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Appearing to have stemmed from last year’s “grandpa sweater,” over-sized cardigans were big for both sexes this year, and played into a classic, laid back, collegiate look. Their style is sophisticated, yet practical and trendy, and we wore them with jeans, leggings or shorts. Long, easy-fitting, button-up knitwear reminiscent of times of the T-birds and the Pink Ladies proved to be a popular wardrobe staple.
This year, fashion chose to reminisce on ‘90s grunge. While flannel may have adorned hunters and lumberjacks in the past, our ‘90s-loving generation is more accustomed to the fleecy plaids of “Boy Meets World” and “Rosanne.” (The ‘90s were ours, and we won’t let those lumberjacks forget it!) This unisex trend made our shopping easy (what Salvation Army doesn’t have ‘em?), and we paired it with jeans, shorts, leggings, a belt, skirt, dress or anything, really. Comfort, value and thoughtless fashion all wrapped into one — what’s not to love? But best of all, cut, size, gender and season need not apply. Flannel shirts have become the ultimate recession-proof trend.
Guys’ pants just seem to get tighter and tighter, don’t they? And although girls gotta have their skinny jeans as well, women’s fashion couldn’t resist this year’s tendency to borrow from the boys. Relaxed fit T-shirts, men’s flannels, vests, tailored blazers, motorcycle jackets and wide-leg pants were all-too-tempting to turn down. For guys, skinny jeans, shorter shorts and swim wear, close-fitting button downs and V-neck T-shirts made for popular — and slightly feminine — items.
Despite political views, parties or qualms, a good deal of Americans chose to “give peace a chance” this year. The peace sign — a born symbol for nuclear disarmament — was quite a motif in fashion accessories this year, appearing on footwear, bags and jewelry galore. Other popular peace accessories were rings, earrings and bracelets with a peace pendant strung onto a cord, twine or string. It seems a social tendency to revert to the past — which in this case happens to include wartime — was reflected in accessories through the incredibly obvious yet classic, peace symbol. Although its original message isn’t always known to those who wear it, the symbol continues to stand for positive change throughout time.
We commenced 2009 with them, so what better way to boot us into a new year? For women, boots have been popular for a few years, but the tail end of 2009 has yielded taller, over-the-knee styles. In leather, pleather or suede, scrunchy, bunchy or plain, flat or stiletto, a pair of over-the-knee boots can serve to jazz up even the simplest of ensembles. Other styles included combat and riding boots. As the year comes to a close, more and more men have begun picking up the boot trend as well. Again, they just can’t get away from what the girls are doing.
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