Fellow fashionistas, trends come and go, and style has transformed into one of the most serious influences in one’s daily life, especially with school starting up again.
It’s School Year’s Eve, the night before the first day of school, and students were asking, “What am I going to wear? What are my friends going to wear ? Am I going to be in style?”
The answer is yes, for today’s young, style-conscious fashion guru’s are creating fresh and exciting new looks, bringing juice into the fashion world.
Three words for you trend infested ladies; peace, love and neon. Those are the back-to-school buzzwords for generations both young and old.
This year’s back to school fashion has been influenced by the early 80’s. According to colleges.suite.101.com, in the early 80’s, the United States economy was coming out of a recession and people were still a bit nervous about spending money.
Like the 80’s, today’s economy limits buyers spending, leaving fashion lovers in dismay. Fortunately, black, metallics, grays, darker reds, blues, and leather became huge trends during the 80’s, leaving Disco and Fluffy Pop Rock behind. These metallic colors, dark reds, and leather jackets are the current trends for fall that have been riding on the one and only, fall Fashion Week 2009.
Unfortunately, it has been a trying year for the fashion industry, and according to blogs.telegraph.com, few words have been spared on the doom and gloom cast since the end of last year. With the economy in shambles, last years Fashion Week failed to captivate the attention of shoppers everywhere, even if the trends were on fire.
Fortunately, new times are upon us, leaving fashionistas everywhere to raise morale, push forward the fashion industry, and of course, rock the hottest styles of this year.
Layering is going to be one of the biggest hits of the fall. Girls can dress in layers during the school day to accommodate the change in temperature, and mix up outfits according to certain school, and out-of-school events.
However, a must-have for both girls and guys is a light leather jacket, cropped for girls and hip length for the guys.
Along with pushing forward the fashion industry and new trends throughout the first evening of New York Fashion Week, Fashion’s Night Out, (September 10- 12,) encompassed festivities galore, ranging from inventive window displays to model and celebrity appearances.
According to fashionsnightout.com, FNO is a global initiative to promote retail, restore consumer confidence, and celebrate fashion. Moreover, stores around all five boroughs were opened until 11 P.M at night.
“Fashion’s Night Out was really amazing, because it helped a great cause. When you bought the FNO tee-shirt, 40% of the total was given to the September 11 memorial,” said an unknown student.
In the United States, American Vogue has joined with NYC & Company, the City of New York, and the Council of Fashion Designers of America to enliven consumer spirit that helps the economy to process, and boosts the local industry of America’s fashion capital, New York City. According to fashionsnightout.com, next to finance, fashion is the second-largest sector of industry in New York City. Moreover, at City Hall’s May 20 press conference to announce Fashion’s Night Out, Vera Wang said, “To put it bluntly, if people don’t shop, people lose their jobs.”
Fortunately, for some, shopping is never a problem. FNO ended up being one of the most successful fashion events in history.
This year’s trends are likely to leave an imprint on history and help to make a huge statement for fall 2009 and the new school year.
So remember my fellow fashionistas, peace, love, and back to school.
