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| Metrofashion Fall
2000 - Mod Squad Glamour |
Fall 2000 fashion - new wave chic returns to fashion!
Chloe,
Armani,
and Prada
are among the international fashion designers that resurrected 20th century
city chic for the spectacular    Fall
2000 season. New York, London, Paris, and Milan catwalks glowed golden in
February with denim, camel leathers, and opulent details, and the looks
have reached the city shopping districts here in September. So "let's us"
have a look! (runway photographs ©Joseph Cartright, cartright.com)
"Mod Squad" is the inspiration for Fall 2000 fashion..., cool city
chic, retro designs, and luxurious details define Fall
2000 and the return of glamour. The mood of a movie sometimes determines
its legacy. So goes it with Mod Squad, the hip 1999 cinema takeoff
on the late 1960s-early 1970s television series.
 The
movie is dark, whimsical, and brash, framing the awkward world of the the
late 1990s
American youth, a world full of wealth and glamour, but devoid of purpose
or dignity. Trapped in this world with no spiritual center are three young
handsome rebels, each with attitude and personality, led by 90s cult heroine
Claire
Daines. Their stylish dress and haughty attitude sets them apart from
the homegenous youth culture of the day.
Fitting then that Mod Squad's legacy (18 months later) would be a
Fall 2000 fashion season tagged by the media as "Glamour is Back." Fitting
because that 90s culture so transparently depicted in Squad provides
the glam juice for much of Fall 2000.
 Where
Spring
2000 was elegant and designers tiptoed back from the sea of 90s minimalism
to the shores of prettiness, Fall 2000 sees them dive headfirst into the
icy waters of glamour. Once again, its important to exhibit privilege, that
you have the means to wear the finest fabrics, styles, and creations, even
those rehashed. From the rose leather jacket that Claire Daines dones in
the first bar scene of Squad, to the print shirts and brown suede
coat that Omar Epps wears in crime action sequences, Fall 2000 brings back
the ready-to-lux look, and it's truly gorgeous. (Image above right is Anand
Jon Fall 2000 jacket with metallic ornamental cuffs and collar and open
chest.)
Byblos
(Genny house) presents a series of dark blue peices that range from crepe
wool pants and skirts to lambskin pants and thigh-length rain coats. The
Byblos
collection includes accent peices for a softer tone, like silk patterned
knee-length dresses, with the prevailing theme being midtown chic. These
are work clothes with attitude, consistent with the mod trend of Fall 2000
and versatile enough to wear seriously.
If you like the low-waist mod look, John
Richmond presents elmwood velvet pants, and beige high-water stretch
bottoms that can be coupled with all of the Fall 2000 colors. They look
great with bandeaus and halter sweaters, and, for something a little more
splashy, Richmond shows purple overcoats. (Image left is Luca Luca Fall
2000 leather black pants and camisole.)
You can see the roots of city mod trends in the Chanel
collection - denim stretch, low-cut pants and halters overlayed with sheer.
Chanel
upgrades the mod thread for Year 2000 with decorative oversized scarves
and blouses, and trims the rebel look with white wool cropped jackets and
corduroy arm coats. However you mix and match the mod peices, Fall 2000
has lots to offer to ladies with attitude. |
| Photography ©Joseph
Cartright |
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