- Knee-highs

To anyone female who’s ever endured catholic school, knee highs are something they’d like to soon forget right along with the polyester plaid skirts. But before you get your kerosene, knee high socks, as well as over-the-knee and thigh high socks, are back and looking better than ever. Pair them with your favorite boots and you have a runway ready look.

- Military and Tribal Styles

A combination of the military trend and the more savage side of the tribal trend, the spring 2010 hybrid of the two leaves the formal and decorated style of military detailing behind. Elements of this style include metallic detailing on clothing, tunics; especially in leather, chain mail-inspired detailing, and other tribal inspired motifs with a modern twist.

- Sportswear

Sportswear takes on a whole new level of cool when it hits trend status in 2010. The key to this look is engineered by way of cropped tops, low rise loose pants to expose the waistband of an under-layer; comfortable, lightweight jersey fabrics, football-style shoulders. Woven into the effortless sportswear look are super-feminine elements like sheer fabrics and heels.

- Blazers

The key to this spring 2010 look is make it oversized. It shouldn’t swallow you, but it should be slightly loose fitting. Another key is to roll up the sleeves, for a laid-back, comfortably cool look.

- Abstract prints and lots of color

This season, expect lots of wild prints in as equally wild colors.  Spring 2010 runways have shown bright clean turquoise, orange and hot pink, as well as softened coral and turquoise. Spring 2010 fashions will utilize all the shades necessary to create pretty, feminine patterns with an artistic edge.

- Oxfords

Once a staple in the footwear of yesteryear, designers are jumping on the Oxford trend and revamping this classic, clean style. Pair them with you favorite pair of ripped jeans or an aforementioned blazer and you’ll have the perfect Spring look, ready for 2010. FashionUS, an online style blog, has a great list of different styles and prices of these super stylish kicks.

- Hot Pants vs. Tap Pants

If there’s any reason to inspire you to hit the gym this spring, it’s the return of much dreaded hot pants. The high waisted vintage hot pants are in this Spring, but if you’re not confident with your physique or just don’t like showing your assets to the world, the loose boy shorts or Tap Pants are the hot pants cooler, polar opposite. These longer, flowing loose fitting shorts look best when paired with an over sized button down or a v-neck and a blazer.

Do a couple of quick Google searches and you’ll soon discover that there are no shortage of fashion blogs currently taking up bandwidth across the web.   Sure, there’s something for everyone, but how to do you separate the good from the flat out unreadable?

Here’s a look at what the best fashion blogs get right – and why they are worth your time.

• Fresh content. There’s nothing worse than getting on a blog and seeing that the last update was six months ago.   This is especially true with fashion blogs where today’s post is yesterday’s news – so you better have a constant stream of compelling words and images to keep things fresh.
• A sense of humor. The fashion industry often takes itself way too seriously.   That’s why humorous fashion blogs are so refreshing.   They poke fun at the world they love – which is refreshing in every language.
• Recognizing trends. There’s no way to keep up with every fashion trend on your own.   Therefore, it is up to bloggers and inside sources to keep you abreast of what’s new and hot.   If a blog gets enough readers, they may actually end up creating the tastes, instead of just reporting on them.
• Pictures. Text paints a pretty picture, but images really do the talking in the fashion world.   The best fashion blogs are those packed with lots of great pictures from runways and shoots around the world.
• Community. A strong sense of community is what makes good fashion blogs great.   When you have a whip-smart, active commenting community (free of spammers) every day brings funny, insightful content.

Don’t wait another minute.   Get out there and find your favorite fashion blog.   Or start your own and make a name for yourself in the online fashion world.

Welcome to FashionUs. The blog that gives you the ins and outs of the fashion industry including the latest trends, the hottest new designers, the latest new celebrity style, the best shopping websites, amazing shopping coupons, inside online sales, plus much much more.

For years, the fashion industry has been a hidden world of glamour and trends, where only the insiders knew the secrets and the outsiders were forced to admire from a distance. However, thanks to the Internet, movies like The Devil Wears Prada and The September Issue, the fashion industry is no longer a secret only admired from the pages of Vogue, only ordered from catalogs and only seen form the runways of New York and Milan. Fashion is now an open book where personal style is praised and following the norm is a thing of the past.

However, with so many unknown designers, trends, styles, and movements…it’s hard to keep up with the changing aspects of fashion. That’s why we started this blog, to give you the real inside look at the latest fashion news and trends.

Our motto… fashion is no longer a secret anymore, Fashion Is Us.