Elijah Starr | 
01 21st, 2012| 
The new year brings new opportunities for change and that includes style. So we talked to some local observers and asked them to reflect on what they see being served next on our fashion plates.
Ryan Hurley and Nadira Hurley
Owners of vert & vogue boutique, Durham
Q: What style trends do you think we’ll see develop in the Triangle in 2012?
A: Beyond matters of style and color, we’ve noticed a broader trend – people are yearning for a deeper connection to what they wear. This hunger is palpable at v&v when we tell folks that 50 percent of our collection is made in the USA by independent designers (compared to 3 percent, the industry average). This fact immediately enlivens them.
Regarding trends in color and style, fashion has a seen-on-the-street quality to it today. A quality of mixing genres, eras and colors the way ordinary people do each day when they open up their wardrobe.
