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Looking Ahead To Fall 2009 & Back To The 80s
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Jayne Costello Goode
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Jayne Costello Goode
This past November I attended a fall 2009 fashion preview co-sponsored by Boston Fashion Week and Fashion Group International. When the final frame of the Spring/Summer 2009 screening faded out, the room was quite. "Really?" hung, unspoken in the air. 80's inspired trends ran rampant on the runways. The critique that followed by Boston fashion notables as well as representatives from WWD and Lucky Magazine confirmed what many of us in the room seemed uneasy to believe: 80s fashion trends provided notable inspiration to Fall 2009 collections. With that, however, was the added notion that anything goes; wear what looks good on you and wear what you like. Enter Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.
Collections presented on day one were indeed reminiscent of the runways of the 80s. Some designers enjoyed greater success at incorporating the look than others. Different spins on the theme appeared in Yigal Azrouel's sporadically futuristic collection as well as in Charlotte Ronson's more tailored version.
Also present, however, was the notion that the trend is infused into a more open minded concept of what is and is not acceptable. While asymmetry, cutouts, jumpsuits and Dhoti pants made their appearance, so also did wide legs and tapered legs with hems above and below the ankle. Patterned leggings and tights peppered collections as did monochromatic looks. Hems on skirts were both high above the knee and just below. Oversized plaid made a few appearances as did some overstated textures. Duckie Browne included a fine looking larger scale herringbone in a beautifully tailored menswear collection albeit paired with oversized scarves and towering toppers.
Some may find the eclecticism confusing, perhaps. True visionaries, however, will view these collections and those not yet presented with an eye toward incorporating a few personally favorable pieces into their own wardrobes to cultivate their personal style.
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