Trend: Smooth as Velvet

Guilty pleasure; I love Gossip Girl. Aside from Blair, my favorite character has to be Chuck Bass. His love of purple, neck scarves and other dandy fashion never fail to amuse me. I guess I'm not the only one who loves Chuck Bass as nothing screams Chuck better than Velvet that the Fall 2009 runways were chock full of. While this won't be a look for everyone, I don't despise it, as long as the pants are a tailored fabric instead of velvet and other apparel is masculine sleek, I think it could work.

Left to Right: Roberto Cavalli, D&G, Dolce & Gabbana

Left to Right: Gianfranco Ferre, Giorgio Armani, Burberry