Tokyo fashions – autumn 2004

I picked up a couple of clothing catalogs yesterday to see what everyone will be wearing from this month through January. Here are the trends I noted:
Colors: black, charcoal grey, white (pure white and winter white), camel, chocolate brown, pumpkin orange, emerald green, dusty rose, burgundy, slate blue.
Fabrics: corduroy, wool, leather, chunky knits, fur accents
Patterns: mainly solids and heathery tweeds, but some flowery prints, large checks, houndstooth
Hemlines: just below the knee; mid-calf

Styles: 1960s retro styling; V-neck sweaters over lacy camisoles; frilled shirts & ruched tops over A-line skirts, sleeveless dresses with belt accents, necklines of all sorts. Not so much “skirt over pants” this year–thank goodness.
One oddity of both the catalogs–all the lingerie models are blonde foreigners.