Ah, the start of a new year. We fashionistas love the awards season, and of course the “Best Of” lists that seem to pop up everywhere. At this time of year, many in the media like looking back at where we have been. The rest prefer to forecast where we will be going.

Fashion trends, luxury travel and the future of retail. Some outside voices on where we’ve been and where we’re going…

Fashion: Best of the Decade & Its Defining Style Moments
Andrea Perini and Naveed Hussain of VagabondNYC discuss the best fashion moments of the last ten years. An excellent article from the fashion experts at FocusOnStyle.

100 Best Dresses Of The Decade
InStyle Magazine’s fantastic round up of the top 100 dresses to walk down the red carpet.

Designs Of A Decade
Marques G. Harper from the Statesman runs it down. From J. Lo to eco-friendly fashion, all the trends of the decade are covered.

Mirror, Mirror: 2010 Will Go To Extremes, Of Sleekness And Choice
Bring on the catsuit! Some interesting fashion predictions by the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Elizabeth Wellington.

2010 Fashion Forecast
Future fashion retailing trends as predicted by the Centre Daily Times.

Travel Trends For 2010
The Sydney Morning Herald does a wonderful job of predicting where people will be going. Fortunately, it appears that the U.S. is “cool” again.