Au Revoir, Paris. Tu va me manquer!
Fashion month is finally over, yet for some reason I already miss it. Luckily, there is an entire six months of smaller fashion weeks, plus couture and resort shows to tide me over until September.
If there ever was a trend that encompasses an entire season, bold shapes hold the title for Fall/Winter ’09-’10. I realize the term “shape” is very general, but when models are sent down the runway wearing shoulder pads even Lurch Addams would wince at, swishing rectangle-shape hips, and balancing in over-sized spherical ball gowns, I’d say “shape” pretty much covers it all.
Sure, my 9th grade geometry teacher would be proud of all the polygons I was able to identify this season, but let’s face it, who cares if the shoulder pads created more of a trapezoid shape than a rectangle? All we style stalkers are wondering is, “how in God’s name are we actually going to incorporate this trend into our wardrobe?”
Hey MJ! The Louis Vuitton show was amazing, and Alexander McQueen— I have no words. However, do you honestly think retailers will be able to translate polygonal skirts into something marketable to the masses— and, when I say masses, I mean those who don’t stalk the Style.com runway photos regularly.
Perhaps that’s the trick. There must have been a think-tank in an ultra-chic bistro during which the designers realized by accentuating the body parts many people try to hide, shoulders, hips and posteriors, mass retailers like Forever 21 won’t be able to make a profit by blatant knock-offs. Therefore forcing those who love high fashion, but can’t afford it, to either shell it out or sit it out.
That thought is too devious for even me to ponder intently. I’d rather just look at the awe-inspiring clothes!
Photo Credit: Style.com
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