## Bloomingdale

Bloomingdale's
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Check out the Fall collection! FALL 2011, New York, NY— This fall at Bloomingdale's shoppers are invited to check out glamorous and dramatic fashions influenced by times gone by and worldwide cultures. Ready-to-Wear The Bloomingdale's women dress up this fall with daring color, long and thin shapes, and luxurious fabrics. "Fall 2011 shows in a new sense of style and elegance that has not been seen for many years," said Stephanie Solomon, the vice president of women's fashion direction. "With our first in class choices from all of the top designers, we are excited to bring back glamour into the everyday life of women". Long and thin: Fall is all about modernized ladylikeness. The look is long and thin, simple shapes in attention–grabbing prints and colors from such designers as Elie Tahari, Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs, and more. These pieces will be the image for the fall fashion. Add luxury to your wardrobe and help the glamour amount with bright eye–catching colors in a rainbow of nice tones, luxurious fabrics and beautiful prints. Printed silk blouses and dresses. Art prints, computer prints, color blocks. Chic dresses and skirts in exotic colors and glam fabrics like lace and metallic fabrics

Questions

1. Welke invloeden heeft de stijl van het herfst seizoen 2011?
2. Hoe kunnen echte Bloomingdale vrouwen zich kleden in dat seizoen?
3. Waar is Stephanie Solomon heel erg enthousiast over?
4. Van welke ontwerpers kunnen we veel kleren terug zien dat seizoen?
5. Wat voor soorten printen kun je verwachten op de kleren?

Follow up
Do you think the current trends in fashion still look like those in 2011?
Can you find an image on the internet that looks like any of the trends discussed in the text?