in a Wolk Morais houndstooth suit for December 2020. Davis wore a high-waisted, flare-leg, houndstooth trouser with matching structured shoulder, houndstooth button down blazer. The look is complete with an accessorized formal houndstooth tie.