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Menswear Trend 2010: Grey Days Ahead

February 8, 2010
Menswear Trend 2010: Grey Days Ahead

From dusty aluminum to deep charcoal, grey is the biggest neutral of the Fall/Winter season. And designers aren’t just using the cool hue as a background to make colors pop: male models were literally doused in grey from top to bottom. Sportswear, three-piece suits, and onsies alike – all were crafted in grey then...
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Mens Fall 2010 Trend: Contrast Sleeves

January 20, 2010
Mens Fall 2010 Trend: Contrast Sleeves

This Fall menswear designers want stylish males to mix it up with contrasting sleeves on their blazers and suit jackets. In looks with a monochrome palette, sleeves get some extra shine by being crafted in a different fabric and/or color. The trend, which seems to lend itself to an increased casual vibe, is also...
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Mens Fall 2010 Trend: Jackets Take Flight

January 19, 2010
Mens Fall 2010 Trend: Jackets Take Flight

Menswear designers took to the skies for the Fall/Winter 2010-11 season, with nearly every collection shown in Milan sending some version of a flight jacket down the runway. The style evokes a certain nostalgia for WWII-era heroism (like the 1940’s tail gunner above) or for Tom Cruise’s glory years (think “Top Gun”). Bomber jackets...
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Pre-Fall Trend 2010: Platform Boots

January 15, 2010
Pre-Fall Trend 2010: Platform Boots

Click to Shop: Gianvito Rossi SWEET TEAK PLATFORM BOOTS €279, $402, £249 Christian Louboutin BABEL PLATFORM BOOTS € 715, $ 1030, £ 639 Jil Sander LEATHER RUBBER HEELED BOOTS €325, $468, £ 290 Marni SUEDE WEDGE BOOTS €289, $416, £258 pass it on
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Spring/Summer 2010 Shoe Trend: WRAPPED

January 12, 2010
Spring/Summer 2010 Shoe Trend: WRAPPED

Clockwise from bottom left: Fendi, Givenchy, Pierre Hardy, Vera Wang, Fendi Although the weather is still frosty, Spring shopping is upon us and close to the top of any seasonal shopping list are shoes. This Spring many designers are wrapping the foot in high-style bandages. From velvet to leather to lyrca shoes are getting the...
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Trend Report: Lace

October 19, 2009
Trend Report: Lace

(L to R) -From street style: blogger at TrendyGourmandise.Blogspot.com, to the runway: Barbara Bui Spring 2010, to magazine pages:Kristen McMenamy by David Sims for Vogue Paris, Oct 09… Lace made is big entrance for Fall 2009, but the Spring 2010 saw it surge in a big way. This risque, yet feminine trend is going to...
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Fern Says: You Don’t Have to be a Twig to do Sheer

October 16, 2009
Fern Says: You Don’t Have to be a Twig to do Sheer

Fern Mallis is one of the biggest of all wigs in the fashion industry. She is most known for being the creator of Fashion Week, but she is also VP of marking and fashion for IMG (International Management Group). The 41-year-old is always well-dressed, but often in that appropriate-for-her-age sort of way. So I...
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Fall 2009 Accessories Trend: Suede Shoes

May 4, 2009
Fall 2009 Accessories Trend: Suede Shoes

After years of been shunned as leather’s less chic and easier to sully stepsister, Suede has silently crept back into acceptable fashion and even landed a spot on the ultra trendy list. Expect to see it in copious amounts this fall – and dyed in every color of the rainbow no less. I’m as...
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Fall 2009 Accessories Trend: Studded Bags

April 30, 2009
Fall 2009 Accessories Trend: Studded Bags

While your average jane is only just now getting her hands on the latest spring styles, the hardcore fashionista is already looking ahead to what hot for fall. This year will see the usual perennials, but there are a few obvious standout trends. In handbags, studs galore. See examples from Coach, Diane Von Furstenberg,...
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Over It! Laundry Bin Fashion

March 7, 2009
Over It! Laundry Bin Fashion

Yes, yes, we know fashion is more than body covering – it is, potentially, art. But some fashion-as-art trends are just insufferable to me. I’m seeing far too much of this crumpled mess, which I’m calling “laundry bin” fashion. Designers, leave this crap off the runways and head to your nearest community college where...
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