04/01/09

Full Circle Fashion: Shopping for vintage duds

Benjamin Franklin has been famously quoted as saying, “Nothing is certain but death and taxes.” I’d like to amend that with a less sobering certainty: Fashion will always recycle itself. Just one glance at this season’s runways proves this axiom is true.  Subtly 1990s peg-leg jeans are paired with sharply-defined shoulders and men’s blazers a la the 1980s classic “Wall Street.” The cage platforms stalking down runways, with their stacked heels and earthy hues, are strongly reminiscent of 1970s sentiment. And as for that trend of “prairie chic,” it’s nothing more than a thinly-veiled attempt at 1960s hippie prints and fabrics.
   
It’s safe to say we’ve entered a fashion era devoid...

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