New York, Welcome Your Fall 2008 Trends

Apparel News predicted (and wittingly named) the trends that will (or might) be prevailing this coming fall. The eleven different trends that you will get to know in just a short moment (after this introduction) were all seen during the different fashion shows that hit New York recently. They range from classic designs to chic and futuristic.

1. Star Trek - futurism invades fashion as superhero-inspired clothes take over the runway.

2. Fur - soft and in vogue, fur-lined clothes are in this fall...just make sure PETA doesn't catch you.

3. Knit Knack - classic takes on the runway knitted clothes make the new style.

4. Luxe Leather - throw away those bulky outerwear and make room for slick leather trenches, coats and the like.

5. Color Block - wanna know the new colors of fall? Forget the dark tones and switch to bright and colorful jewel tones.

6. Globe Trekker - welcome in different patterns from around the globe - modernized to add in that chic feel to it, of course.

7. High Shine - more futurism! Shiny clothes this fall will bring out that industrial feel to your wardrobe.

8. Uni-Form - unisex clothes make the new "preppy" look as it takes on a military touch to their designs.

9. Multi-Layered - architects will have a lovely time dressing up in these geometric architectural designs to these clothes.

10. '70s Chic - recycled fashion at its finest! Relive the rock era with bell bottoms, shirt-dresses and all those clothes that defined the '70s.

11. Surface Treatments - layered is a trend this coming fall as feathers, ombré treatments and other layerings cover and accentuate clothes.

There you have it ladies and gents! Well, New Yorkers primarily. Do you see yourself in one of these?

Fun, fun Dame Viv!

I recently featured some of the clothes for Vivienne Westwood's Red Label - which are totally cool, IMO. For her own line, Dame Viv's designs all look fun and colorful, they all look very nice to wear. You'd probably earn more than a handful of glances if you walk around wearing one of her clothes. Honestly, majority of Vivienne Westwood's fall '08 collection doesn't really look fall-ish to me. Well, a lot of the designs for fall '08 look more like spring fashion. But I guess that's the trend for the coming season.

Here are some of the clothes that caught my eye:

Of course, the dark and elegant clothes shouldn't be missed:

And here's Vivienne Westwood herself!

Christian Dior Fall 2008 Ready-to-Wear Bags

Here's the fall bags for Christian Dior's RTW line. The brightly colored bags are more suited for spring, IMO, but then again, they give more life to fall. I like the little keyring that's D-shaped. It makes the bags look a bit on the elegant side.

Oscars Fashion Trends

If you watched the recent 80th Academy Awards, you would've noticed that black and red are definitely the most outstanding colors among the guests. A sea of both colors is easily visible starting from the red carpet. Excluding the male stars, black was one of the prominent gown colors that night:

And now, for the ladies in red:

Who do you think pulled the black and red gown the best? Who flopped it?