About this time last year, two contributors at Glamour magazine got together and assembled a list, called “That’s So 2010.” The objective? Deciding what trends were going to be big this even-numbered year. Looking back at that list, all I have to say is this: I pity the fool who listened.
Trend 1: Look-at-me nails. According to the duo, sheer colors were so out. Well, not only were these girls wrong, but they were dead wrong. In fact, the whole neon nail color with funky designs concept didn’t pick up stride at all. Not even Lady Gaga went there. And that’s saying something.
Trend 2: Supersized braids. While this hit the runway and some daring celebs like the Olsen Twins and Diane Kruger, they didn’t really catch on as a whole. The effortless pull-back look has always been more in fashion (à la Academy Awards goddess looks), but nothing like the Glam girls suggested. Well, ladies, there’s always next year.
Trend 3: Bright allover eye shadow. Sure, the tone was lighter this year compared to the black Taylor Momsen-esque concepts of years past, with bronze-colored tones like Maggie Gyllenhaal rocked and soft yellows like Cameron Diaz, but no one dawned neon brights, aside from drag queen James Franco on the cover of Candy magazine.
Trend 4: “Bumped up” hair. OK, so they were being bombarded with Bump It ads on TV and were sick of the pulled-back bump, but that’s no excuse. Anyone who donned this crazy look was either named Snooki or Bedhead. Honestly, I don’t want volume overtaking my face. The closest these ladies’ predictions came to meeting reality? Salma Hayek, and for a woman with such natural volume, she stayed surprisingly straight-edged for most of the year.
Trend 5: Bright ’n’ cheery. In other words, two “beauty specialists” though the ’80s were coming back. Look, just because MJ died, it doesn’t mean we were going to stake a claim in his most powerful decade. Nice try, though.
Trend 6: Ribbons as hair accessories. I don’t believe it… I think… I think they got one! Thanks to youthful designers like Zac Posen and the ever-daring styles of our favorite Upper East Siders on “Gossip Girl,” ribbons were kind of in this year. They offer a fresh look and are cute to boot.
Trend 7: Top-knot buns. Oh, ladies. I was kind of pulling for you on this last one.
Well, maybe they’ll have better luck predicting for 2011. What do you guys think? Did the stylists hit closer to home than I think?
-FnF_GK
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