Yes, I am aware of my friend Kathryn Finney's predictions for the New Year over at The Budget Fashionista (check out her post at
www.thebudgetfashionista.com), but I, too, am playing soothsayer for the day. Here's what I think will go down in the world of fashion in 2009. Happy New Year everyone!!
- Big shades and oversized handbags will be replaced by...actually, I don't think they're going anywhere. But alternative styles will abound.
- Designer duds will be more discrete, or so I hope.
- Individualism will flourish as more media outlets provide more information and provide a forum for more points of view.
- Shoe styles will become more practical. Yay!
- Uniqlo will open a store in Chicago (hint, hint).
- Dark denim will continue to reign supreme as the preferred jean of choice.
- More ladies will rock leggings for day and night, oh yes!
- The Rodarte sisters will design a line for Target. Please?
- Isaac Mizrahi will restore Liz Claiborne to its former glory.
- Black will be big as fashionistas look to save money on fashion and still look stylish.
- Dry cleaning will be out, green cleaning (and washing stuff at home) will be in.
- Street style will continue to soar.
- Kate Moss will still be super. And modeling.
- Polyester and pleather will be cool as more eco-conscious fashionistas adopt a vegan/vegetarian outlook on life.
- Thrifting and consignment shop sales will continue to climb until the economy stops sinking.
- Demand for plastic surgery will wane, but less invasive procedures will continue to gain momentum.
