Fashion Trends (Ramona)
Fashion Trends (Ramona)
Fashion Trends (Ramona)
Women’s military
fashion runs parallel to
the new men’s military
fashion trend in that
there are several key
motifs:
- Army green is the
color, followed a
distant second by navy.
- A great coat /
military jacket is the
key piece for the
Autumn (Fall) / Winter
wearing of the style.
- If army green is the
trend's color, then
shearling is it's fabric.
And that's because of
it's dual use as a an
embellishment on
aviator boots / military
fashion boots and a
coat's collar.
How to wear it in 2010
For the military fashion trend pick from the two key looks: army
and aviator.
While the army interpretation is all about army greens it can still
be broadly interpreted and we've seen it styled successfully with
everything from cropped shearling collared coats to loose fitting cargo
pants. A word of warning though: we have the odd occurrence of
camouflage print, we'd recommend you avoid it for the time being -
it's simply too soon a come back.
The aviator interpretation of the trend is far less open. It's about
a sleek look with slim cuts. And forget military green, this is all about
darker hues with dark-brown leather jackets.
Lingerie as outerwear
It's not necessarily about wearing your smalls in the street
in the cold of Winter, but wearing underwear as outerwear is
never-the-less a trend for Autumn (Fall) / Winter 2010. A
mixture of sexuality and femininity, the trend encompasses
everything from exposed bras and stay ups right through to
delicate laces. Given it's for the colder months there's also a
strong undercurrent of layering lingerie inspired pieces into
outerwear.
The last time we saw a shift
towards lingerie as outerwear
was the 1980s, and while I
exude a general disdain for
that decade I can't help but
admit that certain fashion
elements which emerged from
it do have a place in this decade
and the next. And so it is that
we see various pieces of
underwear return to the fore
as outwear to feature amongst
2009 and 2010 fashion trends.
And in many ways this may
become one of the ubiquitous
fashion trends; one that is
trans seasonal, and one that
emerges as we pay fresh
attention to tights and
stockings as a feature piece,
and not just an accessory,
courtesy of the ripped
stockings trend.
Slips and Camisoles
Gaspard Yurkievich's
Spring 2010 catwalk
featured layered socks with
a combination of knee high
socks over above the knee
socks
Alexander Wang's Spring
2010 catwalk featured knee
high socks that finished
below the knee. Though
some were in grey tones
reminiscent of some school
uniforms, their pairing with
skirts, shorts and hot pants
along with open toed boots,
heels and wedges were a
marked distinction. Most
distinctive, however, were
the cut of the socks. With
an elasticized top,
Alexander Wang's Spring
2010 knee high socks are
backless.
White tights
If there's one major
objection to white hosiery
it's usually that we're all on
an eternal quest for
beautiful, bronzed, tanned
legs... So why would we ever
cover our pins with white?
Easy. Because, if you do it
right, it's such a refreshing
change from the usual dark
winter colors. So for Autumn
/ Fall 2010 / 2011 we
challenge you to step out in
white tights.
How to wear white tights
White socks
You're a button-nosed
sixties Twiggy or Jean Shrimp
ton in a colorful minidress,
white tights and flats. Or
you're a seventies bohemian
Veruschka, leggy in flowing
swirling prints and furs.
Perfect for those two decades
of fashion, think of 60s/70s
fashion icons and you're well on
your way.
- Pair white with nautical navy
and red in vintage cuts.
- Work them in with bold,
bright hues like yellow, emerald
green, orange or purple.
- For sixties looks, go for
minidresses, minidresses,
minidresses. Shifts, wiggle
dresses, baby dolls - just keep
them short.
- For seventies looks add
earthy tones and prints like
paisley or soft florals.
Country chic
Like much of 2010 fashion, the cape best fits into any of
the following looks:
Elegant