Month: September 2017

Put a Feather in Your Cap…and on Your Fall Dress and Top!  Feathers – Fall 2017 Fashion Trend #7

Put a Feather in Your Cap…and on Your Fall Dress and Top! Feathers – Fall 2017 Fashion Trend #7

Fashionable feathers are not a new concept.  The novel fact is that feathers have become ubiquitous this fall.  Native Americans historically used feathers for ornamentation in headdresses. In 16th-century Europe, feathers were used to embellish masks.  These embellished masks, that were traditionally designed for aristocratic use,…

Don’t Let Anyone Dull Your Sparkle!  Glittery Boots – Fall 2017 Fashion Trend #6

Don’t Let Anyone Dull Your Sparkle! Glittery Boots – Fall 2017 Fashion Trend #6

Glittery boots are in Fall 2017. Rooted in the past – think 70s disco and the 80s glam – glitter boots are back this fall with a new fresh look.  This look is guaranteed to make you sparkle! Glitter boots made an appearance six distinct times on…

Checkers Anyone? – Fall 2017 Fashion Trend #5

Checkers Anyone? – Fall 2017 Fashion Trend #5

Plaid (also known as Tartan or Check)—is everywhere Fall 2017.  Seen on shorts, pantsuits, pleated skirts, coats, full-length skirts, and dresses.  Most of the plaid looks seen on the runways this season take their inspiration from 70s plaid but there’s a splash of 90s grunge…

Drape Yourself in Velvet – Fall 2017 Fashion Trend #4

Drape Yourself in Velvet – Fall 2017 Fashion Trend #4

“I would drape myself in velvet if it were socially acceptable.”  George Costanza spoke these words in The Label Maker episode of the sitcom Seinfeld over 20 years ago.  Well George – your time has come!  Velvet is one of the major fashion trends of…

Fall Fashion Trends – Keeping It Real

Fall Fashion Trends – Keeping It Real

Fashion & Invites has been featuring one post specifically dedicated to each Fall 2017 Fashion Trend. These trends have appeared all over the World’s runways, but many of you may be asking, “How can I incorporate the runway ideas into my everyday life?” We have…

Red Hot – Fall 2017 Fashion Trend #3

Red Hot – Fall 2017 Fashion Trend #3

It’s official! The color red is THE color of Fall 2017. Red has been featured on runways around the world during Fall 2017 fashion shows. But what exactly does the color red imply? The color red is energizing- motivating us to take action and feel…

What a Doll – Fall 2017 Fashion Trend #2

What a Doll – Fall 2017 Fashion Trend #2

Last week, Fashion & Invites  presented our first featured fall 2017 fashion trend – the bell-sleeved look. Today we’ll focus on another popular trend that has been appearing on the runways of fall 2017 fashion shows – the Russian Doll (Matryoshka nesting doll) look; detailed…

As Clear as a Bell…Sleeve – Fall 2017 Fashion Trend #1

As Clear as a Bell…Sleeve – Fall 2017 Fashion Trend #1

2017 meets the 1970s.  The bell sleeve trend is one that you will see during the Fall of 2017.  If this trend doesn’t seem new – you’re right.  The trend has its most recent prominent roots in the 1970s (and it did morph and resurface…