FASHIONWEEK Fall 2007: Constance White Shares the Important Trends from the New York Shows. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG & VIDEOBLOG Interview

"It's been a really great season for salable clothes," explains Constance White, Style Director for eBay.com in the Fashiontribes videoblog interview (above). "We've returned to a lot of Americana - a lot of jackets, a lot of skirts and pants, but with a new twist: it's very glamorous and very polished. The most important shows most certainly would include Marc Jacobs, and Phillip Lim, who I loved. He is a newer talent, and we really have to have newer talent if we're going to survive and continue to be important."

Marc Jacobs 3.1 Phillip Lim

Constance White sums up the important fashion trends for Fall 2007:

• COLOR "Yes, we saw a lot of black; yes, we saw tons of gray, and we saw a lot of navy, but hey, it's fall, what's the big deal in that? Color was the number one big trend for fall."  (Anne Klein)


• OPTIONS "The other big news is that as opposed to just dresses, there are now a lot more options for women." (Michael Kors)


• LACE UP BOOTIES "Fall's must-have shoe." (Carolina Herrera)


• MINIMAL JEWELRY There's been a strong de-emphasis on jewelry, and a lot of head emphasis whether it was those huge-brimmed hats at Marc Jacobs or great little handkerchiefs at Michael Kors. We just didn't see a lot of necklaces and earrings." (Marc Jacobs)

- Lesley Scott

(photos: style.com)

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