Rebecca Taylor — whose fall line comprises “languid floral dresses, layers of lace and luminous chiffons … highlighted with found beaded objects” — said the inspiration behind her collection was “the fragility of loved, stored away clothes and the romance of stepping into another time … a reflection of a girl delving into her grandmother’s dress-up box.”

“I think the ladylike trends are going to continue — chiffon, florals, luxurious deep grays and golds,” said Tracy Taylor, fashion director at Marie Claire magazine.

At the same time, designers will likely borrow from menswear looks, taking tuxedo jackets and making them feminine.

“It’s not ‘Annie Hall,’” she said, citing the 1977 Diane Keaton role that put rolled-up suit-coat sleeves and men’s ties in the nation’s style consciousness and in women’s closets.

Hervé Léger by Max Azria A look from the Hervé Léger by Max Azria fall collection that will debut Sunday at New York Fashion Week.

‘Not the shoulder pads of the ’80s’
Taylor said hoped to see color “stay in the mix for fall” and predicted that dusty blues and muted sea-green tones would carry over from spring looks, as well as blues and pinks.

“Architectural, sharp styles” are expected to make a strong showing, said Helen Job, director of content, East Coast, for the Worth Global Style Network, a trend forecasting company.

Job said traditional men’s tuxedo jackets, recast with elongated silhouettes and “shark-fin” shoulders will dominate next season.

“They’re not the shoulder pads of the ’80s,” she said. “There are new ways of accenting the shoulders.”

Also headed for stores will be “oversized, huge padded jackets” and “blanket coats,” as well as “a lot of gray,” powder pinks, “really, really sharp red,”and violet blue, she said, noting that Pantone, the color experts, designated “Blue Iris” as Color of the Year last month.

Consumers should see more “barely-there fabrics” and a trend toward organic cotton — “although synthetics may actually be more ‘green’” — and can say goodbye to skinny jeans and low-waisted pants, Job added.

“Plaid is sticking around for another season,” she said. Likewise leggings, pencil skirts, cardigan coats and reinterpretations of the “boyfriend jacket” won’t be going away anytime soon. “These are the new classics, the future classics.”

The neon hues that appear to have been making a comeback in outerwear over the past few seasons aren’t likely to extend past the youth market.

“We’re not expecting to see that this season,” Job said. “Maybe I’m just hoping I won’t.”

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