“SPRING 2020 FORECAST”
I have been catching up on the new Spring runway shows on “VOGUE . COM”…..When you have a spare second give it a look see….I think you will find it interesting! So far the Americans and the Brits have shown. They are all off to Italy and the shows should be posted soon….then PARIS……………ONE THING IS FOR SURE! It’s starting in a big way this Fall 2019, but it’s going to EXPLODE for Spring 2020…….BLAZERS ARE “THE JACKET”………Forget every other kind. I barely saw anything but BLAZERS. Most shows started with models wearing BLAZERS. They came in checks, prints, tuxedos [mine is still avail if you haven’t gotten one…..it’s fabulous!]….You describe the type of blazer and it was on the runway…..but mostly PLAIDS and SOLIDS!!!!! ……I TOLD YOU SO!!!! I have never seen so many blazers on runways in my lifetime……..Two years ago there was scarcely one, but I told you they were coming. I could feel it in my bones…….Most of the blazers were classic in shape…Some had trendy sleeves and tricky details that will be great for one season and then feel dated. They are good for the woman with an unlimited expense account…..90% of the blazers are long….very few short ones….all are beautifully tailored…….The colors ranged from you classic black, white and navy to all kinds of colors depending on the designers message. I just watched the Burberry show, one of their best in years and the colors were BLACK, WHITE, TAN and lots and lots of DOVE GREY…Dove Grey mixed with Tan and white in one outfit started the show and it was a beautifully executed blazer suit………The DOVE GREY….think my Lamb leather jacket…..it’s an exact match!….Besides Blazers on the Burberry runway there were TRENCHES TRENCHES and more TRENCHES…..lots of scarf prints as accents………..Lots of what was on the runways was also pure TRASH…….Does anyone really need to be shocked fashion wise??? There’s enough “shocking” going in in the world as it is! After you see one or two shows like this it becomes one blurring bore! I have to say the shows that I remember that I’ve seen so far were very wearable with beautiful details and fabrics. Oscar de la Renta was one of these shows. I thought it was much better then want this designing duo team has offered in the past. With this show the spirit of the house was well represented without look retro. Michael Kors always has good things though I found it lacking in newness. It relied too much on cliche preppy though there were some beautiful things. I always think of his line as a paler version of RL . Can’t think of who else I liked. In England I liked Victoria Beckman. She’s getting better and better with each collection…..REAL CLOTHES for real women…and Burberry was outstanding……..One thing is for sure if you are looking for beautiful wearable clothes that will last for years they were well represented….If your taste goes more for the outrageous you will be happy too…………………..Remember one thing…..These clothes range from the upper hundreds and way up into the thousands…..I look forward to see what the Italians come up with……They have the best workmanship in the business……….Many designer lines from all over the world including the French are produced in Italy……I was asked to check out the blazers being featured at Neimans……One designer in particular has a plethora of beautiful blazers in a range of fabrics. What I found surprising was the majority of them were polyester or poly rayon and they were mostly $600 and up! Excuse me, but I’ll put my Plaid Big Deal up against any of these and mine is a poly/rayon span blend for a fraction of the price!…….Ladies this is the TIME to get on the BLAZER BAND WAGON…..Be ahead of the curve instead of a follower……don’t lag behind……This is one of the biggest realistic trends I’ve seen in years……..I only wish I could have offered you even more blazers!……………….enjoy……………………….much Love………………………..Louis
