Fur seems to be coming back stronger each year, which I find extremely disappointing. I really thought this look was dead and gone in the mainstream world (unless you live in an arctic climate).

I like the sound of everything I see except the bondage boots, shoulder pads, fur, and shine. I could probably wear shoulder pads, but I would rather not bulk up the one part of my body that remains dainty and slim.

I guess I am a step ahead of the rocker curve because I just started crocheting some fingerless gloves They will be all ready to go by fall!

Thanks for the early update on what is to come for fall.

I love hearing shoulder pads are coming back- for those of us with narrow shoulders, it’s great news. Also love the velvet, booties, and faux fur trends.

Leather, hmmm. Angie, I have a question about leather on older women. One site (can’t remember which one) said older women have to be careful with leather. Do you think it becomes unflattering at a certain age?

Thanks for the list – I am still on shopping ban but good to know what’s around the corner.

Any word on belts? In or out?

HATE shoulder pads. I think they look terribly unnatural. I prefer a gal with sloping shoulders over Power Shoulders ANY day. Who wants to look like a walking box? Even with the structural improvements we’ve been making, it still looks particularly bad. I much prefer the look of puff sleeves or flutter sleeves to balance shoulders. Also I’m in the group of girls where larger shoulders are probably the absolute last thing I want to have on my body.

Other than that, I am particularly stoked for these coming seasons. I love daytime sparkle, leather and minis! And pink. Oh yes, pink. :3 Not so much a fan of velvet. I get too much of a gothic vibe from it, and personally I feel gothic is not terribly interesting nor flattering.

Bondage boots sound like a fringe trend. I can count on one hand the number of non-models I’ve seen pull this off, and let me tell you they are not short, they do not have thick thighs and they certainly do not look like the average woman. Even celebrities whose entire existence revolves around being fit and looking fabulous look awful in these to me.

Yay, the return of the peplum!!

Nice to get a preview of the trends, Angie!

I like:
- Rocker-influenced designs. Have been lusting after a motorcycle or bomber style jacket forever.
- Peplum jackets. They are so cute.
- Leggings. Phew, I live in these!
- Booties. Love boots, need me some booties.
- Golden hues. I am strangely attracted to chartreuse and nearly-fluorescent acid green shades, but do not know whether I can pull them off!

Thanks for the fall preview. I think I will love them all!!:) Don’t think I can do them all, but will enjoy it on others!

So Pink is the new color for fall. Last year it was Purple

Fall is my favorite fashion season, and I’m glad that some of the “trends” continue things we’ve been seeing already, like strong pinks and golds/yellows. Personally I love shine and sparkle, so I’m down with that, and fingerless gloves have been popular among us knitters for a while now…in fact I’d be willing to bet we started that trend.

However…when designers go to their predetermined schedule of what needs to be trotted out next, like the 80s cocoons, peplums and mutton sleeves, I don’t call it a trend. It’s a prescription, based on a formula for telling us what to buy because they are pretty sure we don’t have any of it anymore. “What year should we be reviving now? Oh, right…1985.” (Same thing with the year-specific muzak they play in stores, that just appears to advance one year, every year. Or the 80s song remakes that are so big right now…rock versions of Wham! ? What a laugh.) It was a little scary to me to be in Forever XXI the other day and see their “formal” area based completely on 80s jewel tone buffalo check and black satin. Just odd.

I know, I’m a curmudgeon…but I still remember when fashion really tried to be original, and actually succeeded! Is it wrong to wish things weren’t so darned predictable? Rant over…

Booties as in booties as in shoes? Or as in Booties as in… um… bottoms? Cause, I HAVE that. I also already have big broad shoulders that I most certainly don’t need to pad. So maybe now I’ll at least look like I”m in fashion?

I read the 1st sentence of this post as “we in the NORDSTROM hemisphere..” clearly too much Nordstrom on the brain (and in the pocketbook) lately!!
I welcome a plethora of peplum jacket options! These jackets are perfect for me but have been hard to find.

I think bondage boots are really an unfair adjective – how are they any different from the normal thigh-highs and knee-highs that Angie already wrote about on their blog? I’ve seen plenty of fabulous girls of all shapes and sizes rocking those boots in San Francisco the other day, where it still feels like autumn.

I’m very happy about more banded tops though – most elegant blouse tops I’ve seen in a long time.

This post is timely as Dillards has racks of fall/winter $3.99 and designer for $17.99 so I was wondering what to look at when thinking ahead to fall.
This fall/winter season I hope to find a peplum jacket. You’ve excited me with your note on faux leather.
I have some knee length skirts..probably enough. Several of the trends are something I want to try…more biker/bomber jackets or zipper details, booties, voluminous tops with banded bottoms, sour citron colors, daytime shine, velvet, monotone outfits and possibly leggings and small shoulder pads. I’ll pass on pink, ankle pants, big shoulder pads, Leg-o-mutton sleeves, blanket and cocoon coats, bondage boots, massive necklaces and fur stoles. If I do opaque legs, they will be in a dark neutral with boots.
Angie, please consider a post on how to do daytime shine.

Shoulder pads are a thumbs down for me, but I’m excited to see more of the “rocker” trend. I am really hoping to find the right biker jacket for me this fall (keep your fingers crossed). Golden tones are something I’m looking forward too as well.

These are some really promising trends for fall. I just completed my summer purchases which include white slim pants/jeans, leggings and grey shoes, thank you very much Angie. So I am going to start saving for the fall because it looks it will be a lot of fun. I am particularly curious about skirts, booties, peplum jackets, blanket coats and chunky jewelry. I guess anti-fur movement was just a trend, but a trend I hoped would stay in permanently.

