Haute Concept

The key spring ‘08 trends from the Project Tradeshow New York are:

• COLORED DENIM-brightly colored jeans, unexpected colors in slim silhouettes

• MID-RANGE BLUE DENIM- clean, classic true blues come back after the dark denim craze of past seasons

• JEAN SHORTS-cutoff jeans make a comeback, this time with a slim-fit to modernize it

• ABOVE-THE-KNEE SHORTS- shorter inseams with a sport look to contrast the market flood of below-the-knee cargo shorts

• LUXE ACTIVEWEAR- sweats go up-scale with patch, print and embroidery detailing

• LONG-LENGTH TOPS- the waistline is extended to the hips with tunic length tops

• TECHNICAL FABRICS- appear to be going nowhere fast; jackets and coats get updated with these modern fabrics

Source: The July 30, 2007 issue of DNR