A friend gave me access to the WGSN website, which for fashion industry types, is basically like a trend analysis site and you get access to mood boards, predicting trends as far forward as A/W07-08. As I was looking at some of the skirt shapes they had outlined for spring/summer 2007, itr struck me that a skirt I bought yesterday at the Jezebell sample was not too far off the mark.
WGSN seems to be predicting lots of buttons, knots and more pockets.
The Future Classics skirt I bought yesterday features…. yup – buttons, pockets and knots. Quite literally, Future Classics are ahead of their time. I have always loved them for their easy to wear jersey pieces so I’m quite chuffed with the 30 quid I paid for this navy silk skirt. I even hiked it up so that it works as a top as well.
The skirt on the right below is from a Hong Kong independent designer which has buttons running up the slit at the back of the skirt and also has huge pockets. Which leads me to think that some designers are more fashion forward than others so then are some of the more underground designers (like Future Classics) setting the trends (giving WGSN visuals to work with) before the big designers start making the trends mainstream? Baffling stuff indeed…we shall have to see come September when the spring/summer 2007 RTW shows start….
hmm.. other than the first way.. the other 2 ways u have of wearing it dont look so hot to me..
but thats just me of course.
wrt ur post the other day about blogging.. i say ppl who don’t respect the sartorial freedom of others need to be freed from the shackles of narrow-mindedness.. so go on being you.. because ppl like u are a refreshing change from the endless stream of fashion victims we see out there..
Whoa crazy! I was just about to buy a similar skirt at a thrift store a couple of days ago but I only had enough on me to buy this pair of velvet boots that I wanted. I hope it’s still there now! Oh and hi by the way! I’m a frequent reader of your blog but it’s the first time I’ve commented. Keep up the great work! Your style is an inspiration 🙂
it’s 80s stuff. not the crazy disco trashy side, but the conservative side of it. stuff my mother wore. i am in love with it.
i just rewatched “out of africa” and “tootsie”. now there are some 80s films…
Ummmm.is that really in?
I like dress with huge buttons or large buttons