And of course, all the plaid, she says. Boys styles will be quite similar, according to Greg Sandfort, a vice president and general merchandise manager at Sears. Boys and girls going back to school will look very much alike, he says. Corduroy and denim jackets and pants, rugby and Oxford shirts, and argyle sweaters will be hot for both sexes, he says. Polar fleece pushed sweaters out of fashion for a while, but now they re back, with stripes, plaids and argyle, says Sandfort.
Belts are an important accessory.
Girls prefer either very skinny or very wide, corset belts, says Weisberg. Sandfort also notes that T-shirts will be popular again for fall. Boys shirts have logos for extreme sports and varsity football, and girls will wear shirts with princess emblazoned on them. Besides the preppy look, there are some more edgy styles to choose from, especially for the girls. Carolyn Moss, fashion director at Macy s, says girls will be wearing fancy denim.