Leisa - You can go to style.com or vogue.co.uk for pictures and lots of trend coverage. They're great resources. I have a ton of others. I could make a list and post it later...
Did anyone see the Stephen Meisel spread called "Eccentrics" last year in American Vogue that was cited by many fashionistas to be the inspiration for this Fall? I think it was styled by Pat McGrath. It was incredible! And it was all about the "mix". Which we all know is the look of the millenium so far. And thankfully it usually incudes at least one nod to the past in some form.
Huge brooches, gloves, lace, pearls (still) fur stoles (fake is better. trompe l'oeil ala Pringle's sweet sweater, even better), color. Pencil skirt is huge. Trumpets still around. Minis are non-existent in the collections (but with it being summer I'm sure seeing a lot) There's a "prim is edgy" feeling. High-collared shirts with ruffles or bows. A kind of Victorian meets Williamsburg thing. Eighties ankle boots with that squat Victorian heel look right now. Tailoring, jackets. Dresses are big.
There also a very simple look going on now. Either in reaction to the high drama or the heat. Layered tanks and fitted, straight pipe-leg jeans with flat, flat shoes. Simple little knit dresses. No jewelry. Kind of a return to the early '90s already. Usually some kind of subtle design element in this look, like draping, pleats, odd openings, etc. Sometimes a slick look with neon, studs, a little bright plastic jewelry the only accessories.
For Spring start looking for ethnic, color & preppy (still), nautical. Cropped boxy double-breasted jackets, like the "Jacadi" one I found below (paired with an Alexander McQueen sample skirt I snagged for $5.99 at a Salvation Army! Which brings me to a question about selling "Cruise" season on eBay...that later)
