Honolulu Star-Advertiser style editor Nadine Kam has picked up on five fashion trends for the coming year.

The bustier is back

Call them body slimmers, corsets or old-fashioned girdles, the idea of waist trainers was mainstreamed with help from the Kardashians, returning to the Victorian practice of using binding pieces of clothing to reshape the female body into a perfect hourglass figure. Such devices are usually worn under clothing so no one knows how much fat you’re trying to conceal and redistribute.

Well, last seen in the early 1980s, the Madonna underwear-as-outerwear trend is the next evolution in the movement, as waist-cinching bustiers have come out from under T-shirts and dresses to make a statement for 2017. In addition to shaping the waist, they pull the additional duty of lifting and amplifying the bustline.

The ’80s are calling …

… And they want glam back. As in the return of metallics, broad shoulders and “Dynasty” style, as if the election of boxy-suited Donald Trump to the presidency signals a return to Reaganomic times. Voters in the presidential election this year seem to have forgotten that that era of excess and partying crashed and burned, and when we look back at photos of ourselves in those clothes, we think, “Boy, that was ugly.”

Created by you

Lack of traditional opportunities fueled the DIY movement 1.0. In the DIY 2.0 era, businesses are sprouting to help anyone become a creator. With new printing technologies available, one such e-commerce site, shopvida.com, allows graphic artists, illustrators and photographers to upload their work to have it printed on clothing, scarves and bags to create their own signature wearables.

Curated by you

Upheaval is the new norm as people are turning away from traditional institutions and authority and making up their own set of facts and rules. And part of the new fashion creed is that top-down rules no longer hold sway. What’s seen on the street matters more than what designers are trying to sell.

Navigating this new territory will be a source of growing pains for many a retailer who will have to be more nimble in staging special events and introducing collaborations with peer-to-peer influencers, injecting more fun into what’s now perceived as stodgy retail arenas.

More social responsibility

Having realized that government does not have the solution for social ills, and guided by the examples of Toms shoes and other socially responsible fashion companies, more designers and retailers are stepping up their game and introducing give-back initiatives, dedicating portions of sales to help charitable organizations.

Such moves offer feel-good incentives for customers as well, helping to alleviate the guilt of shoppers, who, in the back of their minds, know that consumerism is stripping the planet of its resources.