Fashion trends for Fall 2010 break away from the loud cuts and bold color palettes of past seasons and move in a more sophisticated direction. Enter modern classics in premium fabrics with real staying power — with emphasis on texture, pleating, quilting and draping.Grown-up Fashion for Fall 2010
Fall Winter 2010’s grown-up fashion is reflected in finely tailored coats and capes and lashings of luscious fur, cashmere and velvet. Emphasis is on minimalist, clean lines in fall's neutral colors and jeweled tones that are spiced up with contrasting fabrics and glamorous footwear and accessories.The biggest fashion revival comes in the form of fur. Find sophisticated fur-blocks adorning sleeves, shoulders, collars, hoods and hems on everything from coats to dresses and even on clutch purses.
Coat Trends for Fall 2010
The coat is the center piece of a winter wardrobe. Many go longer-length with Military being the order of the day, with nipped in waists and billowy skirts.
Heavy wool blanket-style coats draped around the shoulders jostle with cashmere camel car coats for some classic chic. The trench coat goes oversized and belted and perfectly polished coats get sculpted sleeves and lots of fur on shoulders, sleeves, collars and hems.
Enter the fur hoodie, channeling a sports luxe vibe. The winter cape, having made its dramatic mark on the fall fashion runways, gets a modern makeover with styles that are tiered, cinched and hooded, in all lengths from short to ankle-sweeping, to suit all body shapes.
Boxy fur jackets with nipped-in waists give a very 70-s feel. The timeless and ageless leather jacket gets a fall winter makeover with form-fitting biker cuts with quilted panels and on-trend studs
Heavy wool blanket-style coats draped around the shoulders jostle with cashmere camel car coats for some classic chic. The trench coat goes oversized and belted and perfectly polished coats get sculpted sleeves and lots of fur on shoulders, sleeves, collars and hems.
Enter the fur hoodie, channeling a sports luxe vibe. The winter cape, having made its dramatic mark on the fall fashion runways, gets a modern makeover with styles that are tiered, cinched and hooded, in all lengths from short to ankle-sweeping, to suit all body shapes.
Boxy fur jackets with nipped-in waists give a very 70-s feel. The timeless and ageless leather jacket gets a fall winter makeover with form-fitting biker cuts with quilted panels and on-trend studs
Dresses for Fall 2010
A revival of no frills dresses drawing on the minimalist looks of 90’s American designers. Find simple tweed dresses and Shirtdresses in luxe fabrics and pleating. Mohair sweater dresses are accessorized with fur.For eveningwear, dresses are sensual with soft swathes of fabric, a move away from the sculpted body-hugging cuts of last winter. Lines are softer and comfier with many taking on a Boho feel with froth and frills. It is all about playful volume and understated glamor with frills and fringing and draped pleats aplenty.
The little black dress offers up simple silhouettes in contrasting fabrics for the party season. Interest is added with subtle panels of jeweled embellishments, or hard-edged studs used to sparkle on hems and waistlines.
Knitwear for Fall 2010
Heavy textured knits embody everything which is cozy about colder days and designers play with proportion in everything from sleeveless vests to draped floor-length cardigans.Mid-length bulky knits come in the guise of loose-knit ponchos and funnel-neck coatigans. Traditional fisherman’s cable knit sweaters transcend age-groups with their rope shoulders and placket embellishments. Enter also patterned Intarsia knits derived from Hebridean, Nordic and North American roots. Their colorful tonal yarns adorn wrap-around cardigans — perfect for layering.
Pants and Skirts for Fall 2010
Equestrian-inspired tapered pants in neutral palettes of soft green, gray and black take their influence from English country girls. Wear them with strappy gladiator heels or worker boots with stiletto heels which scream utilitarian but ultra sexy.Leather has been a key trend for several seasons but now designers turn their attention from skirts and dresses to minimalist-style pants. More wearable with stretch jersey waistbands, these offer greater comfort and practicality. Suede panel detailing adds an extra softness and an equestrian vibe.
Winter skirts include plaid pleated kilts in country-inspired fabrics and checked skirt suits with matching bags.
Key fashion trends for Fall 2010 represent wearable styles and luxurious fabrics which show a more mature attitude to dressing. Such transitional outfits grounded firmly in the modern classics enable fashionable women embellish their wardrobe with looks that have real staying power.
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