Watch out PETA, fur is back this Fall season, along with capes, hoods, high necks and riding boots, says Lucy Telford, in her report on international runway trend highlights…
Watch out PETA, fur is back this Fall season, along with capes, hoods, high necks and riding boots, says Lucy Telford, in her report on international runway trend highlights…
Fur
When watching Chanel’s Fall season strut down an ice runway, trimmed, cut and laden with fur it was clear that the fur drought was over. It’s back, and the residual fur taboo has clearly left a hunger that has been feverishly broken. Clearly, PETA, one can’t fight the urges forever.
Think fur edgings, fur stoles and especially fur centrepieces to an outfit like little hand muffs. Dark brown in soft form furs like rabbit, or faux fur, if you believe in that sort of thing.
Capes and shawls
This winter will be all about the little touches. Hoods, capes and shawls are a nice change to the typical jackets, cardigans and jumpers. Capes, in particular, seem to have been picked up within the fashion circles. Of course D&G would have a push in this area, considering their style cape is traditionally Milanese.
However McQueen makes a last entry into fashion history with his typical theatrical flare.
Half trench coat, half cape, McQueen’s piece is the most exquisite piece of finery that has been produced for quite some time. However, if capes are either too hard to find, or too difficult to manoeuvre, consider shifting further to shawls and ponchos.
Hoods
Notice this heading is not hoodies.
Hoods can be anything from the soft, waif-like covering in the Givenchy 2009 show to a 1950’s style scarf and glasses. Generally this look, at a glance, is associated with Asian influence and culture, i.e. Islam and Indian ceremony, but in everyday wear it can be really effective and chic. Reconsider your scarf collection.
Riding boots
There was a time when wearing boots that ended just below the knee deemed you to be salacious in nature. Then it was above the knee – what scandal! They were risky, sexy things. Now, it seems, they are crawling ever higher as in almost every 2010 winter runway there are boots mid to high thigh. It seems, at least in boot terms, that designers are taking their inspiration from the sex industry, which is a worry when one considers the future of boot styling.
High necks
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The Danish influence on mainstream fashion has been evident as of late with the influx of harem style pants, especially the big, baggy, high waisted pants which have been so aptly refered to as “clown pants”. The other influence that the Danes seem to have on fashion is to do with the way they wear their scarfs. Long, thick scarfs wrapped around the neck again and again until everything is looping and falling over each other and there is a general resemblance to a frigate bird or a calling frog.
It gives a regal appearance with the added bonus of keeping the neck very, very warm. This style has also fused into thick polo, high cowl neck jerseys and full, starched coat collars.
By Lucy Telford, 14 March 2010.
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