There’s nothing I love more than following the designer shows as they unfold on American soil or across the pond. Many appear outlandish, even comical. If you learn to filter through the drama and the over the top need to capture headlines, you can begin to identify trends that are noteworthy and will find their way into wearable, buyable designs, particularity designs that are made with the Prime Woman in mind.
If the season’s new clothes are any indication, shoppers are hungrier than ever for something to grab onto, for an emotional component that extends beyond mere high-gloss luxury. Designers have responded in kind, serving up the romantic, the eye-catching and the ornate. I’ve broken it down into 9 key trends.
Enjoy comparing the catwalk fashions to the on the street interpretations you will being seeing this spring.
Pajama Party
Whether cotton poplins, floral satins or star-spangled silks are preferred, designers are releasing two-piece pajama sets from the confines of the bedroom. Wear your elevated PJ’S on the streets with pride. It’s about ease, fluidity and comfort.
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Solid Stripes
The stripe story for spring is all about coloring between the lines, indeed. Bold, layered shades lend even more interest to this graphic tale.
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Bomb Squad
Your light spring jacket is going to be the bomb. Cropped, voluminous styles lend a sporting vibe to everything from dresses to leather trousers and hot pants. Focus on the jacket.
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Spanish Eyes
Perhaps the book on designer shelves going into the season was “The Sun Also Rises,” because the Euro country of favor is decidedly Spain. Flamenco ruffles, off-the-shoulder details and shocks of red have us dreaming of Barcelona in the spring.
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Flower Power
The floral story for spring rings in somewhere between demure, ultra-feminine and even ironic. Think ladylike frocks with English garden patterns and Victorian ruffles, sheer black florals and edgy grunge prints.
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Blue Jean Baby
It never disappears from your wardrobe, but this season it has a heightened chic factor. Head to toe denim is de riguer.
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Romantically Speaking
Whoever said romance is dead has not yet perused the latest catwalks. Feathers, ruffles, pastels, cream, chiffon and sheer details add up to the sort of earnestly pretty frocks that make even the most cynical fashion girl swoon.
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Shining Night
All that glimmers isn’t necessary gold. The sparkle of choice for spring is unabashedly blingy paillettes built to light up the night.
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Shoulder to Shoulder
The mighty sleeve has returned, and with it a focus on the shape of the shoulder. Soft, fluid and sometimes dramatic, the new sleeve is the silhouette you don’t want to ignore.
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SHOP THE 9 FASHION TRENDS
