TRENDS // FASHION SNOOPS - MUST HAVES AW 2016-17

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WOMEN'S KEY ITEMS F/W 2016-17

Great Report! Fashion Snoops’ Key Items series identifies F/W 16 items featured in Women’s and Young Contemporary Trend Stories. Presented across all major classifications, these key items serve as a virtual line sheet for the season. Full reports are available in the Fashion Vignette Trend Shop.
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This season outerwear and sweater offerings are heavy, oversized or elongated. Dresses and skirts signal a shift in silhouette with the midi. Woven tops favor new turtleneck or bow blouses, while peasant blouses are also important. Finally, pants continue to embrace volume with culottes and wide leg pants.

    OUTERWEAR - FLOOR DUSTER    

Dusters are relevant to both outerwear and sweaters this season. Most influential are floor duster coats, which feature extra long lengths and sometimes oversized shapes. Select styles feature blanket styling with aspects like asymmetric hems, belts and shawl collars.

    TOPS - PEASANT BLOUSE     

The peasant blouse is a must-have especially for the young contemporary market that may be slower to adapt the more forward style of woven turtlenecks. With a strong relevance to bohemian looks, design updates include full sleeves, keyhole or high necks and tie or ruffle front details.

    SWEATERS AND KNITS - TURTLENECK    

The turtleneck is a classic style that dominates the sweater classification this season. Appealing to both womenswear and young contemporary stories, turtlenecks veer either slim/fitted or more relaxed with oversized shapes and extra long sleeves.

    DRESSES - BOHO MAXI    

The boho maxi makes a triumphant return to the dress classification thanks to romantic and bohemian references. Diaphanous materials are a must on flowing silhouettes, while new updates to consider include peasant sleeves, high necklines and dramatic side slits.

    SKIRTS - MIDI SKIRT      

Mid-calf shapes are a defining silhouette of the season, with the midi skirt as the number one must-have. It branches out into two directions - fuller dirndl styles, as well as slim midis. Widespread applications in womenswear are featured, as well as options for the young contemporary market. Fuller styles favor high waists, and pleats, while slim shapes are a match for slits and wrap construction.

    PANTS - CULOTTES    

Culottes have evolved from shants - short pants - in previous seasons. Culottes are a bit shorter compared to cropped wide leg styles, and they apply to various looks from minimalist to preppy. Below the knee lengths are essential, while design details may include wrap waistlines, flat fronts and cuffed hems. Knit styles are also featured.

This series of comprehensive trend reports by Fashion Snoops includes coverage & analysis of Women's Key Items, styles & sketches for the Fall/Winter 16/17 season.

Fashion Snoops’ F/W 16/17 Seasonal Must-Haves identifies key items that appear most frequently across Women’s and Young Contemporary Stories. Application, Design Updates and Sketch pages provide the tools necessary to update each item, while early Retail Confirmation affirms the items.