Fall Story: Fairytales

To understand a seasonal trend, it is more important to find the story behind that clothes rather than pick out individual pieces that will update your look. The magazines may say it is imperative you have a cape for Fall 2014, but unless you get where the cape fits into the narrative, you don't get the fashion.

This season one of the major trend stories is that of a good, old-fashioned fairy tale. You know the dark ones from Grimm. Once you see that the themes are innocence, darkness and light, and perils that lurk in the natural world, then you can understand the dark florals, peter pan necklines, maryjanes, and embroidered dresses. Here are some images from Fall 2014.