Spring/Summer 09 vs. The Recession

The spring/summer 09 shows offered us one of the most difficult to pinpoint season yet. Unlike the traditional fashion seasons, there wasn’t a focus on a handful of consistent trends, which the high street will eventually start to devour over the next few months. There was nothing that put designer's shows into easily identifiable slots. According to Elle this season is one that is trend less. In keeping with the economic times all it will take is a few items to up date your look to this season. This season designers kept to the basics and did what they knew best. They played to their strengths. Fashion editors alike were leaving shows with comments like: “Lanvin is soo Lanvin” or "that was classic Chanel". At first glance this season doesn’t seem compliant with the 'save your money for a few investment pieces' theme of the a/w 08 shows, but take a deeper look and this is one of the most investment worthy seasons yet. This season is strong with forever pieces, you buy a piece from Chanel, such as one of its famous boxy tweed jackets, which emerged hugely this season, and you will have it forever. In other words it is season-less. We want clothes that will endure fashion season after season, which we can keep forever and that will bite back in the face of the recession. And it is the spring/summer collections which offers us this, overflowing on a platter of bleached denim and tribal prints.
But there was a number of themes loosely linked from the shows which will satisfy the taste of any trend slave. 80’s fashion victim, African safari, floral feminies etc. were the standouts of the shows but again the standard spring/summer fare that seems to emerge very year. But it was Colour who remained the consistent link throughout all the shows and dominated the season. Instead of keeping with the basic and black of a/w 08, colour was fashion’s weapon of choice to fight the economical gloom with colour-blocking a major themes of s/s 09 shows. Cobalt, coral, burnt orange etc. intertwined the collections and offered us a beacon of optimism and hope, which is desperately needed. This season has taught us that In dark times such as these, only fashion can emerge as our saviour, even if it is clad in a leopard print tunic.

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Hey, My name is Lola (well no not really) and welcome to fashion storm. Well at the moment I'm an undergrad student studying liberal arts and although my taste ranges from Alexander Wang to Gucci my budget is a little more on the primark/target/some cheap chain store from whatever country you come from side. My blog is generally just my opinions on fashion, trends and celebrities as well as advice on how to live the designer lifestyle without paying the designer price tag. So If your just here to just look around or add a comment, enjoy! xx Lola