VIDEO : Three Trends To Buy Before 2018 Starts

The start of a new year inevitably brings with it an entire collection of fashion trends to try to get ahead of. With these, we're not talking your typical wardrobe essentials: We're talking about the items that defined the year; the ones that dominated the runways, trickled down to fast-fashion, and infiltrated store shelves across the globe. These are the trends that will have a lasting effect on the industry, meaning they're almost guaranteed to have staying power as the new year commences.