It’s that time of the year again when the fashion world gears up in preparation for the colder months ahead. Fashion Week for Autumn/Winter 2013 has provided a dearth of exciting trends emerging from New York, London, Milan, and Paris. With each fashion capital declaring their own interpretations of next season’s looks on the runway, it’s time for us here at It’s In The Jeans to distill and dissect the best trends to come out of the 2013 Fall/Winter Fashion Weeks.
We hope that you will take note of these key style trends that we have cherry picked for you below so that you will be able to know what items to scour at your nearest high street shop come September.
Next-Level Furs
Though PETA and their army of animal-rights activists would strongly disapprove of this consistent fashion trend, there is no denying the stylish power and insulating function of fur garments for cold-weather temperatures. Whether real of fake, fur exudes luxurious glamour that women can easily achieve. This time around, the designers have taken fur up a notch and have subjected the plush material into an explosion of bright colours and shapes that shed any reference of prehistoric caveman references and more into the arena of a future-forward coolness that you’d want to grab it hot off the runways.
Grunge Comeback
While the normally high-brow world of fashion may have killed grunge back in the 90s, the fashion forces that have once held disdain for this particular clothing style is now being resurrected with a modern take. Deconstructed elements, askew styling, and the dominant presence of leather in various permutations of shades and animal skins were all seen on the top runway shows. Women can easily channel this rock-and-roll look for Fall 2013 without going too literal by sticking to a key grunge component (such as wearing a black biker jacket) and mixing it up with other ladylike pieces to create a striking balance.
Divine Inspiration
Fashion is not just about the promotion of style and beauty, but it can also be a medium for reflecting current social and political trends facing society. This is strongly evident for Fall 2013 given the fact that a fair number of designers showcased a spectacle of ecclesiastical garments which were no doubt inspired by the resignation of the former Pope Benedict XVI and the Vatican’s search for the next head of the Catholic Church. While the world’s cardinals have officially selected Francis I as the new Pope, religious women with style can have a good reason to celebrate this news come fall and winter.
Sensational Spectrum
In the past, designers largely kept their fall/winter collections to be subdued and austere when it came to colour choices for their garments. Nowadays, colour is no longer a spring/summer thing and has extended to the cold-weather season to the delight of style mavens everywhere. Saturated hues, explosive florals, and bold patterns appeared on dresses, pants, shirts, jackets, and accessories. Women are spoiled for choice with their Fall 2013 wardrobes now that prints and colours are making a decisive statement and are giving more somber shades like blacks, greys, and browns a run for their money.