FIENDTHURSDAY: PRE-FALL 2010

JASON WU

Though he branched out and offered suiting pieces, Wu's dresses were the highlight of his Pre-Fall 2010 collection. A triumph of draping and ruching, Wu's dresses are modern, sexy, and versatile. Take them from day to night with metallic jewelry and boots, ankle or tall.

PHOTO CREDITS: Jason Wu from style.com.

FIENDWEDNESDAY: EXAGGERATION

VOLUME AND SCULPTURE

Studs may come and go and skirts will elongate and shrink, but proportion is forever. The one consistent trend you can count on is volume, sculptural techniques that give silhouettes exaggerated shapes and power shoulders. Details that exaggerate the waist, or flare in an a-line silhouette. These are the lines that speak chic, easy, and fashion forward moving through the next few seasons.

Pre-Fall 2010 is an apt indicator of this. Pictured are looks from the Pre-Fall collections. Click on thumbnails to see full-size images.
PHOTO CREDITS: Narcisco Rodriguez [top], Carolina Herrera [left], Donna Karan [bottom], and Oscar de le Renta [right] from style.com.