Omiru’s Top 10 Fall 2006 Trends

Without further ado, Omiru presents "The Top 10 Trends of the Fall 2006 season!"

• Voluminous sleeves: Good for visual interest, but it can get theatrical.  Aim for small puffs rather than Jerry Seinfeld’s puffy shirt.
  
  
• Oversized Collars: Oversized jacket detailing in its most visible form.

• Capes and Capelets:  Like we said, it’s The Poncho, Part II.
  
  
• Bubble Skirts: As long as they don’t invite Bubble Boy comparisons, we’re OK with them.  Short girls beware though, as they’ll throw off your proportions…

• Vests: Time to raid the Wall of Vests at H&M!

• Sweaterdresses: The ultimate in comfort + style.

• Small and Square Sunglasses: Out with the bug eyes, in with sleek, technochic style.

• The Long Glove: This is the Huge Accessories Trend.

• Chain Handles on Bags: The Hottest New Bag Trend.

• Leggings and Tights: Great for layering.

For more details, see Omiru’s Fall 2006 Fashion Week Trend Roundup!

3 comments February 14th, 2006

Omiru’s Fall 2006 Fashion Week Trend Roundup

For your reading convenience, we’ve split the trends up into categories: Silhouette, Detailing, Garment Classifications, and Accessories.  Enjoy!

SILHOUETTE

1 comment February 14th, 2006

Omiru’s Fashion Week Trend Roundup, Part IV

Capes and Capelets: One of the huge trends this season.  Maybe this is The Poncho, Part II.
Derek Lam, Oscar de la Renta, Monique Lhuillier, Narciso Rodriguez, Tuleh, Rachel Comey, Twinkle, Proenza Schouler

Missed a previous edition of Omiru’s Fashion Week Trend
Roundup? Fear Not!  Here’s Omiru’s Mid Fashion Week Trend Roundup, Part
II, and Part III.

February 10th, 2006

Omiru’s Fashion Week Trend Roundup, Part III

Another update to Omiru’s Mid-Week Fashion Week Trend Recap and its Part II:

Sweaterdresses: These just went from oh-so-comfy to oh-so cute!
BCBG, Lacoste

Chain Handles on Bags: Fashion seems to have gone from chain-happy charm bracelets to chains on handbags.
Heatherette, Narciso Rodriguez, BCBG, Luella Bartley

Variations on the Little Black Dress: This season, the LBD is anything but boring.  Look for poufy skirts, pintucking, and more!
Monique Lhuillier, Carolina Herrera, Narciso Rodriguez

February 9th, 2006

Omiru’s Updated Fashion Week Trend Roundup

Here’s our update to Omiru’s Mid-Week Fashion Week Trend Recap:

Powerful Working Woman: Nicely cut pantsuits and skirt suits…great for the office!  BTW–if you want to check out a group of powerful women bloggers, stop by BlogHer.org.  Disclaimer: I’m pitching in over there as the Fashion and Shopping co-editor.
Carolina Herrera, Zang Toi, Luella Bartley, Tuleh, Narciso Rodriguez

1 comment February 8th, 2006

NY Fashion Week Mid-Week Trend Recap

We’re only halfway through fashion week, but we
thought we’d start recapping some of the big trends we’ve been seeing
over and over again:

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few other trends we’re seeing popping up are shearling, tie-neck and
tie-waist garments, and sweaterdresses.  Bows, cardigans, bermudas,
trenchcoats, cropped styles, and waist emphasis all continue from
Spring 2006.

High Waisted Styles: Empire waist styles and high-waisted pants are Huge right now. 
Y and Kei, Diane Von Furstenberg, Alice Roi, Doo Ri, United Bamboo

Voluminous Sleeves:  Sometimes it’s just a puff at the shoulder, but we’ve also seen some leg of mutton sleeves out there.
Twinkle, Diane Von Furstenberg, Alice Roi, Doo Ri, Three As Four


Bubble Skirts: Cute skirts with gathered fabric
at the bottom.  They look nice on models, but not as good on short
people like me.
Badgley Mischka, Doo Ri, Twinkle, United Bamboo

Vests: I guess that Wall of Vests I saw last weekend at H&M was Right On Trend, not only for Spring but also for Fall.
Tomer, Rachel Comey, Twinkle, Diane Von Furstenberg, United Bamboo

Ruffles: Again with the Spring 2006 trends…
Doo Ri, Three As Four

Hooded Trenchcoats: The Newest Take on the classic Trench.

