The New York Fashion Week by trishia lopez

Fashion industry vowed earlier in the year to move away from the waif-like images that have become synonymous with the modeling industry, but the issue failed to generate much controversy beyond the catwalks, and models participating in New York's Fashion Week, which concludes this week, still looked emaciated. Fashion is about change, the next big thing, and trends do not occur in a vacuum. Fashion Week has come and gone, leaving some weird trends in its wake.

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If you're wondering whether that great low-waisted pair of pants you bought last year look, well, a little too last year, we'll help you decide when a trend has died. As Spring Fashion Week winds down, we look at its highlights, surprises and legends-in-the-bud so far. New York Fashion Week was a magnet for celebrities. "Fashion has been one of the lead disciplines of visual culture," says Koch. But fashion is far too important to be limited to Vogue. It's an art magazine that provides context, an architecture magazine that actually criticizes buildings and a fashion magazine that offers up the musings of academics as collection critique. "You start reading it, and there's very theoretical exposés on urban development placed next to a fashion spread," says van Bennekom, a 032c fan.

DKNY spring is a well-blended style mix NEW YORK -- Mix it up. But the spring 2008 styles shown at Wednesday's opening of New York Fashion Week were more loose and feminine than the ladylike, polished fall fashions now in stores. NEW YORK Fashion trends may come and go, but the fashion industry's stick-thin models have yet to go out of style and continue to convey their unhealthy message to the masses, according to a Reuters report.

Spring

Spring race wear could be summed up that neatly was it not for the stink whipped up in gossip columns after the first deliveries of smocks and skinny trousers. As Spring Fashion Week winds down, we look at its highlights, surprises and legends-in-the-bud so far. Getting the skinny on that slim spring look. Time for optimism, at least in wardrobe NEW YORK -- It's going to be a bright and sunny spring, judging by the rainbow of colors previewed at New York Fashion Week. That was the message Donna Karan conveyed as she presented her spring DKNY collection Sunday at her downtown studio.

Michael Kors presents a color explosion NEW YORK -- An explosion of color rocked the tents at New York Fashion Week Sunday with Michael Kors' spring collection. (09/14/2007)Fashion Week saves the best for last Seth Wenig/Associated PressZac Posen's craftsmanship was evident in his spring collection. (09/14/2007)Ten fashion trends emerge during Fashion Week In addition to the push into eco-fashion, here are several trends for spring that emerged during New York Fashion Week. But we're pretty sure this is just the Marc Jacobs show, and that Mischa poked her head through some bolts of fabric and wandered over in the hope that a spring-themed pagan ritual might break out.

It's getting more difficult to define by geographical borders, especially at New York fashion week, where so many designers of so many different nationalities are now showing off their spring 2008 collections. As fashion week kicks off in New York this week with designers showing their spring 2008 collections, there's a strong 1960s vibe showing up on runways and even in some of the accessory collections being presented in showrooms around town.


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Trishia Lopez is a successful Webmaster and publisher of www.TheFashionGurus.com. She provides more information about Fashion and fashion issues that you can research in your pajamas on her website.