| Designer Fashion Back to the Future | | | | the skinny jeans with knee-high boots overtop look, |
| Everybody who's anybody in the fashion industry has | | | | which consumers have grown to love as well. |
| been talking about the overwhelming interest in retro | | | | 2. Headbands, Bandanas and Other Retro Accessories |
| styles this year. This fall, we can expect to see many | | | | Thick headbands, patterned bandanas and knee-high |
| trends from previous decades come back into style, | | | | socks are the accessories of the fall. Think Jackie O |
| with a vengeance. For some reason, (this year | | | | and Audrey Hepburn if you're having a hard time |
| especially) consumers have shown more interest in | | | | envisioning the trend. Or, for those of you who can |
| past styles than they do for new, innovative styles | | | | better relate to today's celebrities, think Nicole Richie |
| created by the designers themselves. | | | | and Jessica Simpson. Headbands are far more popular |
| For the most part, the popular styles expected for | | | | than most of the other accessories and could |
| fall are synonymous with those of the 1970's and | | | | become the single biggest trend of the year. |
| 1980's. There are mixed opinions regarding the recent | | | | 3. Leggings One trend I never thought would come |
| interest in these styles; some people love the retro | | | | back into style is leggings, but clearly I was wrong. |
| look and others detest it. For those of you who are | | | | Legging, also known as tights or spandex, have |
| unaware of the styles I'm referring to, take a look | | | | re-appeared on the fashion scene and have become |
| below: | | | | focal points in many of the designer collections this |
| | | | year. Originally, leggings were worn under skirts, |
| 1. Skinny Jeans Skinny jeans, you know the ones | | | | capris and even shorts but Hollywood has made of |
| your mom still loves to wear the ones you've been | | | | trend of wearing leggings on their own. Lindsay Lohan |
| begging her for the past 10 years to get rid of? Well, | | | | and Mary-Kate Olsen are prime examples of |
| they're officially back in style. The tighter the bottom, | | | | celebrities who have participated in this trend. |
| the better the look and they can be paired with just | | | | I think it's safe to say that some trends will never go |
| about anything. Long shirts that fall just below the | | | | out of style. They may disappear for a short period |
| bottom of your behind seem to be the ideal match | | | | of time, but they'll be back eventually. So don't throw |
| to skinny jeans. Likewise, celebrities like Sienna Miller | | | | away your tasseled t-shirt and bell-bottom pants by |
| and Jessica Alba have shown significant interest in | | | | 2015, you'll be wishing you kept them. |