Granny and nonna style, explained: what to wear and how to style it

Steps

1. Start with a blouse or linen shirt

   Pick a white or pastel granny blouse with lace or puffed sleeves, or a slightly rumpled linen shirt. Glamour describes the rumpled linen shirt as part of the nonna look, so there is no need to press it flat.

2. Add a layer with a pattern

   Put a cardigan or a floral jacquard jacket over the top. Glamour frames the granny-print pieces for fall 2026 as layers, so let the print sit under or inside a jacket.

3. Choose grandma shoes

   Almond-toe ballet flats go with straight-leg jeans and a cardigan for a clean line. Block-heel pumps work with straight, barrel or wide-leg jeans.

4. Finish with gold

   Add simple gold jewelry or a pearl necklace. A head scarf tied in the hair or tinted sunglasses push the look toward nonna.

5. Check the proportions

   Wear the blouse untucked over high-waist flare or wide-leg jeans, the way Glamour suggests. If the top and bottom both carry a print, swap one for a solid.

What granny and nonna style is

Granny and nonna style takes cues from grandmother wardrobes. Glamour lists linen shirts, retro prints, soft lace blouses, square-toe flats and gold jewelry as the core of it. The two names overlap: granny usually points to prints and blouses, while nonna points to an Italian grandmother look with linen, scarves and sunglasses.

The look has been climbing for a while. Glamour reports a rise of more than 150 percent in TikTok searches for the grandma aesthetic, and its 2026 coverage runs from granny prints to blouses and shoes.

Glamour covers the trend from several angles: the nonna look as a whole wardrobe, granny prints as the pattern story, grandma shoes for fall 2026, and granny blouses as a jeans-friendly top. That gives you four ways in, depending on whether you want to start with a print, a blouse, a pair of shoes or a full outfit.

Key pieces

Glamour's coverage keeps returning to the same wardrobe. These are the pieces to look for:

If you are starting from zero, the blouse and the shoes carry the most weight. A lace or puff-sleeve blouse with jeans and gold jewelry already reads as granny style, and a pair of almond-toe flats or block-heel pumps finishes the line.

• Linen shirt, worn slightly rumpled
• Printed midi dress
• Granny blouse with lace or puffed sleeves
• Floral jacquard jacket
• Block-heel pumps
• Almond-toe ballet flats
• Head scarf, gold jewelry and a pearl necklace
• Basket bag

Colors and fabrics

The palette is soft. Glamour points to white and pastel blouses, florals in mustard, burgundy, pink and green, and earth tones.

Fabrics lean natural and light: linen, cotton, breathable cotton poplin, lace and embroidery. Jacquard florals appear in jackets. Because the fabrics are light, the clothes layer easily, which matters once the weather cools.

A simple way to keep the outfit cohesive is to let one element carry the color. If the florals are mustard or burgundy, keep the blouse and the shoes in white, pastel or earth tones.

How editors are styling it now

Glamour has the most detailed advice on this look, and the tips are specific.

Its guide to granny blouses with jeans says to wear the blouse untucked with high-waist flare or wide-leg jeans and simple gold jewelry. Its nonna piece pairs slightly rumpled linen shirts and printed midis with tinted sunglasses and scarves tied in the hair.

For shoes, Glamour pairs almond-toe flats with straight-leg jeans and a cardigan, and block-heel pumps with straight, barrel or wide-leg jeans. It also suggests hunting secondhand for inherited-style pieces.

The common thread is that the pieces are simple and the details do the talking: a rumpled shirt, a scarf, a pearl necklace, gold jewelry. Secondhand shopping fits because the look is about pieces that feel inherited rather than new.

Wearing it in late fall and winter 2026

Glamour's grandma shoes and granny-print pieces are framed for fall 2026, alongside floral jackets, boots and cardigans. The practical move is to layer prints under jackets: a lace blouse under a cardigan, or a printed midi under a floral jacket.

Cardigans and block-heel pumps carry the look into colder days without changing its character.

A sensible late-fall outfit follows Glamour's pairings: a granny blouse untucked over wide-leg jeans, a cardigan on top, and block-heel pumps or boots below.

Shop the look at PeachSunday

PeachSunday adds new styles daily, and free US shipping applies on orders of $65 or more. For the print side of this look, browse floral maxi dresses and the wider dresses collection. For blouses, sweaters and cardigan-style layers, start with tops. You can sort any collection by price.

Try searching PeachSunday for these words: floral, lace, embroidered, puff sleeve and cardigan. If you like a softer, more romantic take on the same florals, see our cottagecore and prairie style guide.

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Sources

1. Glamour: the nonna trend (checked Oct 17, 2026)
2. Glamour: granny print trend (checked Oct 17, 2026)
3. Glamour: grandma shoes for fall 2026 (checked Oct 17, 2026)
4. Glamour: granny blouses with jeans (checked Oct 17, 2026)