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Boyfriend Jeans: Three Years In
Boyfriend jeans were fringe in 2009, but over the last three years have become completely mainstream in a large assortment of fits. There’s a large variety of washes and levels of distressing, although...
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Sporty Luxe: A Seemingly Unstoppable Trend
Sporty Luxe went mainstream a few years ago, and has grown into one of the biggest trends of our fashion era. Judging by what I saw coming down the catwalks for Fall & Winter 2014 and Resort 2015,...
View ArticleThoughts on Personal Style for Fall 2014
The Spring and Summer 2014 retail season is almost behind us and it’s been brilliant. I bought more than usual for the season and I’m enjoying each new piece even more than I thought I would. But with...
View ArticleThree Reasons to Still Wear Skinnies
Skinnies, or slim-fit straight leg jeans and trousers, still have their place. Whether they are body-con, tailored or a little relaxed, the ultra mainstream silhouette, which is going into its tenth...
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Brown Makes a Fashionable Comeback
For a few years now it has been hard to find wardrobe items in dark brown. The neutral fell off the fashion radar and for six years it’s been all about black and shades of grey. Ink blue returned two...
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Culottes: Yay or Nay
Culottes, or “split skirts” were huge in the ‘70s. Since then they have resurfaced from time to time, but never as much more than a fringe trend. They resurfaced as gauchos back in the early ‘00s, and...
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Fringe Trend: Forest Green for Fall
As I was pinning inspirational outfits from the Fall 2014 shows back in February, I noticed that forest green was making a small comeback. The colour is dark, rich and screams Autumn. It’s more yellow...
View ArticleFour Trends That Should Go Mainstream
Fringe trends cater to a small audience, and they’re usually fringe for a reason. Fashion buyers believe that consumer traction for the silhouette, combination or colour will be low, or at least low to...
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Wearing Dark Red in Fresh Ways for Fall
Judging by the excitement about my recent post on fab finds in shades of dark red, many YLF readers are glad to see the return of dark red for Fall. Although it’s not my favourite shade of red, I’m...
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Your Relationship With Ruffles
Ruffles have been fashionable for hundreds of years, both for men and women. I remember them being a huge trend back in the ‘70s and ‘80s, but laying low in the ‘90s. They started reappearing in the...
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Wearing White Jeans After Labor Day
One style guideline that doesn’t resonate with me at all is “don’t wear white after Labor Day“. Labor Day in the US is the first Monday in September, so it really translates to not wearing white during...
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The Potential of the Plaid Shirt
Long sleeved plaid button-down shirts (or “checked shirts”, as I call them) waft in and out of fashion. I remember the fitted and frilly variety in the early ‘80s complete with shoulder pads. Grunge...
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Denim Skirts Make a Fashionable Comeback
Denim skirts, especially in pencil silhouettes, were completely mainstream for decades, and quite a popular silhouette. As recently as seven years ago, many of my clients were wearing denim pencil...
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Must Haves: Fall & Winter 2014
The next three months will showcase the bulk of Fall and Winter 2014 retail. After that, collections are usually picked over and sizes are scarce. If you’re lucky, you might score during end of season...
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The Shirt and Shell Top Combination
Layering a sleeveless knit pullover or “shell top” over a button-down shirt was an extremely popular combination ten years ago. Just to be clear, I mean layering something like the Chelsea28 Textured...
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Pair Black Ankle Pants with Black Booties
I previously talked about pairing black ankle pants with black ankle straps for Spring and Summer. Going into Autumn or a mild Winter, pairing black ankle pants with black booties is the seasonal...
View ArticleBelting Long Cardigans: Yay or Nay
Belting long cardigans at the natural waist was very fashionable about six years ago. After that fashion surrendered the waistline more dramatically each season, making the unstructured billowing...
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Layering Shirts Under Knitwear
Layering pullovers over shirts is so much more comfortable and easy to pull together in our current fashion era of fluid and oversized fits. The concept of creating a look that is just flattering...
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The Big Poncho Trend
BIG is the operative word because ponchos come in two fits: oversized and very oversized. You have to be at peace with the extremely boxy and unstructured integrity of this style in order to feel fab....
View ArticleThe Lug Sole Trend
A lug sole is a “thick rubber sole with deep indentations that improves the stability and traction of utility wear”. It is common in hiking boots and the like for practical reasons. Over the years,...
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