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From practically the dawn of the cartoon and film world, our future selves have always worn a version of simple spandex unitards, or long flowing robes. Apparently, at some future point we universally declare "We're over it!" where fashion is concerned and opt for simple in the extreme.  It also seems we have no weight problems at that point as well.  Maybe perfect figures are worth the price of a fashion void. 

But when does our future get here?  Or will it always be Trends vs Trek?
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The artists of two centuries ago drawing 100 years in the future certainly didn't depict what was actually worn in the late 18- and 1900's.  And we obviously aren't wearing what the artists predicted for the new millennium.
We keep having cycles of trends instead of Trek-like simplicity.  The future of clothing may never arrive.  Looking back at my school days I wish I'd had a uniform.  It would have made dressing so much simpler.  And I know, folks who had uniforms often tell me they wished they'd had "normal" clothes.  The grass is always greener...  The uniforms we may or may not wear in the "future" will certainly make dressing easy.  But where's the fun in that?  How do I express my love of retro nipped waistlines and full-skirts in an adult onesie?
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You must admit, if we were to walk the street like this (and this was from a fairly recent collection) the first public assumption would be that we were headed to a sci-fi convention.

I don't mind cycling trends.  Ones I like always come around again. (Harem pants are not one of them!  Oy!  How did those ever resurface?)  And the near infinite variety of clothing lets us express our individuality as well as our common ground.  And you guessed it, in the upcoming posts we will be discussing the fall trends.  Which ones work, which ones to ignore or even run from.  If, like me, the fall weather hasn't hit your area yet it's only a matter of weeks.  And every new season is a reason to assess your style and tweak where necessary, even if you don't buy a single new item.
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