RACHEL GREEN'S FASHION STYLE IS BACK

As a fan of the great, famous TV show 'Friends' I have also been inspired by Rachel Green hugely due to her amazing clothing style. As the years progressed it is evident of how her style has adapted to the particular fashion trends, but it is interesting to witness how her style of clothing since the first series in 1994 has come back in to fashion within recent times.

This tartan shirt, cropped jumper with the knee high socks looks stylish with a sporty edge and is a great example of a typical fashionable Rachel Green outfit. She wore this in season one (episode 19) and two decades later the tartan skirt with a cropped jumper is back in fashion. The image on the right shows a similar outfit just in monochrome so it is interesting to see how this is an example of the fashion cycle -- an item of clothing ascending in to fashion after it died.

Dungarees have had a come back since Rachel Green wore them in season one of Friends. Short and long dungarees have come back in to fashion but in a different more modernised version-of black dungarees in particular. These can be worn as a casual outfit or dressed up with heels and a dressy top underneath.





The simple black crop top as seen worn by Rachel Green is back in fashion since crop tops have been a major on trend clothing item within the past couple years. I bought one of these from Topshop last year and due to it being able to be paired with anything makes it a great fashionable clothing to have. 

Off shoulder has been a on trend fashion item in the past few months,--especially over the summer. The image on the left shows Rachel Green wearing a sleeved, fitted off shoulder top which have come back in to fashion and I have seen being worn by numerous people . They are ideal as they can be more day to day when worn more casually paired with jeans or trousers, or they can be dressed up when worn with a skirt or dressy trousers. 

MY THOUGHTS...

The Spinning Life of Fashion Trends:

It fascinates me how fashion trends come and go and eventually come back in to fashion after a certain length of time, but in usually in a modernised version of the previous trend. There are many different reasons for certain things coming in to fashion and fashion culture plays a big part. Films can result in certain styles and clothing items coming in to fashion. An example of this is Tom Cruise in Risky Business caused an increase in RayBan sales. They were the 'must have' item at the time and then after a while fizzled out, and almost two decades later RayBans have come back in to fashion. The wayfarer and aviator style of glasses are the most famous and popular RayBan frames and since coming back in to fashion even though the overall style has remained the same as 20 years ago, -- they are slightly more modernised which gives them that different edge.

This fashion cycle occurs with most clothing as most likely when something goes out of fashion, it won't be very long before it comes back around and is back in the shops. The graph below shows this method of how trends come in to fashion, when they are dominating the fashion market and then eventually die (for a certain period of time) - before the come back around and ascend back in to fashion.

I was in London at the weekend and my sister was wearing my dad's over sized bomber jacket which he bought about 20 years ago. Similarly my friend was wearing his dad's Ralph Lauren bomber jacket which is about 18 years old. These are ideal examples of fashion items which were in fashion 18-20 years ago and now the death stage has finished and they are a dominant items again.

STREET STYLE SPOTTING

WINTER IS COMING -- LONG COATS ARE IN!

As the weather is getting colder people are starting to layer up and long coats are the new trend at the moment. Walking through the streets I have noticed below the knee coats are all the rage and 'smart looking' in particular. Many of them have fur collars which add a feminine look to the coats. After spotting these long, fur collared coats made me want to buy one and fell in love with one from Zara. 

The smart look and long style with the fur collar makes me feel smart and up to date with this trend!

http://www.zara.com/uk/en/woman/outerwear/view-all/coat-with-large-lapel-c733882p2830589.html

FUR GILETS -- THE NEW RAGE

One of my favourite fashion clothing items has finally come back in as fur gilets have become increasingly popular and I have seen them being worn by different people everyday throughout the past few weeks. These gilets look so stylish worn with a simple sleeved top or jumper to keep the attention being drawn to the actual gilet. Autumn is the ideal time for these to be worn as the weather is getting colder but often not too cold to wear an actual heavy coat.  Although these fur gilets entered the shops last year -- (and I bought one from Topshop in fact) they did not catch on as well as this year, - so I've got mine back out of the wardrobe to wear again this year.

Fashion Clothing Update

As I walk through the streets of Nottingham City it fascinates me the vibrant variety of different fashion clothing different people wear. It is evident that due to going to uni and living so close by to it that there are numerous young people who are trying to 'fit in' and yet 'stand out'!

CHECKED SHIRTS AND RIPPED SKINNY JEANS

These have been a major trend for the last few months with an increasing amount of people choosing to go for the casual, effortless look of a baggy check shirt with ripped skinny jeans. This current fad look has been on trend in both menswear and womenswear -- most likely due to shirts in general originating from menswear so shirts were designed for a specific purpose and not just to be a fad.

CHEETAH PRINT IS BACK!

Take a walk on the wild side! A major trend that has caught my eye is the sea of people in cheetah print clothing. Looking through fashion magazines and seeing people walking through the streets it has become apparent that cheetah print is back in fashion. Cheetah print fur coats are a major on trend clothing item at the moment especially as winter approaches and coats are back. This reflects this years overall trend of animal print being in fashion and no longer seen as being tacky.

TRAINERS ALL THE WAY!

A popular fashion item of the last couple years has been trainers. Particularly Nike have seen a massive increase in their sales as trainers are now a fashion statement worn by both men and woman with a fashionable outfit. Before trainers were worn mostly with a sport outfit and for practical use but recently they are on trend and worn daily with almost any outfit