As the summer crawls to an end and the thought of school comes closer to the front our your brain, I thought I should post a little article about fall fashions
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Thinking Inside the Box
By Adrian
Say goodbye to frills and dainty frocks. Fall brings a refreshingly strong, linear look!
While this fall’s fashion shows sent down looks ranging from 70’s disco glam to 90’s urban warrior, all designers agreed on one thing: strong, linear, almost boxy looks come September. Gone are the dainty, frilly baby doll tops and the flowing, romantic skirts that have inundated stores for the past couple of seasons. Fall’s look is definitively more masculine, with tunics, grunge-like layering, and mod, linear shift dresses standing at the front of this new style frontier.
The message was loudest at Marc Jacob’s namesake line and his work at Louis Vuitton, which recalled his early 90’s, grunge-inspired collection at Perry Ellis. Models were sent down the runway in heavy knit tops, layered, scrunched pants, and mushroom-style knit caps. The effect was a ‘cocooning’ of the body – a sort of 21st century armor.
Muccia Prada was feeling a similar need for protection, sending down skirts and coats decorated with haphazard strips of long-haired fur. The models looks more prepared for entering an urban battlefield than walking down one of the chicest runways in Milan.
Celebrity’s are already grabbing hold of this new look. Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen were one of the first to sport this style last November, when they wore matching, short, trapeze-like dresses to the Miss Davenporte Trunkshow. They sport similar, mod-inspired looks in the newest Issue of US Vogue magazine, paired with tights and boxy, square toe pumps.
Kate Bosworth also channeled this style when she wore a loose, minimalist white dress to this year’s MTV Movie Awards. This month, check her out on the cover of Teen Vogue, wearing this look full on - knit cap and all! 
What are the Hot Items for this Look?
It’s a rough world out there, but fall’s newest fashions will keep you ahead of the pack! Think big, boxy, and bold!
