| Designer Fashion Back to the Future | | | | have grown to love as well. |
| Everybody who's anybody in the fashion industry | | | | 2. Headbands, Bandanas and Other Retro |
| has been talking about the overwhelming interest | | | | Accessories Thick headbands, patterned bandanas |
| in retro styles this year. This fall, we can expect | | | | and knee-high socks are the accessories of the |
| to see many trends from previous decades come | | | | fall. Think Jackie O and Audrey Hepburn if you're |
| back into style, with a vengeance. For some | | | | having a hard time envisioning the trend. Or, for |
| reason, (this year especially) consumers have | | | | those of you who can better relate to today's |
| shown more interest in past styles than they do | | | | celebrities, think Nicole Richie and Jessica Simpson. |
| for new, innovative styles created by the | | | | Headbands are far more popular than most of |
| designers themselves. | | | | the other accessories and could become the single |
| For the most part, the popular styles expected | | | | biggest trend of the year. |
| for fall are synonymous with those of the 1970's | | | | 3. Leggings One trend I never thought would |
| and 1980's. There are mixed opinions regarding | | | | come back into style is leggings, but clearly I was |
| the recent interest in these styles; some people | | | | wrong. Legging, also known as tights or spandex, |
| love the retro look and others detest it. For those | | | | have re-appeared on the fashion scene and have |
| of you who are unaware of the styles I'm | | | | become focal points in many of the designer |
| referring to, take a look below: | | | | collections this year. Originally, leggings were worn |
| | | | under skirts, capris and even shorts but |
| 1. Skinny Jeans Skinny jeans, you know the ones | | | | Hollywood has made of trend of wearing leggings |
| your mom still loves to wear the ones you've | | | | on their own. Lindsay Lohan and Mary-Kate Olsen |
| been begging her for the past 10 years to get rid | | | | are prime examples of celebrities who have |
| of? Well, they're officially back in style. The tighter | | | | participated in this trend. |
| the bottom, the better the look and they can be | | | | I think it's safe to say that some trends will never |
| paired with just about anything. Long shirts that | | | | go out of style. They may disappear for a short |
| fall just below the bottom of your behind seem | | | | period of time, but they'll be back eventually. So |
| to be the ideal match to skinny jeans. Likewise, | | | | don't throw away your tasseled t-shirt and |
| celebrities like Sienna Miller and Jessica Alba have | | | | bell-bottom pants by 2015, you'll be wishing you |
| shown significant interest in the skinny jeans with | | | | kept them. |
| knee-high boots overtop look, which consumers | | | | |