Fashion and function in women’s jackets for the slopes
Posted by Lucky on Feb 11, 2010

An advance look at sketches for several collections to be unveiled in coming days at New York fashion week suggests that what’s ahead, for many designers, evokes what’s past. Designers are plumbing their archives and pop-culture sources to create an aura of heritage, tradition, and other trustworthy characteristics. That’s what they believe consumers want after 18 months of economic turmoil.