Finally – the last in the four Fashion Fridays Basics series. We covered fit, feel, and fresh, and now we’re covering fad.
I love fads.
I just don’t love all fads.
Embracing trend can keep you feeling modern and young, and there are ways to keep up to date on trends that fit your age and budget. But there are some fads that are worth skipping. Think jellies and parachute pants 🙂
What are things to look for in any given trend?
* The “color” of the season – it’s easy to spot by window shopping or picking up a current issue of In Style or Vogue.
* The “pattern” of the season – think of the Chevron pattern that swept fad a few seasons ago.
* The “shape” of the season – this can come in the form of cigarette pants or a hobo bag. Most items of clothes get cut and recut and if you keep certain looks around long enough they are certain to make a return.
Filter through the various trends of the seasons. Discard the ridiculous ones or the ones that don’t work for you (e.g., a balloon skirt or mustard as a primary color). Gravitate to the ones which work beautifully for you or ones you can incorporate in small ways like a pair of earrings, a scarf, or a new costume handbag.
Check out a few fashion websites – according to Harper’s Bazaar, the trends that came into vogue this season were fringe, the poncho, poplin, and the color red (see style trends, fabric and color…):
You can probably see, like I did, that it would be easy to incorporate those first two looks into your career wardrobe. While the next two items don’t translate as well as pictured, you could easily grab a poplin shirt, or a crimson blazer, and be on trend while making the fad work for your day to day life.
What is a fad you wish you hadn’t embraced? What’s on trend this year that you LOVE?
Photo Credit: Harper’s Bazaar
I love that we are getting back to a bit wider leg on jeans (i.e: boot cut, small flare, etc.). I hate the skinny jeans/jeggings trend. I am not skinny, my legs aren’t skinny, and I could never buy the “anyone can wear them” assurances. I have seen the pictures of heavier women in skinnies and I didn’t think they looked classy.
Couldn’t agree more on the skinny – and don’t even get me started on the concept of JEGGINGS! Mercy.
I could not agree more with Kathy! I was so excited this week when I went to buy a new pair of jeans and was able to get boot cut. I think the skinny pants just don’t look great on anyone with hips. I am also having an issue with the ankle length pants. I am not short, at 5’6″, but I feel as though my legs are shorter than they should be for my height, with a longer torso, and the ankle length just makes my legs look even shorter. I am sadly returning a pair of white ankle length jeans this week, that actually fit well, because no matter what shoes I’ve tried them on with, I just can’t get over how stumpy my legs look in them.
I will tell you it is ALL about where they fall. If you have shorter legs, it can definitely make them feel shorter. But there is a “just right” length – when are we going shopping???