No question that Fall 2009 has presented us with a vast array of trends worth rocking from big shoulders and boyfriend jeans and blazers to leather, fur, one shoulder dresses, sequins and the list can go on. With so many delish options on the plate its always tempting to become a glutton and gorge on it all regardless if it works for you or not, but maybe its time to ask yourself if you should. Should you dress according to the latest trends or according to your own body type?

There’s no question that most times these 6 foot tall skinny minnie women (and I use the term lightly since most of them are underage girls with bodies not fully developed) strutting down the catwalk makes it all look so effortless to pull off. If they do an exceptional job they actually play a role in helping us to disillusion ourselves into believing hell yeah I can pull that off too! No problema!! And dare I say that sometimes even these skinny minnies can’t pull off certain trends. Gasp! Well it’s true because sometimes certain silhouettes and cuts need a curvier figure to make it look yums.  Going from Runway to Real Way isn’t always so cut and dry.

Like most women, I too want to look stylish and put together, but I’ve come to accept that well my legs aren’t going to get any longer. I’m cool with that. I’m what you would label “petite”. I hate that word. I’m 5’3 with a slim athletic build and trust me it’s not an easy body to dress. People would tell me about how lucky I was to be able to wear anything and I would be thinking, “ummm no it’s not”. Certain things would just drown me and it just looks ghastly when you’re swimming in your clothes. No matter how much I would appreciate how it would fall on someone else, I knew that this is just not for me. Simple. Move on because the things that were suited for me I would rock out and rock hard! I love clothes, but I don’t want them wearing me; I want to wear them.

I know what I’m going to have fun wearing this fall season and what I will leave on the racks. I want to be seen first and then for someone to think , “wow that looks amazing on her!” I love seeing women looking fab in clothes that accentuate their assets. So sound off. I’m interested in your comments. Do you dress according to the latest trends or according to your body type?

Quoted from In Her Shoes:

Maggie Feller: Shoes like these should not be locked in a closet! They should be living a life of scandal, and passion and getting screwed in an alleyway by a billionaire while his frigid wife waits in the limo thinking that he just went back into the bar to get his cellphone. These are cute too.
Rose Feller: Please tell me you just made that up.
Maggie Feller: Look, if you’re not going to wear them… don’t buy them! Leave them for someone who’s going to get something out of them.
Rose Feller: I get something out of them! When I feel bad I like to treat myself. Clothes never look any good… food just makes me fatter… shoes always fit.

Both women were onto something and both had valid arguments. Maybe that’s why women love shoes because they do indeed always fit and have a way of making us feel super sexy and alluring which is why I love this collection.

What woman doesn’t love a pair of kick ass heels, but at a not so kick ass price. Well Christian Siriano has stepped up to the challenge by designing some killer heels for mainstream wallets! The shoes will be available Fall ’09 and I daresay these shoes will be flying off the shelves. The prices will range between $25-$45 making them easily affordable for most. This might be the best collaboration between a designer and Payless so far. I don’t know about you, but I’m gonna get me some!

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So I’m browsing the internet this morning looking for dresses for my new post (Top Dress Picks) when I come across this little number. This is Topshop’s Taffetta Prom Dress. While I like the color most things left me searching for answers. Do people in the fashion industry really think that consumers just blindly buy things? Do they think they can just make it and we will buy? I mean why would they add two large balloony things to the side of the dress that resemble fanny packs or flotation devices which will only make a girl look twice her size. Is there some type of hidden pump which allows you to inflate or deflate as necessary? Topshop describes this dress as  “a show stopping dress, to be worn with killer heels.” like duh it is a show stopper just in a not so good way. I don’t see any way of salvaging this one; not even with killer heels. Someone else described this as “a parent’s dream dress”. It takes me back to those 80s teen movies with the unpopular girl shopping with her mother and buying some super ugly dress that her mom picked out only to reinvent the ugly dress in the end. So Topshop take note and reinvent this one, please.

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Did you get to go? Yeah, me neither. But its easy to surmise that it was a phenomenal success. Wish I had been there, but it wasn’t in the cards. There are two very distinct things which I would have loved to see in person. The first being Anna Wintour at Queens Center Mall and Rihanna’s studded visor sunglasses.Yet I can’t help to wonder if Rihanna was capable of seeing through those glasses.

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Pantone has released the top 10 colors you will be seeing in Spring 2010 Women’s RTW. Personally, I’m on the fence with some of the selections. I understand that with the state of the economy that designers want to scale back the drama a bit, but don’t we need an escape. Even if I can’t afford what I see in the stores I love to browse and get inspired which is why I love art so much. I love the blending of colors and it gives you an escape from the everyday. I look at fashion the same way. I love to see the vibrancy of colors mixed with neutrals to provide a nice balance. Some of the colors presented are vibrant, but in a more subdued tone. There aren’t too many bold statement colors which I would have loved to see even if it were one or two colors. So what’s your take on the list. Do you love it, hate it, or just don’t care?