What will 2013 bring forth for the fashion world?

Happy belated New Year!

Sadly, I had no time off during the Xmas/New Year break and was hard at work and have not been able to keep a consistent timeline here.

2013 will hopefully become a promising and fulfilling year for the fashion industry and all it encompasses.

Firstly, and one can only hope, that tights as pants will finally fade into oblivion. This I think will only be a dream owing to the amount of people still parading them about my neighbourhood, but one can wish, hard.

Secondly, Balenciaga may swing to the forefront of everyone's attention due to its head designer change. Alexander Wang, the one, the only, the best. What will he bring to the Balenciaga name? At first I thought this was an interesting and perhaps an uncomfortable choice, however, now that I have seen the latest studio made collection, almost making way as it were for his debut, I am truly excited. His masterful tailoring and beautiful luxe fabrics should bring a breath of fresh air to the catwalk for SS 13/14. I just hope he keeps on making amazing clothing, bags and shoes for his own lines as T by Alexander is my new obsession!

Thirdly, H&M are coming. What will this once again mean for our Sportsgirls, Portmans and local brands? H&M are perhaps the most affordable,bang on trend and accessible brand in the entire world and this is a scary thing to envision for our already collapsing industry. Topshop and Zara's impacts seem to have fitted into a small niche that perhaps we weren't addressing completely here. Their businesses have not killed Australian equivalents, maybe taken away from them, but melded in nicely as another option. H&M are cheaper and bigger competition. They are also coveted around the world for being the brand that offer affordable copies of every designer name under the sun. I.am.scared.

Lastly, Pantone Colour of the year is Emerald. Amazing! I am truly looking forward to a year of beautiful peacock hues and jewel tones. This also may have something to do with the fact that emerald is one of my colours, but it does make a nice change to Tangelo Tango, as that orangey red does nothing for a pink based complexion. Bring on another year of developing more sustainable fabrics, new silhouettes, prints, textures and trends. Excitement!

I purchased this from Outnet last week, love!

Refreshing Change.

Future Pitt Street Mall.