Yes, 80’s are officially back and along with acid wash jeans, neon colors and big hair another 80’s inspired trend makes a huge comeback.
It’s all about the shoulders this upcoming fall 09- big, sharp, puffy, and sculptured, anything goes, as long as it accents and exaggerates the shoulders. With extended shoulder measurements of as much as 16 to 20 cm (Roskanda Ilincic and Dolce and Gabbana) these oversized structured styles are “excellent for crowd surfing and creating your own spatial void on escalators and in lifts,” says Vogue magazine (August 2009) in its fashion feature entitled “Peak Season.”
Although, we can all agree that Balmain was the initial instigator of the look, many other designers such as Nina Ricci, Emanuel Ungaro, Givenchy and Jean Paul Gautier have embraced the tricky-shoulder trend full on with this season’s collections- each one offering their own interpretation of the trend.
It’s quite funny, because I can still remember my mom wear shoulder pads when I was a little girl and to be honest, I didn’t not like the trend back then. I would always ask her “why do you insert those pads in your blazers and dress shirts?” and she would tell me that it’s fashionable. Never in my life did I think the “ugly” trend would make a comeback. Yet, it did and this time around the look is more edgy and sophisticated. In fact, I can’t wait to get my hands on some Balmain inspired blazers with sharp shoulders.
No comments:
Post a Comment