Going by the fashion industries calendars, runway shows for July - like the fashion week planned in Miami - feature swimwear for 2011. For ready-to-wear shoppers though, July marks the beginning of the Fall 2010 shopping season. Back-to-school, off-to-college, and back-to-work for teachers, and the everyday shoppers updating wardrobes for cooler climate clothing make fall one of the busiest times of the year for clothing retailers. Designers, although working in 2011, put their best into fall collections with "What's new?" being the question on every fashionista's mind come mid-July.
At First Glance The 'Spice' of 2010 Runway Collections is Varied
In every season, save a very few, there are spices or strains of commonality that run through the many, many various collections of truly brilliant designers just like movements appear in art and popular genres pop up in music. Three distinctive looks which appear to 'spice' this year's collections are:
- Gothic
- International Flair
- Tailored Suit Jackets
Reminiscent of United Colors of Benetton but with an almost Alice in Wonderland kind of fantastical appeal, many 2010 fall collections exude an international appeal of flirty, snuggly-fun sweaters that mix with flouncy, layered skirts, ornate boots, and coats with flair. Back in the '90's, a Benetton ad could make viewers crave a sweater like a Ben & Jerry's ad might cause a desire for ice cream, but look out! These 2010 versions are even saucier.
The looks are both exquisite and fun! Anna Sui, Jean Paul Gaultier, and D&G are some of the most fantastic collections with international flair and flounce. Flirty coats, sweater hats, fingerless mittens, and fair isle thigh highs are just some of the delicious accents to swoop up in stores this fall.
Goth girls rejoice in collections like this year's Elie Saab. A wider variety of colors just went Gothic with traditional Gothic silhouettes such as bat-wing shaped gowns, vampirish reds, spidery sheers, and all sorts of wicked accents like lace and velvet. Dolce & Gabbana and Jean Paul Gaultier bring new excitement to Gothic's everlasting appeal.
The tailored suit should also be popular this fall if the runway-to-retailer's storefront holds true to the 2010 collections previewed. Chloe suits, in everything from outer wear to boyfriend jackets, were all shown in a sea of camel tones dotted with jewel toned silks and splashes of color. Dolce & Gabbana's runway for this fall's shoppers was also filled with such a variety of strikingly flawless, tailored suit jackets in a variety of dark greys adorned by models tailored on top who only wore snug, black briefs below, cut at the thigh like 40's style lingerie.
Organic Fabrics on the Runway
Araks and Casey Larkin, both of the U.S., have had organic fabrics on the runway this 2010, however the fall collection runways were less than full of them. Araks is known for an elegant line of intimates in organic cotton, and Larkin's designs of work casuals from organic cotton brought the tailored look to the 'hippie' fabric leaving behind assumptions that organic means overly relaxed.
Read on to find out about organic fabrics and vintage style.
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