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Fall Winter Fashion Trends 2008/2009
This is my summary of the main fall (autumn) and winter fashion trends in clothing and accessory styles, looks and fabrics (colors, patterns and textures). It includes guidelines on which styles work best for which body shapes and which colors work best for which personal coloring. | Recommendations I make below are based on the particular aspects of body shape that are mentioned, such as horizontal body shape or vertical body shape. Click on the links below to find out more information on these aspects... Other factors such as your height, weight, age, neck length and size and any figure challenges may also affect whether the style is right for you. Your best style choices will take all of your body proportions into account. Find out how to get your personalized style recommendations here. | Main Style ElementsA leading style theme for fall and winter fashion is architectural elements. Look for fun architectural style elements pretty much everywhere, but especially in tops and dresses. The sculptural elements include… - Collars that stand up and out with added volume and interesting shapes
- The tops of sleeves with added volume and interesting shapes
- Silhouettes of tops, pants, skirts, dresses and coats form shapes such as a bubble or fir tree
- Heels of shoes and boots as sculptured wedges or cut away shapes or even non-existent!
To determine if a garment suits you consider where the architectural elements will fall on your body and whether this is an area of your body that you want to bring attention to... - Consider where the hem line falls and whether this suits your vertical body shape
- Consider the silhouette of the garment does this suit your horizontal body shape and disguise any figure challenges?
- Does the neckline work for your neck, shoulders and face shape?
For example, if you have a rectangle, triangle, diamond or oval horizontal body shape an architectural collar or top-of-sleeve element should work well for you. If you have an inverted triangle body shape avoid anything that adds width and bulk to your shoulders and bust. If you have an hourglass figure don’t add too much width in these areas unless you want to turn yourself into an inverted triangle shape. If you have an inverted triangle body shape architectural elements that add width to your hips and below should work well. However, if you have a triangle, diamond or oval shape keep away from extra width around the hips and lower. If you have an hourglass figure or a rectangle body shape don’t add too much width in these areas or you will turn yourself into a pear shape. As fall (autumn) has moved into winter the extreme architectural styles appear to have morphed into softer structural elements such as bows, ruffles, pin-tucks and gathers. Other style element trends include…   | |   | - Ruffles -- on tops, dresses and shoes
|   | - Tartans and checks -- on tops, dresses, coats and even on shoes. Attracting attention to your feet is best if you are tall and slim
|  | - Military touches – such as brass buttons in a double line down coats and jackets and epaulets
|   | - Lace -- in dresses and blouses
| Main Fabric Trends for Fall Winter FashionFabricsOpulent fabrics and detailing can be used to create this season’s sculptural look. For example… - Lace
- Beaded details
- Fur
- Feathers
- Sheer fabrics
- Satins
- Velvets
Fabric Prints - Tartan and checks for shirts, skirts, dresses and coats – determine overall color works for your coloring and whether the level of contrast within the tartan works for your flow seasonal color
- Animal prints. Zebra prints work best on those with Winter as their primary color season. Leopard prints works well for Autumns and Springs
Fashion Color TrendsKey colors this season include... - Black -- this is really only good if your primary season is winter. If this is not your primary season and you insist on wearing black keep it away from your face or dilute the effect by adding other colors in your flow season. This can be achieved with a scarf or necklace or other colors in your top or a jacket in your color range over a lover, black top.
- Grey -- there are many shades of grey to choose from, so you should find one in your color range
- Bright colors -- inject a splash of color to brighten up a winter day. For example, pink (if your color season is winter or summer) or red (find one in your color range)
- Blue -- electric blues are best if your primary color season is winter, choose a slightly more subdued hue if you are a summer and a warmer, greener blue such as turquoise if you are a spring or autumn
- Purple -- hues range from bright to muted
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