It is no secret that fashion is cyclical — something that once lit up the disco floor reappears thirty years later reimagined for a new generation. A moment emerges from time to time that captures the essence of nostalgia and fresh invention.
This month was such a moment when actress and fashion icon Lisa Rinna donned the red carpet at the 2025 Fashion Trust U.S. Awards. Dressed in a vibrant blue and green floral dress featuring sharply sculpted shoulder pads, with a faux hawk that curved into the air defying gravity, Rinna reminded us that bold style is alive and breathing.
A combination of architectural shape, color, and attitude, her look was a tribute to the expressive silhouette of the 1980s but reinterpreted for today’s red carpet. It was not a moment of merely walking into the event, it was owning the event.
Rinna’s unabashed stylishness is not occurring in isolation; it is indicative of unleashing a larger trend that is shaking up spring fashion: the return of chunky resin bangle bracelets.
Once a mainstay of the wardrobes of all who lived through the 70s and 80s, the oversized accessory is making an unexpected return, with the runway revival and viral moment online helping the movement.
The Fall 2024 Saint Laurent show helped reintroduce them, but now they’ve filtered down to street style stars and everyday fashion lovers seeking to layer up with a retro vibe.
But what’s behind the appeal of these bangles again? It’s more than a retro feel; the fashion conversation is now about texture, color, and personality — all qualities that resin bangles provide.
From glossy jewel tones and vibrant marbled patterns, the tactile bangles offer a playful, colorful pop underneath a minimalist wardrobe or add to a more maximalist outfit. Whether worn alone or stacked to the elbow, the bangles are conversation-starters that feel both vintage and current.
The time could not be better due to a designer and stylist shift away from super-minimalism and into the exciting frontier of expressive accessories and power dressing.
Thanks to celebrities like Lisa Rinna, who displayed her talent in layering and bold accessorizing at the Fashion Trust Awards, bold is not just acceptable — bold is necessary.
And as the conversation unfolds, there’s been a noticeable resurgence within the universe of fashion, where nostalgic throwbacks are no longer fleeting moments but deeper influences reshaping today’s trends.
Trend entries and brands alike are filling social media channels with the sentence changing from “how does one be trendy” to “how does one stand out,” with the message clear: individuality wins.
With that return to expressiveness in fashion, there is also an emotional weight. People cannot help but be drawn to the comfort and creativity associated with decades past, and accessories like resin bangles speak to a playful spirit and also beauty.
Dressing in bold colorful pieces in a modern uncertain moment is more than fashion; it is expression, joy, anticipation.
Retailers quickly caught onto this. The online shops are flooded with modern variations and explorations of vintage bangles in any color, finish, and size imaginable.
As for stylists, they are wearing them not only in editorial shops but into daily life — pairing bangles with denim, blazers, and flowy summer dresses; it does not matter if you are getting dressed for the show or the supermarket — bold is back on-trend.
Lisa Rinna’s infamous red carpet moment did not just turn headlines — her magnificent layering moments echoed across the industry. Rinna’s visual embrace of 80s drama influences everything from accessories to attitude, and when you see Rinna’s formatted and striking silhouette and afterwards scroll into someone trending on social media modeling the latest set of resin bangles, the connection is there.
None of it is about nostalgia anymore, but about a reimagined version of it. Fashion, after all, is always better when the old gradually meets the new — and the style icon gives everyone permission on how to wear their style crown of history.
