Autumn / Winter 2011 Preview 1: Reflection

I have been spend­ing some time look­ing into the trends and for­casts for Autumn & Win­ter 2011, and I am going to post my own dis­tilled ver­sions. I am so happy to have the excuse to do this research again, so even if no one reads this, I am truly happy.

Here is the first of the looks: Reflec­tion. Fall and win­ter are times for reflec­tion to look into our past and remem­ber our roots. It is hard to imag­ine now in the heat of sum­mer, but before we know it, the sea­son will progress, the nights begin to become shorter and pro­gres­sively cooler. Even though the trend houses have pre­dicted these trends for over two years now, the end looks are never fully edited until we can take into account the mat­ters cur­rently effect­ing us such as pol­i­tics, global econ­omy, and the cul­tural events around us.

We are in a time of great dis­tur­bance rebound­ing from a crash­ing econ­omy, ongo­ing war, and the recent envi­ron­men­tal cri­sis with the BP oil spill. Events such as these will cause the trends to move closer to home so we can appre­ci­ate what we have and cher­ish the con­nec­tion to what we love and care about. This thought of reflec­tion is like relax­ing with your favorite com­fort food. it is famil­iar, warm, and consistent.

Autumn & Win­ter 2011

cred­its:
Hair: fri.day — Jasmine.2 — Cranky brown
Hair Acces­sory: **DP**yumyum Katyusha
Glasses: Fishy Straw­berry — Col­lege Glasses
Sweater Dress: Elate! Tuli — Emer­ald
Sweater: +KiiToS!! — Long Knit Gown — Gray
Bag: Ate­lier AM Leather Ruck­sack — Beige
Socks: Shiny Things — Knit Knee Socks
Boots: Exile Kboots — Brown