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5 Runway Trends To Try and 5 to Skip
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Try: Highbrow Sportswear
Sportswear has become both high-end and fashion-forward, a trend we're seeing via the burgeoning crop of luxe fitness brands as well as on the runway, where designers from Victoria Beckham to Alexander Wang showed signs of sportswear inspiration.
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Skip: Sci-Fi
Undoubtedly, Rodarte’s Star Wars collection was one of the season’s most memorable and a number of other designers, including Jean Paul Gaultier, showed similar sci-fi tinged collections. However, these looks are best saved for Halloween.
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Try: Blanket Coats
If you're going to splurge on Burberry Prorsum outerwear this season, forget the trench and opt for a blanket coat. It's a look that is at once comfortable and visually interesting. Etro and DKNY are among the other brands that heavily pushed this trend.
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Skip: Big, Multicolored Fur
Thakoon, J. Mendel, Miu Miu...there was no shortage of big — often Chewbacca-like, as in this Marni shot — multicolored furs on the runway. While it's certainly an easy way to make sure you're the center of attention in any room, this look tends to be clownish. If you're dead-set on pulling it off, opt for faux fur and save your money for one of the season's other trends.
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Try: Cape Coats
If there's one takeaway from Fall 2014, it's that designers were really pushing various outerwear options. From Salvatore Ferragamo, pictured here, to Moschino, there were plenty of in-between season options to pick from, including some fantastic capes.
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Skip: Muffs
There are few things more adorable than a little girl toting a muff, and there are few things as awkward as an adult wearing one. Stick with gloves and leave the muffs, like the one seen here at Tory Burch, to the pre-teens and younger set.
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Try: Textured Tops
Textured tops, like the Alexander Wang one pictured here, are a great way to pull together a statement-making outfit in a pinch as it eliminates the need for heavy accessorizing.
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Skip: Frumpy Velvet
Velvet is hard to pull off. More often than not, it looks dated and dowdy. This season, some designers were able to make the slinky fabric work by opting for bodycon drapes or by mixing it with contrasting textures — if you're dying to work this look, go for those. Skip the ones that, like at Tom Ford, were loose and frumpy. Jewel tones tend to accent the dowdiness of velvet.
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Try: Bright Outerwear
Don't let the cool weather get you down. Opt for bright outerwear like this piece from Mark Fast. This is a great trend to shop at a store like Zara, since it's unlikely that an orange coat will be a closet staple for seasons to come.
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Skip: Long/Head-to-Toe Knits
Marc Jacobs showed a slew of these on the runway, but he wasn't the only one. The Row, Stella McCartney and Missoni are just a few of the other designers that showed elongated knits or head-to-toe knit looks. Sure, they're cozy, but they tend to lack sophistication and polish.
