The fashion world always operates a few seasons ahead of the real world. That means the fall 2011 trends are being shown in the winter and spring months of that year.

If you’re curious about what the fall fashion trends for 2011 are going to be, here’s an overview of some of the popular trends that fashion experts saw on the runway.

Fur Clothing

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Fall 2011 might be the year of furry clothing. Many designers incorporated faux fur clothing into their collection. The runway was filled with shirts, blouses, jackets and pants all crafted out of different types of fur.

Bell Bottoms

Everyone thought bell bottoms were a thing of the past. However, it looks like fashion designers are taking a page from the history books and incorporating different styles of bell bottoms into their fashion lines. Jean style bell bottoms and work pant bell bottoms were amongst the most popular style of pants seen on the fashion runway.

Pleated Clothing

Clothing that incorporated various styles of pleats were also popular on the fall fashion runway. Many of the outfits that had pleats in them served as great early fall fashions. Pleats could be found on everything from shirts, blouses, pants and jackets.

Wide Leg Pants

Very similar to the bell bottom pants, wide legged pants were also in style for fall 2011 fashion trends. These pants are just the first sign that the fashion world is moving away from form fitting, skintight clothing.

These four examples are just some of the fashion trends people will be seeing in the fall 2011 fashion lines.