The fringed belt is the new 2026 detail: Zara sold out in record time, and you'll see it everywhere this season

The main player is the belt with a leather effect and long fringes. Beyond its function - holding up trousers, marking the waist - it has become the „definitive detail" with which every outfit is finished. Content creators wear it with everything - fluid jeans, balloon trousers, flared skirts, Bermuda shorts. The most popular model, the one from Zara at 79.95 euros, is already sold out.

Why this particular shape. A triangular form, fastened only on one side, fringes that fall naturally. That makes it different from a classic belt - not just an accessory, but an accent. And precisely because of that it works with overdecorated and patterned pieces: stripes, checks, florals. The more colourful the outfit, the more the fringes hold it together.

On the spring/summer 2026 runways, fringes appeared everywhere - on dresses, jackets, bags, shoes, boots, nautical sneakers. But the belt is the detail that crosses from „trendy moment" into „everyday wear". It is not a festive flourish. It can go with jeans and a shirt, or with a floral dress and sandals. From day look to evening, no changing required.

For readers who look at trends with scepticism - and rightly so - this is not one of those that burn out in two weeks. Fringes return in fashion every few years, always with a small change of form. This time they have fused with the belt, and that gives them a functionality the scarf never had. And functionality, when it appears in a trendy model, usually means it stays. At least until winter, when fashion will offer us something else - and we will pretend it is a surprise.