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.
Yeah. I'm thinking the blonde guy in the southeast quadrant - is that Rikki?
I think that's Mr. DeVille.
I loved those. I also loved the big hoop earings.
Also, the NJ look with the tight jeans and high heels.
Blue eyeliner rocked!
If you get a chance grab the Squeeze Singles CD. Its awesome. Another band that didn't get the recognition.
Where I grew up, it was the REvere Beach look.
Hoodie ping, she knows what I mean.
They look scary now. I musta been blinded by hormones back then.
Night Flight? Never saw that. We had V-66 in the boston area.
Blair was hot when she was younger. But she got huge.
The first season of Growing Pains there was a young redhead on the show. Can you name her?
Did you sit on the wall drinkin' PBR tall?
I never got into leggings or strech pants; I always loved Levis...still do.
We had these wierd pants that had a pin stripe that went up the side. USually maroon or blue strip on gray pants. We called them pipeing pants or sports pants.
I dug girls in stretch pants or leggings with a mini skirt.
Especially Doreen Dimiranda. She was hot!
Tantasqua High School memories!
I grew up way too far inland for that.
Aaaaargh! I can picture her, but no name comes to mind.
Where did you live?
I grew up in Sturbridge but my grandmother lived in Malden. I thought that was the big city.
I seriously want to know who those people are. I have seen them waaaay too often on the web, and I feel like I need names to go with faces. (And that way I fill figure out if the little one is a boy or girl.)
Oh do I feel old now...Blair's feathering was homage to the Queen of All Hairstyle Trendistas...Farrah Fawcett. Farrah introduced feathering to the masses in the late 70s. Lisa Welchel was a FF haired wannabe.
The kid across the street from us had the Farrah red-swimsuit poster! I adored her hair. Mine was too heavy.
BTW, have you seen Farrah recently? If not, don't go looking for her. She has SO let herself go.
For now, let's call 'em Joe Bob (dad), Billie Bob (mom), and Joey Bobby (Junior).
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