We're just wrapping up Fashion Month, which means editors and buyers just viewed all the new clothing for Spring 2014.


Yes, spring. Of next year. Because as many attuned to fashion know, the "fashion calendar" is a dizzyingly complicated mess whereby "spring" clothes are presented while it's still warm in September, "fall" clothes are presented the winter before in February, and summer and winter clothes get their own peculiar seasons called "Pre-Fall" and "Resort." It's enough to make even the savviest fashion fan's head spin, including Blake Lively, who recently told Vogue UK at Milan Fashion Week:


"It was actually really funny leading up to it because I was saying: 'I wonder what the collection is like, I wonder if it will be bright, or dark,' and someone said: 'Well it might be bright because it's spring,' and I said: 'No, it's fall,' and they said: 'It's spring!' And of course they're not showing fall collections in the fall!" she told us. "It's funny, as involved as I am in fashion and as much a part of my life as it is, I still thought: 'Oh!'"

Aww, it's OK, Blake. We'll break it down for you.


Every September, Fashion Week presents gorgeous, colorful clothes that we can wear come next spring. Exciting, right?



Unfortunately, September is still pretty warm, meaning the spring clothes on the runway look pretty similar to the ones we're wearing right now.



Plus, because of the Internet, by the time the spring clothes hit stores and magazines in March, we've seen a lot of them already.



But it's OK! Because before the spring runways from September arrive in stores in March, we've got another Fashion Week in February! Those are clothes for the following fall.



So what are we going to wear in between the spring collections shown in September and the fall collections shown the following February? Resort! Those clothes were shown in early summer so they're ready to wear in, uh, December.



There, there. It's OK. There's always your local H&M and Forever 21, where you can get clothes that were made approximately yesterday.





Get a preview of next year with the Spring 2014 collections:



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  • Chanel: Runway - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014


    PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 01: Miranda Kerr walks the runway during Chanel show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014 at Grand Palais on October 1, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)




  • Saint Laurent: Runway - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014


    PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 30: (EDITORS NOTE: This image contains nudity) A model walks the runway during Saint Laurent show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014 at Le Grand Palais on September 30, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)




  • Elie Saab: Runway - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014


    PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 30: A model walks the runway during Elie Saab show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014 at Espace Ephemere Tuileries on September 30, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)




  • Stella McCartney: Runway - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014


    PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 30: A model walks the runway during Stella McCartney show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014 at Palais Garnier on September 30, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)




  • Givenchy: Runway - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014


    PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 29: A model walks the runway during the Givenchy show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014 on September 29, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)




  • Chloe: Runway - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014


    PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 29: A model walks the runway during Chloe show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014 at Lycee Carnot on September 29, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)




  • John Galliano: Runway - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014


    PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 29: A model walks the runway during John Galliano show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014 at Hotel Salomon de Rothschild on September 29, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)




  • Valentino: Runway - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014


    PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 01: Cara Delevingne walks the runway during Valentino show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014 at Espace Ephemere Tuileries on October 1, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)




  • Maxime Simoens: Runway - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014


    PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 29: A model walks the runway during Maxime Simoens show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014 at Orangerie du Parc Andre Citroen on September 29, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)




  • Maxime Simoens: Runway - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014


    PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 29: A model walks the runway during Maxime Simoens show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014 at Orangerie du Parc Andre Citroen on September 29, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)




  • Jean Paul Gaultier: Runway - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014


    PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 28: A model walks the runway during Jean Paul Gaultier show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014 at Le Paradis Latin on September 28, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)




  • Vivienne Westwood: Runway - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014


    PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 28: A model walks the runway during Vivienne Westwood show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014 at Le Centorial on September 28, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)




  • Viktor & Rolf: Runway - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014


    PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 28: A model walks the runway during Viktor & Rolf show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014 at Espace Ephemere Tuileries on September 28, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)




  • AF Vandevorst : Runway - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014


    PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: A model walks the runway during the AF Vandevorst show as part of Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014 on September 27, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)




  • The Top 3 Trends from the Paris Runways


    We're only halfway through Paris Fashion Week, and we're already discovering a few key trends for Spring 2014. From innovative takes on classic pleating to the return of the miniskirt, we're showing you the top looks you'll be wearing next year. As for the big color trend? Let's just say it's not all black and white.





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