:: fashion trends - how right/wrong are they? ::

disclaimer : i am not a fashion expert, but i do know how fashion works (well, for most times at least). those fashionistas snobs are trend-setters (and so they like to think) and the fashion industry works out trends well ahead for mere mortals like me to just simply follow.

but how many of these 'trends' do people (and major mass-market fashion retailers) actually hit the mark? we all know that the current fashion shows right now are for fall/winter 2008 - and damn it, winter 2007 is still not over....but that's how the industry work. they give inspirations and creative exchanges to designers all over the world on what to 'sell' come fall/winter later on this year?

let's re-cap what was the top 10 fashion trends for fall/winter 2007 from milan, new york and paris fashion shows in 2006, and compare that to what hit the stores really.


personally , i have seen 4 of the top 10 picks which have hit the major retailers quite a bit. they are the 'shiny set', 'long and layered', the soft parade' and 'tone on tone' ...

major retailers like zara, hnm, uniqlo and cos (all which i frequent quite regularly) have stocked up enough influences on those trends. i'm sure other influences are also quite spot-on but it did not catch enough attention from me as i don't see myself wearing those clothes on me.

in all fairness, i think these trends are powerful and influential on its own, and it gives a lot of inspiration and ideas on what kind of clothes to shop in the next seasons to come. if one thing that i've learn to spot on trends was to save me the embarrassment of choosing the colour of the season, the fit and the style of (say, the black fall/winter shirt details). it could be boring, because when you shop, you will see most clothes are similar and one that you are already and you might loose your sense of personal style....

so, if you want to be lazy to know what's coming up for spring/summer 2008, read on....


where are my eighties clothes? x....