Boots with biker straps will feature heavily throughout 2004

Boots with a line of repeating bondage biker bar straps with buckles, eyelet lacing or a line of contrast covered buttons will adorn many legs. On the practical side flat biker boots and moon boots will be a modern version of Courrèges style boots to wear with shorter dresses.

Tasteful, well designed patchwork leather boots that follow a pattern such as zig zags rather than random patches will allow consumers to buy boots with elements of rarer materials.

Powerful self-confident women. Fashion is determined by value and no longer by vintage. An imaginative concept look, a return to the formal but with sudden shifts in style.

ALEXANDRA'S FASHION ALPHABET

A for Art Deco -

The 20s with their little loose ultra-short dresses or the finesse of designs in the Bauhaus style.

B for British Chic -

Classical and traditional values in the 40s and 50s styles, but with a new slant.
 

C for Croisière Elegance -

Feminine discipline in couture discovers the costume fantasy spectacle 'Star Wars'.
 

D for Dandy blouses -

High-sitting wing-collars and elaborate sleeve finishes make for dramatic evening looks.
 

E for Emma Peel -

Her look : very sexy overalls making her the perfect partner for Mad Max.
 

F for Fashionites -

These are single girls with average educational backgrounds and high incomes also called shopaholics for short - according to a survey conducted by RISC for INVISTA.
 

G for Gothics -

Young people aware of their environment; preferences are the olour black, leather, piercing and studded accessories. As exemplified by the film Matrix.
 

H for Hitchcock Beauties -

As a symbol of cool sexiness. Perfectionism with a 'Less is more' approach: couture-like tailored jackets, narrow pencil skirts and feminine A-lines.
 

I for Indoor-jackets & Coats -

Hip-length bomber Jackets sometimes without collars but often with deep slits are combined with little roll-necks while indoor coats also called 'magician's robes" are indispensable ]acket-coats.
 

J for Jacquards -

Washed and felted, featuring floral patterns geometric designs for little twin-sets and cardigans.
 

K for Komfort Knits -

Wintry landscapes and traditional patterns knitted from the best quality 'ingredients' like wick yarns with a multi-twist effect, alpaca, mohair, angora and cashmere blends.

L for Lamé -

Lamé and lurex, from bodysuits to roll-necks, mutate here from medieval armour to futuristic looks, from Jeanne d'Arc to Mad Max.
 

M for Mods -

The modernists on the London 60s design scene are given a new slant with tube dresses, hip-length Jackets and Op-Art elements - from cheerful colours to black and white effects.
 

N for Noblesse -

Elegant sophistication captivates us, tailor-made looks are on the advance, the formal moves into the foreground though in unconventional combinations.
 

O for Op-Art -

Op-Art creates abstract colour and light relationships and the interplay of black and white provides a particularly strong contrast as a source of inspiration for designs.
 

P for Pioneers -

Poets, Pimps & Players - the trend themes at cpd woman_man from nonchalant elegance through to the smart track-suit style.
 

Q for Quant -

Mary Quant, the inventor of the miniskirt in the 60s. These skirts are now undergoing a revival for leggy girls.
 

R for Roller Blade -

That 80s style with voluminous tops plus sexy padded biker and fencing jackets is back again.
 

S for Sporty Cocooning -

Protective materials with functional aspects - inspiration from skiwear like padded outdoor and skin-tight ski-pants.
 

T for TMI -

Too Much Information, too wide a range, too many directions at once - consumers want bite-sized pieces of information and that goes for fashion too!
 

U for Urban Western Girls -

Streetwear blends with western style ! Fit and casual, ready to brave the urban Jungle. In here are jeans-jackets with leather details and fringes, suede skirts and cowboy boots.
 

V for Vinyl -

Narrow drainpipes in stretch vinyl with hints of biker fashion. Uma Thurman in the film 'Kill Bill' sets the example for the right outfit here.
 

W for Warhol -

Warhol inspirations form the basis for graphic and fgurative motifs in strong colours like reddish orange and olive turquoise through to black and white.
 

X for Xpand-Material -

This softly flowing and shape-retaining material Trevira is ideal for breatheable, feelgood fashions.
 

Y for Youthquake -

60s youth culture in London from Mary Quant and her mini-skirt through to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
 

Z for Zappy Armour -

A futuristic slant on armour - studs, metallic buttons and buckles used as archaic accessories.

Classic: mythical, exotic grains with a patina or polished effect, small grains and smooth leather, patent leather, traditional textiles: knit, corduroy, woven fabric, male draperies with a clean cut or off-beat look, padded effects.

Futuristic: nappa, very soft leather, stretch leather, patent and lacquered leather, high-performance coatings, quilted textiles, iridescent, sparkling, and reflective effects, abstract graphics, optical graphics sometimes with straight lines and sometimes blurred and distorted.

Organic: mimetic leather, recycled leather, vegetable leather, thick furs, turned skins, flesh splits, multilayer textiles, felted wool, smudged checks, flowers, stripes and embroidery with an ethnic, folkloric feel, random effects: oxygenated, re-dyed, eroded, aged, and powdered.

Provocative: mirror lacquer, patent leather, vinyl, scored leather, tight-fitting leather, nightclub sequins, gothic lettering.

Sensual: voluptuous textures, supple, delicate leathers, suede calf, kid, lamb, pearly leather, rabbit fur and Qrilag, refined textiles: satin, ribbons, velvet, net, lace, embroidery, silk, drapery, nostalgic flowers, lingerie flowers, tiny oriental motifs, upholstery patterns.
 

with courtesy of www.fashionfreak.de