Lacoste, Three As Four

And for accessories…

Long (up to elbow-length!) gloves: You too can look like you’re going to the opera when you’re actually just going to the mall!

Lacoste, Nicole Miller, Diane Von Furstenberg, Badgley Mischka, Alice Roi, Doo Ri


Leggings and Tights: Good for layering, but watch what you put over them.  Oh and let’s not do the 1980s again.  Please?
Rachel Comey, Twinkle, Yigal Azrouel

"Handmade" knitted scarves: As Dino would say, "just like grandma used to make."
Tomer, John Bartlett, Twinkle.

3 comments February 7th, 2006

WGSN: Fall/Winter 2007 Color Trends

Worth Global Style Network also weighed in on color for Autumn/Winter 2006-2007, noting:

• Growing importance of grey and brown.
• Brown influencing yellow and green to create golden and olive toned colors.
• Greens softening with saturated blues.
• Cool colors from Teal to Violet growing in importance.

 WGSN also made note of the mix we’re seeing between nature and urban life. The return to natural colors like beige, brown, and green reflects the want to seek refuge in the natural world. On the other hand, techno fabrics (think of stain-resistant and other performance fabrics) reflect society’s tendency towards innovation and the embrace of manmade creations.

Add comment November 2nd, 2005

Cotton Inc. Fall/Winter 2007 Color Trends, Part Two

	Expression This color theme is inspired by the youth market. Think of chenilles, plaids, and chunky, textured knits.
Triumph Think of Track Suits of the 1970s (doesn’t that sound like a bad documentary?). Bold prints and patterns. Quilted fabrics and double layered fabrics.
	Destination Earthy color palette. Think of modernized batik fabrics. Perfect for bottomweight fabrics (e.g. fabrics for pants and skirts) with a soft hand, or feel. All about Authentic, Natural color, possibly with a Natural Wrinkled look.

Add comment October 27th, 2005

Cotton Inc. Fall/Winter 2007 Color Trends, Part One

	Intrigue This color theme is all about neutrals, with an added element of mystery. Think of James Bond and high tech finishes on fabrics. But these colors can also be found in classic fabrics such as textured tweeds.
Provocateur This color palette has strong red and yellow undertones, with a dark chocolate brown as a background accent color. Think of a return to Romance. The textured fabrics inspired by this palette will include pointelles, loose knits, jacquards, tweeds, and perhaps even fabrics with a polyurethane finish.
	Muse This color palette is soft and neutral. Fabrics will be heavily textured to make up for the neutral palette. Look for textured yarns with slubs, luxury blends of cotton-wool and cotton-silk, corduroy with wide wales (striping), pointelles, crochet knits, and metallic linings.

Add comment October 25th, 2005

Autumn/Winter 2006 Color and Fabric

Out of LA Textile comes four major trends for color and fabric:

Tundra

Colors: Greyed out colors, browns, blues.
Textures: Silky smooth fabrics, metallic finishes, brushed cottons and wools for a frosted look, botanical and crystal motifs for fabric prints.

Winter Blooms

Colors: Apple and emerald green, combined with blues and both light and dark purple tones.
Textures: Boucles and tweeds, especially in wool/silk and wool/mohair fabrications. Paper-like cutouts are achieved through laser cutting. Appliqués are botanical inspired, with leaves and flowers.

Indian Summer

Colors: Rich, autumnal tones of reds, golds, oranges, and leafy yellows are juxtaposed against dark smoky blues.
Textures: Folkloric prints are color yarn-dyed, patterned, and ombred with stripes. Patchworks and wood block prints will be seen along with subtly pinstriped denim and oversized lumberjack checks.

Woodland

Colors: Dark greens and blues combine with teal, ash grey, and a warm bronze.
Textures: Spongy surfaces reminiscent of moss, botanical-inspired fabric irregularities, and veining reminiscent of leaves, bark or wood grain show up in prints. Velvet is huge.

Add comment October 24th, 2005