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Spring 05 Fashion Trends in New York
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1. You’re Going to Wear a Big Skirt.

2. Your Jacket Will Lose Its Lapels.

3. You’ll Wear Big Bold Prints You Used To Find Tacky.

4. You’ll Be Cinching Your Waist, No Matter How Much It Hurts.

5. You’ll Think Seriously About Lipo.

6. You’ll Crave Two-Toned Shoes

7. You’ll Buy A Trench, Again.

8. You Won’t Be Able To Avoid White.

9. You’ll Be Blinding.

10. You’ll Actually look forward to black-tie.

1. You’re Going to Wear a Big Skirt.

How big is a matter of personal discretion. Volume varies drastically, from more modest A-lines by Behnaz Sarafpour, Tommy Hilfiger, and Marc Jacobs (in both collections) to an Oscar de la Renta cotton-candy pouf that should really be saved for evening.

Big Skirt Trend in Spring 05 Fashion
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Marc Jacobs

Behnaz Sarafpour

Tommy Hilfiger















Big Skirt Trend in Spring 05 Fashion
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Marc Jacobs

Oscar de la Renta


















2. Your Jacket Will Lose Its Lapels.

Shapes are softer this season—not a tailored, mannish touch in sight. The unstructured jacket looks right for daytime (work, lunch) because it’s casual but finished. The jacket can also be an opportunity to dip into the season’s bright colors—Marc Jacobs fluoro-tweeds, for example.

Jacket Trend in New York Spring 05 Fashion
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Marc By Marc Jacobs

Roland Mouret

Thakoon















Jacket Trend in New York Spring 05 Fashion
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Proenza Schouler

Marc Jacobs


















3. You’ll Wear Big Bold Prints You Used To Find Tacky.

Don’t even mention a cabbage rose. The stenciled prints of Miuccia Prada are in the water at Proenza Schouler, Vera Wang, Diane Von Furstenberg, Derek Lam, and Oscar de la Renta.

Bold Prints Trend in New York Spring 05 Fashion
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Derek Lam

Vera Wang

Diane Von Furstenberg















Bold Prints Trend in New York Spring 05 Fashion
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Proenza Schouler

Oscar de la Renta


















4. You’ll Be Cinching Your Waist, No Matter How Much It Hurts.

Whatever you’re wearing—a crocheted sweater or a ruffled chiffon cocktail dress—the eye is on the waist. A leather belt works well over knits at Oscar de la Renta and Derek Lam, but for a dress a simple ribbon will also do.

Cinched Waist Trend in New York Spring 05 Fashion
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Marc By Marc Jacobs

Oscar de la Renta

Derek Lam















Cinched Waist Trend in New York Spring 05 Fashion
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Luca Luca

Perry Ellis


















5. You’ll Think Seriously About Lipo.

The Trend That No One Wants to Wear, but Proenza Schouler’s khaki Bermudas work on extremely slim thighs, while Perry Ellis’s ruffles should be worn by only the very young and very, very leggy. Luella Bartley does short shorts in black for a rocker look, while Tommy Hilfiger and Peter Som add length to offer the most wearable versions.

Lipo Trend in New York Spring 05 Fashion
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Tommy Hilfiger

Luella

Peter Som















Lipo Trend in New York Spring 05 Fashion
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Proenza Schouler

Perry Ellis


















6. You’ll Crave Two-Toned Shoes

It’s not a simple shoe season, and a plain pump will look sadly dull with the new options. Look for metallic bits on Ralph Lauren stacked d’Orsay heels, and a pointy flat gets a shiny stripe at Tuleh. Carolina Herrera amps up a tomato-red huarache, and Proenza embellishes with plastic baubles.

Left to right: Tuleh, Carolina Herrera, Proenza Schouler, Narciso Rodriguez, Ralph Lauren

7. You’ll Buy A Trench, Again.

If the trench gives you déjà vu, Roland Mouret and Kenneth Cole rework the classic as a day dress; Derek Lam offers the most traditional version, evoking the greatest trench lady of them all, Charlotte Rampling. Behnaz Sarafpour makes it femme-fatale-snappy in a neat metallic, while Oscar de la Renta goes kaleidoscopic.

Trench Trend in New York Spring 05 Fashion
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Kenneth Cole

Derek Lam

Roland Mouret















Trench Trend in New York Spring 05 Fashion
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Oscar de la Renta

Behnaz Sarafpour


















8. You Won’t Be Able To Avoid White.

No matter how much you love black, white will be ubiquitous. There are almost no stylistic barriers right now where white is concerned: It’s cowboy at Anna Sui, girlish at Ralph Lauren, minimal and modern at Narciso Rodriguez, and Greek at Diane Von Furstenberg.

White Trend in New York Spring 05 Fashion
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Anna Sui

Michael Kors

Diane Von Furstenberg















White Trend in New York Spring 05 Fashion
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Ralph Lauren

Narciso Rodriguez


















9. You’ll Be Blinding.

Prepare to shine. Metallics are everywhere. If Proenza Schouler’s gilded Xena cocktail dress is too bold, there’s soft golden lace in a tea dress by Sari Gueron and a collar of paillettes at Behnaz Sarafpour. Donna Karan and Vera Wang shine up separates—making high gloss wholly suitable for day.

Blinding Trend in New York Spring 05 Fashion
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Donna Karan

Sari Gueron

Behnaz Sarafpour















Blinding Trend in New York Spring 05 Fashion
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Vera Wang

Proenza Schouler


















10. You’ll Actually look forward to black-tie.

It’s a beautiful season for evening dresses. The shape is long and fluid, the colors rich, and the inspiration as varied as the Wyoming sky (Calvin Klein), thirties Riviera (Carolina Herrera), and Zandra Rhodes (Proenza Schouler). First-timer Sari Gueron seemed inspired mainly by a word: soignée.

Black-Tie Trend in New York Spring 05 Fashion
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Carolina Herrera

Calvin Klein

Narciso Rodriguez















Black-Tie Trend in New York Spring 05 Fashion
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Sari Gueron

Proenza Schouler


















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