International Fashion Trends

New York ladies love fashion and they wear what they want to. Street fashion photos taken around New York show that the scarf is big and adds style to everything. Boots are very strong, all heights and oversized handbags are must haves. New York women have a love affair with pants, tights, and leggings. The way women dress demonstrates a serendipity and individuality being expressed. A few dress and skirts were evident, but pants are stronger. Casual, casual, casual is Big!

Street fashion photos from a recent trip to Turkey at the beginning of September. Turkish women dress primarily in Western clothing, but you still see many women wearing headscarfs and light cover-all topcoats. In rural areas the traditional peasant clothing is still very popular.

These New York ladies had to put up with a lot of heat this August. However they are keeping their cool in summer fashions like, shorts, short cotton dresses,  and maxi's. Stripes are very strong. Women are wearing strappy sandals and flip flops all over town. These pictures were taken on Fifth Avenue, Madison Avenue and around Columbus Circle and Lincoln Center. New York street fashion is very eclectic and you can see creativity appearing here and there. Enjoy!

The Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, San Francisco, is one of the top farmers markets in the country. It is known for the quality and varities of its fresh farm products, plus artisan and prepared foods. Over 20,000 visitors shop for fruits, vegetables, meats, eggs, breads, cheeses and jams every week. It's the place to be seen on Saturday mornings. Besides cooking classes and panel discussions to learn more about food you can see the local San Franciscan fashionistsa's shopping for their certified organic foods and flowers to brighten things up at home.

Summer fashions are universal! The streets of every country are full of the latest summer fashions. Women are wearing a lot of strapless dresses, and maxi's. Pants in all lengths are everywhere from short shorts, ankle pants to full length and everything in between. Very short skirts, ruffles and hats are other favorites. Sandals, wedges, flip flops and heels are clattering down world streets. You see alot of the color white, stripes and animal prints. Tank tops are a favorite to keep you cool.

Prada, the Italian fashion house, has introduced designs made in a number of countries by their local artisans. This spring woven leather ballerina flat shoes, woven leather handbags and two dress styles with chikan embroidery in red, blue, green or white are all made in India.

Our guest writer, Jeannick Minet, visited Madigascar over the holidays. She took the following pictures while in Madigascar. Jeannick reports: "Madagascar women in the streets aren't very stylish. The population is dirt poor and clothing isn't a high priority." However from the photo's of Madagascar women, women favor skirts, love color, patterns and denims. The women definitely demonstrate a creative approach to Madagascar fashion.

In general fashion varies by neighborhood in Manhattan.  Downtown areas are very eclectic with a little of everything.  Uptown women dress with a little more taste and style. However when it comes to midtown you get a mix of fashions from tourists and residents wearing a variety of clothing styles.

New York ladies staying cool during Indian summer on the streets of Manhattan. All types of clothing is evident from exercise wear to just about everything else. You see women expressing themselves with their wearing apparel. There is definitely a more "laid back" trend in clothing worn by women in major cities everywhere today. Women want to be comfortable and are dressing to accomplish comfort.

Clothing including, eco friendly fashion, must be first and foremost stylish. From a marketing point of view you need to first sell a great design – that the product is eco friendly is a welcomed plus for the consumer. Manuela feels that consumers will spend more money for eco fashion if they understand the benefit. Just because something’s green does not mean it is necessarily expensive, for example -- the H&M garden collection, and American Apparel eco T’s are one dollar more expensive then “standard” T's.