What to wear in 2010: Leetol Miss Joyce's thoughts on this year's trends

Ah yes, it's that time of the year again, where almost every fashion magazine collate tidbits of fashion shows for the next season (which always happen months before), hoping to forecast the next 12 or so months in trends. Let’s face it, part of a lot of vain people’s resolutions for the new year involves dressing better.

Now, I’m no expert. As much as I love to ogle at new collections ever season, I don’t have any fashion background. Obviously, I can’t do predict trends with my fail credibility, so instead I’d pluck out some forecasts from other, more reliable sources.

First, a review of 2009 trends that chose to stay behind. (No kids, whether we like it or not, 2009 will come back and haunt)

Boyfriend clothes

Shirts, pants, blazers – we’ve seen them all last year. I loved it! Everything is oversized and it’s a good disguise for weight gain (haha!). Also, everything looks old. Since the concept is borrowed from the boyfriend clothes are almost always worn (read: rommy and comfy) and cheap (borrowed/secondhand). Now if only I had a boyfriend to borrow from.

Bodycon


Silhouette-wise, it’s almost polar opposite of the boyfriend trend. Bodycon accentuates every curve in the female body, making it look real tight and sexy. I love how bodycon dresses (particularly those Herve Leger-ish bandage ones) hold up and support curves where you have plenty, and yet constrict and create curves where there’s none (hahaha my description sounds like something for a pantyhose ad but whatever). I never really saw this trend flourish in the Philippines. Maybe I’ll watch out for it this year.

Playsuits


Oh no, those onesies (whether short or pants style) are here to stay. I admit, they’re comfy yet fashion forward, but I CAN’T PEE without stripping myself first!

So that’s it for the review. I’m sure there are actually more trends of 2009 that we’ll be seeing again (or more of this year) but these are the ones that re-appeared on the runways and stuff. Now it’s time for the stuff to watch out for this 2010.

Note: much of these are those that they nicked from SS2010 RTW. I didn’t include a lot of resort/AW stuff because we don’t have winter in our country anyway. It’s like SS season all year long.


Stuff I liked:

Military



Oh god I’m such a military-look fag. Berets and military caps, fatigues, camouflage prints, uniforms. I have so many army-green colored clothes. When I was in college, I even wore combat boots with a poofy skirt to class (proof). I love everything that has to do with Military. This season’s reincarnation focuses more on the colors (olive-green/khaki) and the jacket. Actually I think those “military” jackets are a bit exaggerated. Well, maybe army band jackets. Owell, they’re pretty nonetheless.

Exagg shoulders


Often coupled with the Military “band jacket” trend are the strong shoulders. The last we’ve seen of this, shoulders were pouffy and princess-like and came coupled with voluminous sleeves. This time around, shoulders are still emphasized but in a more structured way, either by way of cut or through shoulder pads (soft shoulders are in again, although they might remind us of the horrors of fashion past, shoulder pads are sort of a hit with the guys... they like to lean on it more. :3)

Short/Pekpek shorts



The fashion people have a different term, it’s either boy shorts for the tight ones (really, why do they call it boy shorts? As far as I can see, boys like their shorts real long and loose) and tap pants for the loose ones. As for me, I call them pekpek shorts hehehehehe. I love the whole look and all, but maybe not for me since I haven’t quite toned my thighs. A lot of women look awesome in them though. Maybe I’ll dare myself to wear this to fight the scorching Philippine summer.

Maillots/One Piece Swimsuits


Speaking of summer, I’m loving the new swimsuits in the form of maillots. One-piece pieces are always more forgiving than bikinis and it’s just about time that designers redesigned these. Just look at those pictures, the new maillots are anything but boring.

Stuff I don’t quite fancy

Bodysuits


I guess it came with the high-waist and the presumption that tucking in your top is cool again. Bodysuits are indeed easier to wear under your pants. But what’s up with these outfits? Really. (Also, even if you wear them under pants, it's awfully hard to pee)

Hot pants


Hot pants are an exaggerated version of the short shorts. These have negative hemlines. Same with the bodysuit, please. I don’t care what supermodel you are, I don’t want to see butt cheeks on the street. Just say no to negative hemlines.


Sheer trends gone wrong

Need I say moar? Maybe a peekabo here and there would be nice, but please don't show us your nips.


Miss Joyce's Verdict

Ah, well looks like we're in for a pretty awesome year. Before I end this entry, I just want to note that I don't really wear trends. I'm not telling everyone that you have to wear these things to look good this year. I don't have that mentality. However, I do think that if you're in love with some of these looks, this is the best year to stock up on pieces since once trends water down to the mass market, they tend to get cheaper. ^_^

Also, we never take runway to the streets. These are just artistic depictions and designs of fashion artists and designers. There is always a way to make things look wearable.


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