Fashion shows make me HAPPY :)

It's an election year, the United States is on the verge of a major depression, and then it's time for the Sring 2009 Fashion week. What a fantastic way to take our minds off current troubles at hand! :) There were so many designers and so many different trends to take in, that it would be crazy for me to try to hit every single designer. However, there were a few recurring trends within the shows.
So, a major trend for spring is going to be hard structured garments, or all the way in the opposite direction, soft, flowy, romantic type fabrics. Carolina Herrera and Donna Karan's shows were both display flowy, soft feminine fabrics. Fabrics that made you want to touch, and feel. Fabrics that make a girl feel girly, which is what we all love. Hard, structured type garments made their way into the Calvin Klein show. It was almost a magical way the fabrics just stood out from the clothes. Structured, strong-woman type outfits subtly located throughout all the shows. Pencil skirts were also all over the place, especially the high-waisted ones.
Anna Sui's show is the one that stands out most in my mind. She being my absolutely favorite designer, I adore her designs anyway. However, for Spring 2009 she decided to take us to the Oriental. There were influences from India, Japan, even a little Hawaiian? She used bright, jewel toned colors. All the fabrics were very, very heavily detailed and eye catching! The heavy neckwear was also apparent in about every outfit. It was just all about the tiniest little details. The fabrics spoke for themselves
Overall, the designers were trying to pull America's eyes away from all the negativity. The use of bright colors, texture, structure, or romanticism; Spring 2009's fashion is definitely going to make us all smile.