Fashion Trends In Women's Clothing This Season

There's a new spin on Mod this fall for juniors, with classic cropped shapes and pops of bold color.

What girl doesn't love a little bit of Mod in her life? Sixties silhouettes make a splash for fall, with an emphasis on knits and denim, plus touches like stripes and contrast piping.

SCRIBES AT SMASHBOX: Los Angeles Fashion Week has often wrestled with the dilemma of how to attract the same caliber of stellar celebrities, retailers and journalists who perch in the front rows at runway shows in other fashion capitals. Over the past few seasons, the local front rows haven't exactly had the star power L.A. is known for — David Hasselhoff, anyone? — but on Sunday, the shows at Smashbox Studios in Culver City managed to attract New York-based editors of magazines such as Vogue and Vanity Fair. Making his first visit to L.A. Fashion Week, Vogue editor at large André Leon Talley observed the sporty looks at Orthodox and Whitley Kros from behind dark shades, his arms crossed over his crocodile-skin jacket. Checking out shows through Wednesday, Talley said he preferred to reserve judgment until "after I see clothes." Vanity Fair fashion and style director Michael Roberts, on the other hand, was quick to offer his assessment of Julia Clancey's black-and-white frocks dripping with jet beads. "I liked it for the younger set to go on the red carpet," Roberts said, noting he's out West for a shoot but opted to come a day early to check out the shows, his second tour of L.A. Fashion Week.