Christian Dior
YSL
Alexander Wang
Christian Dior
Christian Lacroix
Christian Lacroix
YSL
YSL
Betsey Johnson
As the seasons grow longer, my imagination starts to wander and I become impatient with my styling. I begin to draw inspiration from all that is around and inside of me. I used to make bulleted lists for new styles in my journal, listing ideas like “mod sailor” or “futuristic/sparkly.”
I love delving into my imagination for new styles yet I can’t help but to notice that a lot of the time things I am conjuring up in my mind either were recently on the runway (whether I subconsciously knew it or not) or make it there the next season. I think most design//fashion minded people have experienced this. Could it be that all of us fashion dreamers are vibrating on some similar cosmic wave?
I think a lot goes into it: the trends in all areas of design, straight inspiration from clothing designers and runway as well as what is going on culturally at the time with music art, subculture. If there is any truth to the idea that the economy predicts hemlines, then couldn’t many other aspects of our culture predict trends?
I dno… regardless, from my imagination and spotted the runway (above) I present to you some of my favorite Fall Trends:
Trousers: even pleated pants: My thrifted 90s Donna Karen Black pleated pants are my current fave item of clothing.
Sheers: one of my new faves. I’ve been wearing a black sheer bodysuit with only a black bra underneath paired with high waisted pencil skirts or trousers.
Kneesocks: I recommend target for every spectrum of the kneesock rainbow. I mostly stick with classic black but I’m not opposed to a little color or a Lolita white.
Shiny pants: I’ve been living in a pair of black satin cigarette pants for the past month and a half. Their chic just won’t wear off.
Long skirts and dresses: Isn’t there something deliciously decadent about wearing floor sweeping skirts and dresses? It either makes me feel super femme or like an awesome evil empress.
All black: Sure its a fall/winter classic but i can’t help but to notice the runways were swallowed with midnight fabrics. I’m always pushing for for a classic 1980′s goth come-back.
Exaggerated Curvy Fit on dresses: (Anorexia is soooooo 05) EX: see first Dior. I love love this trend, it has been going strong and it looks like it isn’t going away anytime soon. Curvy is the new skinny, it’s all about padding the models.
Beauty//
Thin arched brows: I recently did mine and I adore them. They are super thin, rounded arch but not overly dramatic. My favorite part at first was that I realized they made my eyes look bigger. Then, sadly I realized that they also made my whole face look bigger.
Black lips: Long time fave look of mine. Its hard to beat black shiny lip gloss and some mascara- a fierce yet simple look.
Updos: Since I’ve been growing my hair out I have been swearing by the mini hive up-do almost daily. I love it, it makes me wish this were 1962 and I could go to the hairdressers every week to get my hair set in a different ‘do.
Anyone else, faves? What “fall trends” are you actually putting to use?
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All black is my classic!
I think i hate the ruffle phenomenon, though i almost bought a pink blouse with a ruffled front yesterday at the thirft store. it was very 1982 secretarial- straight out of 9-5.
i decided it was cute but not the direction i wanna go in.