Fall Fashion Trends

Whether we're talking neon colors or bodacious baubles, this is not the season for shrinking violets!

Big patterns, vibrant colors and chunky jewelry will all be sharing the spotlight this fall.

The best thing about the bold and the beautiful? You're sure to strike gold at the local Goodwill or consignment shop where there are still ample amounts of outfits from the eighties. Who said you have to go broke to be a fashionista?

It seems like this is a perennial fall look, and I love it. Rich, delicious colors that are luscious enough to sink your teeth into. Deep purple, emerald green, sea blue. These tones beautifully reflect the energy of an electrically-charged fall evening. And imagine how gorgeous with Fall's gray nail polish (above) and sensual dark lipstick (below)! Stunning!

Come on - you aren't surprised, are you? We fought the good fight, but the eighties are back. And they are everywhere.

Stirrup pants, boyfriend jackets and shoulder pads - it's time to relive your "Desperately Seeking Susan" days, ladies.

Part homage to everybody's favorite King of Pop, part pick-me-up during gloomy days of economic woes, and part recycled/recessionista fashion where looking good can be as cheap and easy as you were in high school - wearing the same clothes, to boot.

So just have fun with it. Because there isn't much else we can do until this look just goes away again (soon, I hope).

At last! The moment I've been waiting years for has finally arrived! No, Doritos have not been declared a nutritional supplement - even better!: Dark lips are finally in again.

Inspired, perhaps, by the recent cultural infestation of vampires, New York Fashion Week is teaming with seductive, sultry, heavily-pigmented pouts. And I couldn't be more pleased.

This does not give women permission to dress like $5 street whores! Ladies, if you're doing dramatic lipstick, take it easy on the eyes. In contrast to darker lip shades, go with barely-there, played-down eye make-up. Because Bozo the Clown's just not that sophisticated.