From September 5 through 12, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week took over New York City. Editors, buyers, and celebrities packed the front rows of all the shows. This year, Vogue editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour, known for being feared by designers, was even caught smiling at little Harper Beckham at her mom Victoria’s show. What is shown on the runways during fashion week can make or break any designer. For those of you who don’t already know, the spring/summer shows take place in September, and the fall/winter shows take place in February. This past week, the spring styles were shown, and what better way to break the end-of-summer blues than looking at next spring’s trends?
Here are the top five looks to remember for spring:
1. Crop Tops
These ab-bearing styles are back for another season. Rag&Bone, Jill Stuart, BCBG Max Azria, and Peter Som all featured some variation on the look in their collections. While this trend may invoke nightmares from the 80’s for some, it’s actually super-chic. Even for those of us with less-than-six-pack abs, the style looks great with high-waisted bottoms, while showing slightly less skin.
2. Pointy Toe Flats
In addition to being super-comfy, the comfy-but-stylish shoe trend works all year long. Pointy-toed flats can be worn to class, work, parties, and everywhere in between. They go with jeans, dresses, and basically every piece of clothing you own. Basically, they’re your best friends. Even CMU students have time to put on cute shoes, so no excuses and (yay!) no heels necessary.
3. Socks with Sandals
Okay, this one is just plain weird, and I am NOT condoning the CMU students who wear the Birkenstocks with socks already anyway. This is definitely a quirky spring runway trend worth mentioning, but it definitely shouldn’t be leaving the runway anytime soon. For some reason, a lot of the designers at fashion week decided this faux pas was suddenly high fashion, but it’s definitely still just as ugly as it always has been.
4. Silks
That’s right. Looking like you’re in your pajamas (fancy ones) is totally in style on the runway right now. They’ve been the “next big thing” ever since Marc Jacobs rocked them in the Fall/Winter 2013 show. Take note that I said “on the runway”, not “in actual real life”. I personally haven’t seen a ton of real people rocking this trend. The trend is definitely hard to pull off, but silk can be worn in a lot of other ways that don’t look like the traditional button-up pajama top. Try a cute dress with a jacket to try the look without overdoing it. Also, this is not an excuse to wear your pajamas to class.
5. 90’s Style
The 90’s are back in a big way, which is great news for those of us who loved the menswear-oversized look and the decade in general. Let the nostalgia begin. Logos, bib tanks (Think: Spice Girls), and oversized vests, along with center-parted hair were all major trends this past week. The oversize vest (kind of like a moto jacket without sleeves) is definitely a great trendy piece to invest in because it’s following a trend without being too crazy.
Photo Sources:
http://nypost.com/2013/09/06/peter-soms-crop-tops-stick-around/
http://www.luckymag.com/style/2013/09/pointy-toe-flats_slideshow_item7_8
http://www.luckymag.com/style/2013/09/nyfw-spring-2014-trends_slideshow_Hippie-Sandals-With-Socks_19
http://style.mtv.com/2013/03/07/paris-fashion-week-runway-photos/
http://www.refinery29.com/fashion-week-trends#slide-7
http://www.refinery29.com/fashion-week-trends#slide-8
http://www.eonline.com/news/458876/everything-that-made-anna-wintour-smile-at-new-york-fashion-week