Fashions and designers that stick around

Women's Wear Daily, a famous fashion magazine, recently wrote about the "A to Zs" of fashion over the last 100 years. These are the fashions and designers that have stuck around, no matter what style is currently in and what every fashionista seems to be wearing.

Seeing as the industry is constantly adapting to new fashions, these designers and designs should be recognized because they have not fallen short of what people are looking for in clothing. Examples are the miniskirt, pantsuits for career women, and of course, flappers.

According to executive editor Bridget Foley, "the very best designers have to push forward, but [they] always consider what women will wear." It is important to always remember the everyday woman and keep their bodies and interests in mind.

Skinny jeans and pencil skirts seem to always be available for shoppers amongst the new designs and fashions. I think this saves the industry in part because many of the modern designs today do not have that lasting approach such as just putting on something black does, for example. Foley adds that "however modern and urban we like to think black is, women have been wearing it regularly since the 1920s."

As I have mentioned before in my blogging, the power of social media and buzz that has been around for ages substantially contributes to fashion and shapes the minds of consumers everywhere. Without the word-of-mouth that exists today, many designers would not be as successful.

Some of the designers that were chosen for the article that shaped fashion were Paul Poiret, Claire McCardell, and Christian Dior. Of course Coco Chanel made the list seeing as she basically "created an entire culture around a brand."

Many other designers made the cut such as Giorgio Armani, Oscar de la Renta, Donna Karan, and Donatella Versace. New talent was included in the list because balance was necessary, especially seeing as fashion is so often described as "representative" and not always "really good."

Source: Yahoo! Fashion News