It’s fun to follow fashion trends sometimes, particularly those that suit your body type. Trendy clothes spice up otherwise basic, and sometimes boring, outfits. The addition of a trendy garment to your closet can broaden your choices and help you get a fresh take on combining the various clothes you already own in new and exciting ways. Deciding to follow a fashion trend can be a positive thing but there is something regarding fashion trends that you need to be wary of. Within the broad group of trends, there is a type of trend known as the ‘micro trend’ and this is the sort of trend that you need to be wary of adopting.

A micro trend is a ‘mini’ trend or a trend within a trend. It is usually short-lived, often no more than a season at the most and so is not worth investing in. In fact, you should try to spend as little cash as you can on this type of trend because of its brief lifespan in the fashion cycle. They can sometimes be confused with major trends because popular women’s magazines may include them alongside major trends in their fashion editorials. So how do you spot a mini trend given that the fashion editorials don’t always identify them as such?

Micro trends are quirky and strange. If you think wearing a particular trend might make you look a) like you have a job in the circus, b) you raided your little sister’s closet or c) just plain idiotic; chances are you are looking at a mini trend. Read the rest of this entry »