Fall 2008 Trends: Pop is not a Trend

Top Row (left to right): Marc Jacobs, Raf Simons, Tim Hamil­ton, Phillip Lim, Rag & Bone
Bot­tom Row (left to right): Louis Vuit­ton, Annhagen, Robert Geller, Yves Saint Laurent

The Trend: Pop is not a Trend

What: This sea­son, ditch the neon col­ors and grab the under­rated: mus­tard yel­lows, pur­ples, greens and blues.  These col­ors are avail­able in every­thing from out­er­wear to pants.

With: Wear one key “pop” color; two if you’re bold.  High­light them by wear­ing var­i­ous shades of black and gray.  Also try lay­er­ing dif­fer­ent mate­ri­als for depth and interest.

Fall 2008 Trends: When I Grow Up

Top Row (left to right): Duckie Brown, Claude Grant, Perry Ellis Sig­na­ture, Car­olyn Massey, Fil­ippa K
Bot­tom Row (left to right): Mjolk, Ann Demeule­meester, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Juun.J

The Trend: When I Grow Up

What: The play­ful­ness of a kid in over­sized pieces + the sophis­ti­ca­tion of a work­ing adult.  DO buy over­sized sweaters, vests, but­ton downs, waist­coats, etc.  DON’T size up on your pants/​trousers.

With: Keep the pants slim and the tops over­sized.  Play around with lay­ers of cloth­ing that do not usu­ally go together (ie: but­ton down over sweater, sweater vest over blazer). Stick with clean tra­di­tional shoes.  Your look is already busy enough with the play of the proportions.

Fall 2008 Trends: Hunting Games

Top Row (left to right): Yves Saint Lau­rent, Alexan­der McQueen, Dress­camp, Num­ber (N)ine, Y3

Bot­tom Row (left to right): Attach­ment, Mahar­ishi, Adam Kim­mel, Yohji Yamamoto

The Trend: Hunt­ing Games

What: Fit­ted and relaxed plaid out­er­wear with a burst of color or dulled down.  Unique flan­nel that stands out from the crowd and util­ity inspired (ie. Adam Kim­mel) pieces.  Earth toned neu­trals for bot­toms and boots rang­ing from chukkas to lace ups and pull-​​on.

With: Play with pieces, mix­ing the hyper mas­cu­line with softer fash­ion for­ward pieces.  Stick to a color palette of greens, deep blues, dark grays, and earthy browns.

Fall 2008 Trends: Inside These Pants

Top Row (left to right): Endovan­era, Yves Saint Lau­rent, Dolce and Gab­bana, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Perry Ellis Signature

Bot­tom Row (left to right): Uncon­di­tional, KTZ, Robert Geller, Richard Lindqvist

The Trend: Inside These Pants

What: Switch out the jeans and tra­di­tional trousers.  This sea­son is all about mix­ing it up.  With a new col­li­sion of mate­ri­als, sil­hou­ettes, and a splash of color, noth­ing is off lim­its.  Be on the look out for tapered sweats, exces­sive pleat­ing, and relaxed loose fits.

With: Focus on your over­all sil­hou­ette.  If going with a super relaxed bot­tom, bring the top half in and make it slim.  If you’re work­ing with tapered bot­toms, the options are end­less depend­ing on your indi­vid­ual style.  Keep it slim, but not as nar­row as your bot­tom or wear exag­ger­ated por­tions; skinny bot­tom, over­sized top.

Fall 2008 Trends: Bloodsport

Top Row (left to right): Num­ber (N)ine, Yves Saint Lau­rent, Uncon­di­tional, Jil Sander, Ann Demeulemeester

Bot­tom Row (left to right): Cos­tume National, D&G, Burberry, Fil­ippa K

The Trend: Blood­sport

What: Deep hues of red, bur­gundy, and pur­ple found in every­thing from pants to sweaters.

With: Try pair­ing these pieces with clothes of com­pli­men­tary col­ors like gray, brown, burnt orange, and olive green.  For an extra punch, try lay­er­ing dif­fer­ent shades of the same base color.

Fall Forward: This Season’s Key Trends

Sep­tem­ber is right around the cor­ner and with that comes the main fall cloth­ing ship­ments.  In prepa­ra­tion, this com­ing week, we will be tak­ing a look at some key fash­ion trends for this season.

Ten­ta­tive Schedule

Mon­day, August 18, 2008 — Blood­sport

Tues­day, August 19, 2008 — Inside These Pants

Wednes­day, August 20, 2008 — Hunt­ing Games

Thurs­day, August 21, 2008 — When I Grow Up

Fri­day, August 22, 2008 — Pop Is Not a Trend

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