September Issues and the "Phantom Fashion" Effect

The massive September issues of all the fashion magazines are rolling in, including Vogue's largest issue ever. Packed with ads from nearly everything in fashion, or so it seems, Vogue is so large that you could probably do some major damage if you chucked it at someone's head. I haven't even cracked open W or Harper's Bazaar - I think that my head would explode from too much information.

Functioning like huge catalogs, the big fall fashion issues are supposed to "inspire" and coalesce a strong vision of the season, but I'm sure everyone's hoping it'll more inspire a glut of shopping and consumption. Yet despite all the visual information crammed into the September issues, I still couldn't really find what I'm looking for, the only thing I want for fall: a grey herringbone wool coat, in 3/4 length, with a nice big collar that can stand up and a sharp sleeve and shoulder. I've been missing the strict cuts and lines of the jackets from my equestrian days, and I'm dying to find a cold-weather coat that has this. Don't you hate it when you can just see what you want but can't find it anywhere? (I call this the "phantom fashion" effect.) I may just have to commission a tailor or local designer to make it, since the only thing I can sew are skirts. If anyone spots such a coat, let me know. Or if you find it in the magazines, do tell me.

Posted by Kat in Fashion Theory
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