Germany's 2026 fashion trends: Top Knot hairstyle and brown wide‑leg jeans

The Top Knot has emerged as the summer‑season hair trend in Germany for 2026. Unlike a tight, polished dutch, the knot is loosely tied on the crown, allowing stray strands to frame the face. It is promoted as a relaxed, "messy‑look" style that works with straight, wavy or curly hair of any length, and can be secured with a hair tie, pins or a second elastic. The look is meant to appear intentionally imperfect.

In the same year, German fashion editors highlight a brown, high‑waist, wide‑leg jean as the essential autumn piece. The style follows the broader popularity of barrel, straight and wide‑leg cuts in neutral tones such as cream, brown and dark blue. The featured pair is a simple H&M model bought at a flea market, illustrating the trend toward versatile, neutral denim that can be paired with sneakers, ballerinas or cotton shirts.