Fashion, a general term for a popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person. The prevailing style in behavior as well. The more technical term, costume, has become so linked in the public eye with the term "fashion" that the more general term "costume" has in popular use mostly been relegated to special senses like fancy dress or masquerade wear, while the term "fashion" means clothing generally, and the study of it. For a broad cross-cultural look at clothing and its place in society, refer to the entries for clothing, costume, and fabrics. The remainder of this article deals with clothing fashions in the Western world.
Even though the year isn’t over, most of 2011′s trends have come be to defined. As such, we can already get a good feel for some of the elements that we’ll carry through into next year as fashion trends. After the break you’ll find the beginning of a list of those trends, including the elements that will come to influence their formation.
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Spring 2012 fashion trends
Get a head start on 2012 and gaze into the crystal ball to take in all the men’s and women’s 2012 fashion trends that are set to follow autumn / fall 2011. Fashionising.com’s spring 2012 fashion guide takes an advanced look at the best catwalks and collections, picking out all of the trends so you can build your perfect collection of 2012 fashion now.
Spring 2012 color trends
Everyone approaches color differently. While our wardrobes are usually dominated by one or two of them, often when we shop we’re partial to investing in some seasonal colors. Read our spring 2012 colors guide to find out which colors are dominating the minds of designers when they set about creating 2012′s fashions.
The curated wardrobe
This isn’t an actual 2012 clothing trend in so much as it is one that has an impact on the fashion we’ll choose in 2012. The curated wardrobe are our thoughts on the new luxury: the luxury of indulging in 2012′s fashion (and beyond) always with an eye on quality instead of quantity. Read the manifesto to find out more about the old luxury of fast fashion versus the new luxury of selected fashion, and why having a curated wardrobe is the sign of being stylish.
