Women's fashion this spring is all about sexy, figure-hugging jumpsuits, Ali Baba harem pants and girlie fringing and frills. Shop the best of the trends in the season’s hottest colors - bold brights and blush neutrals, and go big on bangles for an on-trend look.
Dress Styles for Spring/Summer
Flapper dresses get a modern makeover with plenty of fun and flirty fringing, covered with boxy jackets. Geometric shapes from fashion houses such as Dolce & Gabbana, Oscar De La Renta and Calvin Klein showed the urge to bend, fold and twist fabric in the most unusual ways. One-shoulder dressing is also taking a hold, with asymmetric necklines. Kimono style sleeves come into their own, along with summery hanky hemlines.
Colors for Spring 2009
Blush make up shades and sophisticated neutrals are springs new wardrobe staples. Putting a zing into spring is the season’s juiciest colors – optimistic orange and tasty tangerine. Inky tones of navy and black add a touch of class, so do charcoal and cobalt blue. Futuristic metallics sparkled on the Prada runways and nautical navy remerges as a spring staple, but with wide, bold stripes.
Seasonal Prints
Leopard prints make way for zebra, colorful kaleidoscopic prints brighten up the coolest of days in hazy patterns and electric color. Geometric prints in classic monochromes rule, when it comes to stylish sophistication.
Top Trouser Trends
According to Net-a-Porter.com “spring is all about pants,” whether its hip harem to the season’s hottest length, the 7/8th ankle crop. Pretty much anything goes this season including Rock chic skinny-legged spray-on styles and rolled-up jeans. For extra style points of the season, wear harem pants with ultra-high heels and a tailored jacket.
Jumpsuits or All-in-ones
All-in-ones featured heavily on the runways, but with dramatic new styling. From sporty to workwear-chic, from pretty to slinky and sexy, the jumpsuit is a must-have, the one versatile item that instantly updates a wardrobe for spring. This season's all-in-ones are less billowy and easier to wear than last year's styles. Yves Saint Laurent's long-sleeved, short-legged gray jumpsuit is the new power suit.
Statement Jewelry
Let your accessories make a real statement this spring. Borad belts, huge necklaces and decadent cocktail rings completely change the look of a simple outfit. According to Style.com “accessorizing is all in the wrist so pile on the bangles for spring. There were armfuls of African bracelets from Louis Vuitton and Arabian nights glass numbers sparkled at 3.1 Phillip Lim.
Hottest Shoes
Spring shoes styles are all about ankle-breakers, wearing the highest heels you can bear. Toppling around in anything from 5 to 7-inches means learning the art of walking in skyscraper heels. Metallic and exotic jeweled flats are still a classic spring and summer staple and strappy gladiator styles are here for yet another season. Yves Saint Laurent’s metal caged boot is currently taking Paris by storm. For those who dare, lattice-work shoe boots and sandals are the newest look of the season.
Handbags and Purses
Understated investment purses are the key to Spring and Summer 2009. The clutch purse rules the season along with a classic hobo-look and quilted purses. Gorgeous shoulder chain bags add a feminine elegance and flapper fringes and feathers adorn all manner of purses.
For high-end designer chic check out Louis Vuitton’s highly collectable Sprouse graffiti and rose-printed bags, launched in January 2009.
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