by: mikelle street at Posh
So I've been watching all of these blog posts as Look Book after Look Book come up, editorial after editorial, runway show after runway show... you get the picture and I figure, why not try my hand at FORECASTING!!! Now, I will warn you , normally I call one thing and I get it right, but I don't really do research. There's also one more thing that I called earlier that I won't mention in this post...but I'm still calling it... Because of space concerns I'll only be able to do three trends.
Color: Black
No, green isn't the new black, and neither is orange. Black is the new black and in my opinion it always will be. Black includes with it a sophistication that can not be suppressed or surpassed. It also has a versatility that is undeniable and that's why you see alot of it in the pictures I've chosen that range from editorials to street fashion.Print Trend: Plaid
Kanye's wearing it, Diggy is wearing it, Pharrell is wearing it, I mean even the lumber jacks are wearing it! This next trend has garnered such a following that the SPC(So Plaid Crew) was created. In my opinion plaid has been around for a while, and for the last two or three seasons, has risen it's checkered head to show what it's really made of. When looking at the runway shows, and shoots for seasons to come, it doesn't seem like it's about to slack up either.Cut: Pegleg
So I'd been trying to find a name for it for a while. This shortening and slimming of the trouser leg on a pair of pants. Just recently in the Milan and Paris Mens' shows, we saw that there was a variety of pants legs going on, giving versatility to the normal silhoette but I think the one that's going to most definately win out is what I've called, the pegleg. The pegleg is a shortened pant leg, about mid calf, or the bottom of the knee, that is a very slim fit. Let's go to the pictures and take a look.TRENDS
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BOBBY R.(red star), is also from LookBook.nu and he absolutely KILLS in this all black ensemble he entitles Overcast Skies and Lullabies. This photographer in his black blazer by VV, skinny pants, dress shoes, and vintage buttoned shirt(all unnamed designers) is in my opinion the epitome of vampire chic. I love the medallion and even though I would never wear all of this together select peices from this look would merge happily with any other style you could think of.
Well maybe you're thinking it's only on the street... so I present you with a picture from FORTUNE'S FOOL's A/W 09 look book(blue star). I saw the pictures first on THE FASHIONISTO and starred them to take a second look, but hadn't gotten back to them. Anyways the entire collection is amazing and this look is all black like Bobby R. but, it doesn't have the same presentation. It's military chic. It's amazingly tailored. I love it, and you need to go see the rest of the lookbook!
TONY WARD(gray star) is here for WRANGLER JEANS. This is Ward's first time for Wrangler with a career that started back in 1982(his career is older than me!!) This shirt he has on here is the classic plaid button down really. It has pockets on both sides, short sleeved, and it's simple. You have the option to dress it up with a pair of khakis or down with a pair of Wranglers. I found the picture here on Design Scene(an awesome blog by the way!) and even though you'll find that the look from the Summer/ Spring 2010 Ad campaign, you'll still find plaid plastered on scarves, rags, shirts, vests, hats, ties, and even some pants!
"Patina Punk", SATTA's Autumn/Winter 2009 collection(white star) contains many trends that I wanted to forcast but didn't and even some that I did. One in particular is the pegleg. I actually found the picture on MEN'S RAG here along with the rest of the collection. If you notice that the pants all end at about the top curve of the calf, and they are tailored there. They hug the calf and the leg, and whether bunched or left to hang the stle looks really good on the model. How that's going to translate onto my massive calves, I'm not sure, but it looks good on the model! You really should see the rest of the line either here at Men's Rag or here at JAMOOL. In it alot of the trends are shown including, black, plaid, and the pegleg.
KADEEM J(maroon star), also wears the pegleg trend. He has hiked up his pants to do so and you can clearly see the bunching but it still works. Again the hem hits the top of the curve of his calf and is tight around that area. This student/freelance photographer from Bronx, NY apparently likes his eclectic jewelry, and so do I.. The clothes, I will not lie, are chill and relaxed but the accessories definately in my opinion make the outfit. I found him here on Lookbook.nu.







