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Spring / Summer 2010 Runway Trend Report

Trendy Vs. Stylish
Article by C. Elliott

When it comes to fashion it is easy to confuse the idea of being ‘stylish’ with the idea of being ‘trendy’. While at first glance the two words might appear to mean the same thing there are actually some very distinct differences between them; and most people usually find that they gravitate towards one type of style or the other. Regardless of which one you prefer, Labellush.com recommends that having a firm understanding of both can help you to better understand and round out your wardrobe, while still staying true to yourself.

"Trendy"

Almost like clockwork, people who are ‘trendy’ fall in love with the newest trends season after season. They seek inspiration for their personal style from the most recent runways, hottest celebs, and major glossy magazines. They make a deliberate attempt, and often spend a significant amount of money each season incorporating the newest colors, and styles into their wardrobe. – and usually by the end of the season they are more than ready to purge their closets of their ‘out-dated’ duds and start all over again.

On the up side; because trendy people make an effort to stay current their style conveys an air of awareness to the world around them. It says they are active, involved, and interested. However, on the down side, because trends are constantly changing...

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DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT

Chanel

Fashion Designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (1883-1971) was born in Saumur, Southern France. She began by designing hats, first in Paris in 1908, and later in Deauville. Her fashion boutiques (one in Paris and one in Deauville) opened simultaneously in 1914. She opened an haute couture salon in Biarritz in 1916, and in 1920 moved to Paris in the present quarters on rue Cambon. Gabrielle Chanel Ready-to-wear fashions were not introduced until 1978, after Coco's death.

Chanel was famous for popularizing practical clothes, including pants for women, little black dresses, and box-like collarless jackets with bias edging and brass buttons. Her first fabrics included wool jersey, which was comfortable and easy fitting, but was not considered suitable for fashionable clothes. Traditional Chanel accessories include multiple strands of pearls and gold chains, quilted handbags, sling-back pumps in ivory with black toes, quilted handbags with shoulder straps made of gold chain, and gardenias. She liked to mix imitation jewels with real jewels and often combined massive amounts with sportswear.

Chanel's business was interrupted by World War I and again in 1939 at the beginning of World War II, after which it did not reopen until 1953.

Karl Lagerfeld, Artistic Director of CHANEL Haute Couture, Ready-to-Wear and Accessories, joined CHANEL in 1983, 12 years after Mademoiselle Chanel passed away in 1971. Karl Lagerfeld has adopted Goethe's famous motto: "Build a better future by expanding on elements of the past." At CHANEL he has changed nothing and everything, interpreting CHANEL in his own way with elegance and wit. He would have certainly met Mademoiselle's approval, since her ideas also often created mini-revolutions before becoming the industry standard.