About Jamie

Flannels are back; we are all witnesses to it. Button-down, plaid goodness. Take no shame when pulling out the Christmas card from 1989. It's as if the last 20 years never happened. Past becomes the present. So what’s happening next within this trend? My guess is that we are going to begin to see women’s overalls…again. Before you run to the hills, crying from the memory of the unflattering denim I speak of, I am referring to a re-vamped version of the overall. So toss that toothpick, and add some bling and we’ve got a new trend.

 

The biggest issue with overalls of the past is that they weren’t, and aren’t, flattering. There is no waistline, the attached front patch of denim uncannily creates a 5-month pregnant belly, and the baggy pant creates visually no figure in the back or the front. I believe we are going to see a flattering overall start to appear.

 

The essence of the overall is the front patch covering the chest. Instead of covering the entire chest, we will begin to see a slimmer patch down the front. It will not be spaghetti strap by all means, but I believe we will see a loss of at least 2” in the width. This will create a more flattering bust-line, which is a very important step in the process of re-vamping the overall. Thinner denim would be more on-trend than the thick denim of the past, and the patch will also be cut and sewn to increase silhouette lines. There will definitely be a waist. It will consist of a cut and sew belt fit snug around the waist at belly button level. This will flatter the thinnest part of the waistline on a woman. The best part about these re-vamped overalls is that there will no longer be a full-length pant. I would love to see overalls with capri pants and skirts. Minus the excessive bagginess. So let’s put a new name to what was once the overall, and get in touch with your inner hick, ladies; big, green tractor style. 

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And so it begins. 

Traveling to Seattle and LA, waking up at 4 am, rubbing tired eyes and knocking the sleep from them, I am walking through the South Bay Galleria with the Nordstrom Key Account Sales Rep, aka my team, my leader, my mentor. I suddenly had an urge to share with her something I have not shared with many. Bravery? I think yes. I dream to one day predict trends. And so begins this journey. With a little coddling, I will begin this journal. A journal of my dreams into the journey ...
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