Returning... for Better or for Worse

Revisiting the Eighties doesn't sound like a good idea to me. Ms. Anna Wintour states, "Fashion is about the future." Nothing about the eighties seems futuristic to me in fact, it seems like we're back pedalling. Fashion is all about looking forward, thinking forward, and then acting forward. Nothing about big hair, crazy pastel prints, overly large teeshirts over leggings with Keds seems to scream "FUTURE! AHEAD!" in fact it doesn't even whisper it. It's more hinting at "TACKY! NO CLASS!" and I really don't think we need to go there again. And then, of course, there are those who argue, "But what about reinventing the eighties? That counts as looking forward right?" My answer is absolutely not! If something needs reinventing in the first place, it's because it failed the first time around and it doesn't need repeating. So what I am going to suggest is this: lots of contrast and juxtoposition for next winter. Big, flowy, silvery pants paired with a tight, fitted creme colored cashmere sweater. Yes, that should work out nicely.