2011 Spring Collections are Out

1. The fashion gods have declared what will be hot for 2011. And it is a retro flashback. Wow.

   Not just any flashback: the '70s.

   Several years ago, it was the '70s, with the boho chic take-over. Then the '80s, with bright colors, skinny jeans, pattern tights and baggy off-the-shoulder tees. Then last year it was the '90s, with flannel and Docs. Completely out of ideas for something original, fashion designers -- apparently too busy Facebook-stalking ex-lovers and reading tabloids -- decided, "Meh, what the hey, let's do '70s again. It's easy. And we certainly can't keep the styles stable for more than a few months. It could completely derail the need to go shopping and consume."