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The 1980's fashion trends may be back for summer 2018 and this is music to my ears. Puffy padded shoulders, feathers,marabou, and all things excess like jewels, fringe, tulle, and sequins. Jeweled sandals from Zara.

The high end couture designers bring us a pop of red to the dark look of fall. Grunge booties and grunge looks emerge from the 1990's.

Romantic Grunge returns from the 1990's with a vengeance for the back to school fall look. Boho florals, plaids, and kitchy prints are everywhere.

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Half man/half machine: On Tuesday, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced the new theme for next year’s Costume institute exhibition: “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology.” The upcoming exhibition will focus on the dichotomy between handmade haute couture and machine-made fashion. “Traditionally, the distinction between the haute couture and prêt-à-porter was based on the handmade and the machine-made,” explains Andrew Bolton, curator of the Costume Institute. “But recently this distinction has become increasingly blurred as both disciplines have embraced the practices and techniques of the other.” Katy Perry at the Met Gala 2016. She has softened up her eyebrows with light powder for the futuristic look.