Posted on 08/21/2006 9:39:37 PM PDT by pissant
If you're planning to expand your fall wardrobe, somber colors and '80s rock 'n' roll apparel should top your list.
That's the style reflected at Colonial Mall-Decatur's fall fashion show Saturday. The mall's Teen Board strutted favorite cool-weather clothes from Sears, Parisian, Rainbow Fashions, Dillard's, Maurices, J.C. Penney, Pac Sun, Gap and Aeropostale.
"All of our stores have really cute and casual back-to-school items," said Tammy A. Burks, marketing director at Colonial Mall-Decatur.
Since the late '90s, most fashion trends have trickled down from adults to teenagers. Fall 2006 breaks this routine. Trends are starting with teenagers and trickling up to adults.
The show's hottest items for women included camouflage prints, cropped jackets, vests and belts cinched at the natural waist. Gray and black with a splash of red or bright pink dominated the color scheme. Mini skirts with leggings are expected to be fall's biggest trend.
Cropped pants and wedge shoes, popular in spring, are still huge for fall. Stiletto heels make a comeback, but in moderation.
In the men's department look for hoodies, polo-style shirts with upturned collars, burnt orange colors and unstructured denim and khaki. "Relaxed" is definitely the buzz word. Surprisingly, the season's favorite outerwear item channels the old Member's Only-style jackets from the 1980s. What was always considered a dorky windbreaker, is now thought of as hip and fashionable.
"The show featured really cute things," said Ashley Bolton of Decatur. "It made me want to start shopping for fall clothes immediately."
Another spectator enjoyed the show, as well.
"I'm going to buy leggings right now," said Beth Holland, also of Decatur. "I wasn't sure about them at first, but after seeing them in the show, I'm convinced."
While many of fall's trends aren't office appropriate, they're definitely weekend and classroom friendly. It might take women in their 30s and 40s a while to adjust to these new looks, but once they see their versatility, they're sure to raid their teen's closet.
Remember it?.........I think the crimping iron is still in my old room at Mom and Dad's. lolol...man I'm getting old!
Well, better get it fired up. My girlfriend said that she would actually sew the legs of her jeans so the legs would fit tighter.
I don't know if she ever tied a bandana around her leg, she would not tell me.
I am a kid of the 80's, still listen to my 80's cds and think that was the best generation of music.
Me too. My iPod is loaded with Ramones, Elvis Costello, Blondie, early REM, The Specials, The Clash, Dire Straits, Human League, Fine Young Cannibals, etc.
Nice. I was a big REM fan before they became freaks and that "happy shiney people" garbage.
My favorite was the Alarm, The Clash, The Talking Heads, Madness, Specials. I was a big Ska fan.
Do you remember Friday Night Videos? We didn't have cable where I grew up so we had a half @ssed video show, no MTV.
Mullet hair is coming back too. I have seen some wanna-be stoner types with what looks likes poodle hair.
The crimpers? I used to crimp my hair. I looked wonderful! :-)
In some parts of the country mullet's never went "out".
Ping!
Woohoo, the girls in their cute esprit skirts and high hair! Yee haw!
I noticed this too (about twenty years ago). Unfortunately, there are some people who still won't give up their '70s comeback. Yuck.
I remember back in the '80s seeing "My Generation" on VH-1 and hearing about shows like Thirty-Something. The whole time thinking that these people needed to get over themselves and get out of the past. Now my generation is doing the same thing. BTW, I downloaded and burned a CD that I listen to while writing that has songs from 1988 and 1989.
I still play my XTC cds. What a great band, that never got the recognition they really deserved.
Excitement!
I cannot wait to break out my black jumpsuit that I wore with the wide red leather belt, red plastic jewelry, and red FMPs!
Or the hot-pink shirt dress that I accessorized with turquoise!
I wonder if I can convince Xena's Guy to start dressing like one of the guys from Poison.
I never wore leggings with a skirt. Too Grandma Moses for me. Minis all the way, baby!
Leggings are just butt-ugly unless you're built like a teenage boy. They descend from the hiney straight down the legs and make them look like tree trunks.
Holy cow that has to be shopped....
Who is the Dems Mayor of Simpleton?
You've never seen "Zoolander", have you? Rent it today, watch it tonight, and thank me tomorrow.
It's truly stupid, yet funny. And it explains the origin of the piano-key necktie.
I never could crimp my hair - it's too thick. I also never could get it to feather like Blair on "Facts of Life."
Friday Night Videos and Night Flight!
And after we did get MTV, we got Headbangers' Ball!
Greatest bass line ever in that song. And "Chalkills and Children" is such a beautiful tune, Andy at his best songwriting (sure beats some of his tripe like 'Melt the Guns')
I'll have to dig out my hot pink (ripped) short-sleeved sweatshirt with the black tiger-stripes on it. That I wore with...
you guessed it....
black leggings.
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