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On Our Radar: Seasonless Dressing on the Horizon?
Fashion moves at the speed of light. While some designers with sound financing can keep up, there are many who can't and don't want to. Those in the latter situation have shifted their mentality and are taking a more seasonless stance on fashion.
Fab Flash: A Trend Toward Seasonless Dressing
Unpredictable weather patterns are wreaking havoc on traditional Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter fashion seasons, and fashion designers are having to adapt "to the reality that there is no strong difference between Summer and Winter any more," Beppe Modenese, founder of Milan Fashion Week, told The New York Times.
Fashion giants like Liz Claiborne Inc, Target, and Kohl's have all hired climatologists to help them plan for their next collections, and Target is even promising to sell swimwear year-round starting in January.
But the bottom line, as Harriet Quick, fashion features director of Vogue UK says, is that "we'll start to see a move toward what you could call trans-seasonal or all-year-clothing."
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Fab Flash: Retailers Dish on What Sells in Tough Economy
Despite retailers desperate attempts at special promotions and sales, consumers are still gripping their purse strings, tightly. "Specialty retailers have been pulling out their entire bag of tricks in the desperate hope of convincing the reticent shopper to spend,” said Catherine Sadler, president of marketing firm Catherine Sadler Group. “But, as we all know by now, it hasn’t worked."
On Our Radar: Online Retailers Stock Fall Goodies
The sun may still be shining bright in your neck of the woods, but soon Fall will be upon us, bringing with it crunchy leaves and gusty winds. With the notion of seasonless dressing becoming more of a reality, investing in Fall pieces now is not such a bad idea. That way you can use now and later.
Simply Fab: Sheer Tight Two-For-One
Opaque tights have had a good run, but on many Spring and Fall runways we witnessed sheer tights. The new crop of sheer tights, like these Urban Outfitters Sheer Tights ($12, or two for $20), are totally fresh and laudable in fashion circles. They come in six different colors; the stone and dusty rouge hues will give the illusion you're not wearing any tights.
Fab Finger Discount! Arden B. Electric Pink Dress
Want a dress that's reasonably priced and will turn some heads? Check out this Arden B. Tunic Sweater (on sale for $49, originally $98).
New York Fashion Week, Spring 2008: Mara Hoffman
Here is a Spring collection that delivered some punch. Never one to shy away from bold prints, sexy cuts and flowing hemlines, you could tell Mara had fun with this one. Inspired by Birds of Paradise, in a forbidden garden to boot, the prints conjure up images of peacocks, art nouveau and simply - the tropics!
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