Tuesday

Late 70's-Early 80's for 2008

Just a little flash-forward on this years trends for you early adopters...

HAIR: Cool, Curled, Collected
Color-- Cool shades (a.k.a. "ash"). A combination of cool and warm panels throughout the hair. Gradient color, darker on top gradually lightening to the ends (a.k.a. roots on purpose.) Also, rich over-saturated color.
Cut-- Edward Scissorhands-ian asymmetry, and roundness.
Style-- A head full of curls in varying sizes--worn bedhead style. And with the below happening, I'll bet on the Farrah in some form.

MAKEUP: Painted Ladies and Natural Beauties
Bold brows--
Break out the powder and pencils, and put down the tweezers. You'll want those twin caterpillars looking more Brooke Shields than Jean Harlow this year.
The emphasized eye--
It's here to stay, it seems, be it black, blue or catty.
The minimalist-- Basically bare, with a swipe of pale icy color on the lids. (Hard to pull off-- those with dark or porcelain skin are the best bet, as well as almond-shaped eyes.)
The velvet lip-- pink blush and crimson lipstick a la Sienna in W Magazine.

THE LABEL TO WHORE: Halston

The long dead label that owned the Studio 54 era, is back with Tamara Mellon (of Jimmy Choo fame) and Rachael Zoe (of dressing crack-thin actresses fame) at the helm. Commence advertising and editorial frenzy.

A few more predictions for spring:
Maxi-dresses (ankle length), Ruffled tops, Wide and straight legged jeans, Snake jewelry, One shoulder tops/dresses, Skinny belts, Grecian draping, Hair adornments (decorative clips, etc.), Plaid button ups, Short shorts, Knee socks, Medium sized bags, A more fitted silhouette, in general.

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