My grandmother’s sable stole is still gorgeous and is folded in a drawer. For years I have wanted to piece it into a throw for my bed, and line it with emerald green satin. I cannot imagine wearing it, but your post makes me smile as I wait for fall.

Daytime shine – does that category include satin (there are matte satins that are so pretty) and beaded items? I vote for both of those. Love a nice vintage-y new beaded sweater.

Fall is my favorite season too – we could skip summer if I was Mother Nature.

I have naturally broad shoulders, so no shoulder pads for me. I would also pass on the rocker look (definitely not me!), leg o’mutton sleeves, superskinny pants and any type of boots over the knee. Everything else looks like it might be fun to try out. Still searching for the elusive perfect banded top!

That’s the spirit, Taylor. Rose, you crack me up.

Unfortunately, real fur seems to be making more of a fashion statement each year.

Sinead, all ages can wear real and faux leather in my book. It’s all about getting the right look. Keep it youthful, sophisticated and ageless.

Encore, waist belts have become a mainstream basic. They are in, in, in.

Iris, bondage boots seem to cover a lot more of the thigh, virtually a few inches below the seat! I blogged about over-the-knee-boots last year which weren’t quite as high, but I suspect we’ll see more of those too.

I’ve done a post on daytime sparkle if anyone is interested. I too like the concept and sport it fairly frequently:

http://youlookfab.com/2007/12/.....g-the-day/

ooh…summer’s just getting started. Can’t think about fall and winter…no, no, no! Not to mention the thought of shoulder pads and shades of the ’80s. Does this mean big hair is back too? I seem to see more of it on celebrities lately.

I am excited (except for the shoulder pads hehe). I cannot wait to see new booties designs.

Well, I’m somewhat relieved that the fall seasons clothes sound so awful overall. That way I won’t be tempted to spend money I don’t have. Rocker clothes just don’t work for me, except perhaps the fingerless gloves. Even then I’d lean more towards a black lace Victorian/goth look. Shoulder-pads: YUCK! No way am I walking around looking like a linebacker just because other people are doing it. I’ll pass. I have a little daytime shine, but those items are still ones that I usually wear in a more dressy way. Bright pink looks awful on me, and so do all forms of gold. The voluminous banded tops sound OK. Again, I’ll pass on the leg-o-mutton sleeves. I did this look at age 5 or so, and it makes my square shoulders look huge. Love peplum jackets; this is the one thing I might actually buy. I already have skinny jeans, but probably will not buy other skinnie pants. Interestingly enough, I’ve had a pair of leggings for a couple years and have never worn them. I already wear loads of monotone ensembles in the fall/winter, but am enjoying color now that summer has arrived. Most of my skirts are knee length, and I wore some opaque tights like crazy last fall/winter, one it black and the other in white. No idea what blanket coats and cocoon coats are. I love velvet, but I think of it as more of a costume thing that something I would wear in my everyday wardrobe. I already have booties and knee high boots, but won’t go near the hooker boots. I’m far too petite for massive necklaces. Fur can be pretty; we’ll see what I think of it this fall.

I love fall clothing and accessories! My favorite spot for fall shoes and boots is Vegan Chic http://www.veganchic.com
They always have tons of super cute styles and I feel good knowing they are 100% vegan!

Hi everyone!! It took me an extra day to have time to read this entry, but I was looking forward to it! Thanks for update Angie…I want to make sure I stay fresh in the upcoming seasons.

Some of the trends will be a no go for me (shoulder pads and anything voluminous on the top)–but there is still plenty of fashion for every body type to still look modern and current!

Miss you all…and I’ll probably be back under my rock for a while longer. <3

Wonderful to hear from you Nicole!! Miss you too.

I would like to have a non leather biker jacket. Express had the perfect one, but I didn’t snatch up my size at the sale price before it was gone.

I love pink. Angie, do you know what hue? The golden colors are perfect for you. I wonder what the booties will be like. I hope they cover the toes.

So glad the 80s are back!! Shoulder pads are just great for the pretty pears – they make you look slimmer and soo powerful!! Got a grey jacket with cropped sleeves and shoulder pads from Topshop and it goes with ANYTHING!

A big NO from me on shoulder pads, mutton sleeves, fur and leather (no animals products in my closet!).

I’m not skinny enough for skinny jeans, hate the look of booties and find massive puffy jackets hard to move in.

Looks like I’ll be out of the loop this fall! My checkbook will be happy =)

Well, some of these sound fun and some of them sound like they’ll be entertaining, at the very least! I could do without fur coming back (?!) or the shoulder pads – my shoulders are broad enough, thanks.

New to the site today, got here from googling “what the heck are mid-rise jeans?” Anyway, I’m glad to get a heads-up on what’s coming in…you say rocker, I say victoriana punk! The mutton sleeves will look faboo with a mid- to high victorian collar (the straight, no-lapel type) and brassy buttons, I think. One of my favorite hand-me-down shirts is this type in a satiny creme color with tuxedo shirt pleating. Really really emphasizes the bust (which on me, as a 42DDD, is just gratuitous, but I love it anyway!) Also, fingerless gloves in a black lace is just charming, and hot! I’m disappointed in the fur–it seems to really fly in the face of environmental consciousness–so I imagine I’ll avoid that. As for shoulderpads, well, I’m just kinda big all over, mostly hippy but with a lot to spare in the decollete department. I can’t see myself opting for shoulderpads. I am curious, since I’m really new to fashion and girliness (as a plus-size all my 27 years, I am only just now coming to the idea that I have a right to look and feel sexy and awesome, or that I could in fact *be* sexy and awesome), to try the pinks and warm golds–they’ve never been on the top of my list…

I like leggins and booties, with the tunika or cardigan, though think they go outdated next spring, no?