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Would You Wear It? Seven Fashion Week Trends to Try (or Not)

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Posted Sep 17th 2010 at 7:00AM  
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Looks from Ralph Lauren (left), Richard Chai Love (center) and Marc Jacobs (right). Photos: Getty Images (3)

Each season, tons of different looks march down the runways at New York Fashion Week. About 300 different designers show an average of 30 looks apiece, so that's roughly 9,000 fashion and 600 hair and beauty ideas to choose from. Some, we'll immediately integrate into our wardrobes and beauty routines. Others, we're not so sure of.

We've rounded up a few of Spring 2011's most creative trends. Take the quiz below and let us know if you'd wear them... or not

Would You Wear... American Frontierswoman Fashions?

There was a truly exploratory spirit running through certain collections this season -- most notably at Ralph Lauren, who took the idea of venturing out into the prairie winds to an almost costumish degree. Take for example, his tablecloth coat that is trimmed with frilly lace. Could you see yourself throwing this on over a pair of leather chaps for the spring? Giddy up!

Would You Wear... Creatively Layered Culottes?
At Richard Chai Love, the designer was intent on moving away from the too-short, too-exposed way of dressing that has infiltrated shows in recent seasons. Instead, he took a page out of Martha Graham's style repertoire and sent models down the runway in sheer body-stockings and lots of interesting layers. For us, we found the culottes over pants look a bit Japanese-y but also rather curious. Who wants to return to that '80s way of dressing? Remember when you wore shorts over sweatpants in gym class?

Would You Wear... Disco Diva Styles?
From Marc Jacobs to Rodarte to Tory Burch, we saw a lot of funkafied ensembles sashay down the runway for spring. Perhaps the most obvious was Jacobs, who channeled the heady days of Studio 54 and vintage Yves Saint Laurent in his collection. The colors were so retro you could almost imagine being back in your parents' old rec room. For women who love to boogie and to get down, there were daringly low jumpsuits, wide-brim oversize sunhats, funky sunglasses, and gold glitter platform heels. Can you dig it?


Neon-orange lips at Ohne Titel and yellow eyeliner at Peter Som. Photo: Getty Images


Would You Wear... Neon-Orange Lipstick?
By far the single most prominent beauty trend at New York Fashion Week, glowing citrus lips popped off faces at Ohne Titel, Jill Stuart, Marc by Marc Jacobs, and Isaac Mizrahi, to name just a few. Though it's a little scary at first glance, orange lipstick can actually be quite flattering. Makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury, who created a knockout tangerine lip at Jill Stuart, told us backstage that "this color suits most people. It complements every skin tone and makes your eye color pop. It's incredibly effective!" That said, we may have to grow some bigger beauty cojones to wear this look in public.

Would You Wear... Yellow Eyeliner?
Will we be trading our trusty taupe eye shadow for bright yellow this spring? If top designers have their way, the answer is a resounding "yes, honey." Tom Pecheux drew a banana-shape arch over models' lids at Peter Som as a modern ode to the 1960s staple flicked eyeliner. Doo.Ri and Zac Posen also showed the sunny shade on their runways. A slick of yellow shadow is certainly a fresh idea, but we're torn -- is it wearable, or a little bananas?

Painted hair at Altuzarra, and crazy frizz at Marc by Marc Jacobs. Photo: Getty Images


Would You Wear... Frizzed-to-the-Max Hair?
When harbinger-of-cool designer Marc Jacobs likes a hairstyle so much that he shows it not only once, but twice, you know it's a trend that will take root. Hairstylist Guido Palau found himself creating the same intricately frizzed 'do -- which he deemed "Grace Coddington frizz" after Vogue's longtime creative director -- at both the Marc Jacobs runway show and the following afternoon at his diffusion line, Marc by Marc Jacobs. "It's that decadent frizz from the 1930s that we revisited in the '70s," he said, and from the tense scene we witnessed backstage at both shows, unless you were blessed with hair this curly, the look is no easy feat to create yourself. Is that a good thing? You tell us.

Would You Wear... Painted Locks?
Last season, we saw colored extensions on the runways, but this season, hairstylists took it up a notch by actually painting color onto the hair for a temporary burst of brights. Guido Palau started the trend at Alexander Wang by coating models' hair in white clay and melting it into the strands with a hairdryer for a painted effect. Altuzarra carried it on with primary colors slashed through models hair to conjure up a '70s punk look, and Alexandre Herchcovitch perfected it by painting models' buns various pastel shades to match their dresses (and their lips). Is this trend a brush above the rest, or should paint be reserved for walls?

TAKE THIS POLL AND TELL US... WOULD YOU WEAR IT?

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Maria, 9-17-2010, 2:36PM

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The answer to the question "would you wear it?" is obvious. How many of you out there have ever seen anything any of these models wear that is as outrageous as this crap on anyone walking down the street? I live in LA, I would see it if it was there! Also, you can only weigh 90 lbs. to even attempt to pull off any of this crap!

