article "Seasons of fashion"

Everyone's a little a runway crazy when it's fashion week. What surprises me is how quickly and powerfully fashion pushes seasonal change. For one, it's plainly freezing outside but all the stores have just been stocked with resort wear - bikinis, sandals, and the like - making me want to invest in some needless swimwear. Fashion is such an interesting expression of design, and designs move on so fast from one trend to the next, it seems impossible to keep up. But that's the fun of it, right?