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no one special, 9-17-2010, 2:59PM

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i weight 120 and i wear some of that stuff so dont even

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Dennis, 9-17-2010, 8:04PM

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Oddly enough, people DO wear it. Not every people, but the silver spoon-fed privileged-from-birth and highly self-entitled rich brats and gay trend-setters that secretly hate women wear this trash to their highly stratified get-togethers. Who else would? It's not exactly practical for any occasion I would attend, or anyone I know for that matter. It's more like when you go to an exclusive restaurant and order the Chef's Indulgence, which means you're going to get an 8-course meal consisting of tiny servings that allow the Chef to show off their skills. You probably won't actually like any of it, much less go looking for an entire plateful. None of it will EVER be on the main menu. But it lets the Chef stretch their legs a bit and be (yuck) creative. Same with the clothes, hair, and makeup at the fashion week shows. It's a fantasy that lets people know what the designer can do, not what they plan on making a living on. It's too ugly and there wouldn't be enough people besides the silver spooners to buy it.

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Jim, 9-17-2010, 2:53PM

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Orange lips and yellow eyeliner are just fine........if you're a clown....or want to look like one.

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Lita, 9-17-2010, 3:17PM

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Jim? You made me laugh. The first thing I thought when I saw this was that it came from the makeup department at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College. But then again, clown makeup is seldom this garrish.

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Alexa, 9-17-2010, 3:36PM

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You are soo right Jim! :D I agree. I know I would NEVER wear that in public.

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HowdydoUdo, 9-18-2010, 5:07PM

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HowdydoUdo

Alexa....your response begs the question "Would you wear that in private?" lol

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G Yendav, 9-17-2010, 9:29PM

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G Yendav

Or......Work at McDonald's :)

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helema alkaabi, 9-17-2010, 6:24PM

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yup jim you said it!! i wouldnt put this look on a rag doll....and they are suposed to look funny!! heck if a woman was wearin this where im from people would question he rsanity!!

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John F.C. Taylor, 9-17-2010, 2:58PM

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Ralph Lauren? No. The other two? Maybe. The orange lipstick seems to me to be a retred from the 60s. Any eyeliner that covers that much of the lid, regardless of color is too much. Wonder what it would look like with a darker mascara. Painted hair? No. Frizzed? Just looks like she had a losing battle with a power outlet.

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JOANNA, 9-17-2010, 8:04PM

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It's all crap.

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SUSANNE, 9-17-2010, 3:08PM

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My best friend and I are going to the Shakira concert next week
and we got purple and yellow makeup to wear for fun.
I didn't need fashion week to influence us we are just doing it
for fun. I wouldn't wear purple and yellow makeup out for a regular day.

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Koz, 9-17-2010, 3:18PM

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The Ralph Lauren is great, the pants are perfect. The Chai Love is also great. That Jacob made me throw up. What I don't like is what is a women with boobs and butt going to wear. These model are all way to skinny. As for the make up and hair that is all crap.

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Fran, 9-17-2010, 3:11PM

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That poofy frizzed hair is not that hard to get at all, if your hair is long enough to braid. I used to do that as part of my hippie persona back in the late '60s/early '70s. All you have to do is section and braid your hair into as many teeny-tiny plaits as you possibly can while it's wet, then let it dry fully. When you brush out the braids you get what my boyfriend of those days called 'angel fluff.' My platinum-blonde hair came out looking like a dandelion clock. I wouldn't try to carry that look off now, in my 50s, but it was lots of fun back in my college days!

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T.A.W., 9-17-2010, 3:28PM

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I use to do the same thing to my hair also. I miss the '70's and my kids are so jealous that I lived that era!

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Hep, 9-17-2010, 4:24PM

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I remember those days. I spent hours putting my hair in those tiny braids! Fifteen years later, I was able to use that method to make my daughter into a very realistic looking lion on Hallowe'en!

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Juju, 9-17-2010, 5:03PM

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If you are old enough to have worn that fashion in the past, you're too old to wear it now! At least I am. :-)

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Kat, 9-17-2010, 3:14PM

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I see fashion shows as yes, a way fo designers to display their upcoming pieces, but moreso as a way for them to express their creativity. Styles do come out of the runway but in more subtle forms.
I see the yellow eyeliner as the most wearable out of all fo these because it's easier and more safe to play with makeup, and eye makeup is usually less strange to experiment than, say lip colors.
I can also see the layering style being integrated in other forms such as layered shirts or peacoats.
The Western theme? It's possible. Most likely just prints of button ups and shoes will be affected, but natural leathers may also pop up! Can't wait.

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Mo Money, 9-17-2010, 3:29PM

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This stuff is ridiculous. Maybe not Ralph Lauren, but that eyeliner and lipstick makes my eyes hurt. I just don't understand why they have this when no one even takes there raucous ideas.

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Linda, 9-17-2010, 3:20PM

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I find all these "new" fashion trends amusing. For me it is BTDT. I wore bright white eyeliner above my black eyeliner. I wore skinny jeans. I wore crop tops and platform shoes....in the 60's and 70's. It's true the old line "When everything old is new again" LOL

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