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Resort 2012 Fashion Trends

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As resort 2012 begins to roll onto store shelves, Fashionistas everywhere are getting a sneak peek into what will be hot for spring 2012. Some of resort 2012’s biggest trends are also going to be hot for spring 2012; why not get a jump start on the new trends!

Bold, Bright, Neon Colors: The color trend continues and resort 2012 is bringing every shade under the rainbow to the forefront in bright, bold and neon hues in order to allow everyone to get noticed. Neutrals step aside, tis’ the season to be bold!

Floral Prints: Prints are huge for spring 2012 and are making their presence known early on in the resort collection. Floral prints are presenting themselves in a variety of forms including, but not limited to, painterly, small flowers, colorful and splashy flowers and of course, classic florals reminiscent of Laura Ashley in the 1980’s.

The High Neckline: One of the biggest trends appearing in the resort collections is the high neckline. Over the past few seasons necklines have varied; without one particular neckline capturing the attention of the fashion world. Resort 2012 brings a new neckline front and center; literally 

The neckline dominating the resort 2012 attire is a high neckline in the form of a crew-neck or boat-neck. While v-necks, cowl-necks and asymmetrical necklines are still fabulous for resort, the high neckline is instantly becoming the ultimate neckline for the season. The perfect high neckline starts right at the collarbone and appears on a body-conscious silhouette.

The Colored Handbag: Step aside boring black bag! While colorful handbags have been hot since last spring, the bright accessory is stepping things up a notch for resort 2012 and spring 2012. Pick your favorite color and you’re in like Flynn; literally!

The Bright Shoe: It is only natural that bright, bold and neon hued shoes step front and center for the resort 2012 season, after all, the handbags natural competitor for “Most Fabulous” is the shoe. The brighter the shoe, the hotter it is. Look for color blocking and shockingly bright colors. Tis’ the season to bring your best foot forward!

The Wedge Sandal: It’s baaaaaa-aaack! That’s right; your eyes are working correctly. While the wedge sandal took a hiatus a year or two back, they crept back into fashion in spring 2011 and are taking the resort 2012 world by storm. Wedges are being shown in cork, rope (espadrille), stacked wood, covered leather and some designers, such as Valentino, are even embellishing their wedges with rocker-chic studs. Love it!

Resort 2012 is a great time in the shopping calendar to snap up a few items for the warm weather months; or an exotic vacation during the cold winter season to a warmer location. When choosing items from the resort 2012 collections, look for styles which look good on, that you cannot live without and which will easily carry into spring 2012; happy shopping and stay fabulous 

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Spring 2011 Fashion Trends: Florals

 in General Fashion / Trends  tagged florals / runway trends / spring 2011 / summer 2011 by

Florals are hot for spring 2011! As the ladylike trend from fall 2010 turns into the feminine trend for spring 2011, designers have moved into floral territory. Designers in New York, Paris and Milan created flowing frocks in soft fabrics which were feminine and reminiscent of a slight breeze whisking past you in an open meadow filled with flowers and tall grass; weeping willows in background. It is only natural that in addition to the soft pastels associated with the feminine trend for spring, that designers would also add the floral prints or screen to the trend as well.
Florals appeared all over the runways in two distinct forms for spring 2011. There were small floral prints mainly on flowing skirts and dresses as well as silkscreen, painterly florals which were often artistically asymmetrical. Designers such as Chanel, John Galliano, Nina Ricci, Christian Dior, Rodarte, Vera Wangand Carolina Herrera to name a few, showed either small floral prints or breezy, artistic florals on skirts and dresses for spring 2011.

Florals prints appeared on silk, chiffon and sheer fabrics. Designers paired florals with solid colors which either part of the bold color trend or the pastel trend. Florals were shown on soft fabrics mixed with fabrics such as taffeta, lace, thicker silks and soft cotton. Even when a designer, such as Carolina Herrera who created a structured sheath dress with lace and a large floral designs, put the fabrics together in a non-flowy look, the florals still gave the frock a certain feminine allure, taking Fashionistas right back to the meadow with willow trees and flowers.
Florals have not been a huge trend in recent fashion history, making the trend fresh and interesting. The large floral designs which were off-center and artistic may turn into a new, season defining trend if the look makes it from the runways into reality. Hopefully store buyers will see the floral trend as fresh and understand that consumers are tired of minimalism and looking for more playful looks in fashion. It should be interesting to see which parts of the floral trend hit store shelves in the next three months as spring begins to trickle into the shops. When florals do arrive in stores, this is one trend you will want to jump on right away. Since the artistic florals are fresh and new, they may just fly off the racks faster than a Cabbage Patch Kid in 1983. Happy shopping and stay fabulous 

Spring has Sprung with the Flower Thong!

 in Bay Area Fashion / Shoes / Trends  tagged flip flops / florals / spring 2010 by

The San Francisco Bay Area has been inundated by storm after storm since Fall 2009 to the present. It appears that the rainy season is not letting up anytime soon as we move into the Spring months with more rain showers on the horizon. Since fashionistas in the bay area have been donning rain gear more than fabulous 4″ heels over the past few months, it is no wonder that everyone is itching to slip their fashion hungry feet into the hot new “IT” sandal for Spring and Summer. Although the clog and wedge have been raved about in just about every fashion magazine on the planet, another Spring trend looks to take over the feet of fashionistas here in the Bay Area. The fabulous Flower Flip Flop, or Floral Thong.

The wonderful thing about the floral thong is that it is relatively flat. Some designers such as Valentino have shown the style with a slight wedge, but most designers such as Chanel, Prada and Manolo Blahnik have shown the floral flip flop as flat. The flower has also popped up on Spring 2010 styles such as evening pumps, wedges and tweed clogs. Of course here in the bay area, where the weather will be mild to warm for most of the Spring and Summer months, fashionistas will be turning to the more wearable flat version of this trend.

Thankfully fashionistas will not have to spend a fortune in order to sport this season’s floral shoe trend. Fabulous shoe makers and designers such as Nanette Lepore, Ellie Tahari, Kate Spade, Taryn Rose, Born, Enzo Angiolini and Miss Sixty have also introduced Spring/Summer styles with flowers by the toes. The beautiful part of this trend is that it brightens up this dreary weather we have been having and brings a bit of Spring to our toes; even if the sun refuses to shine!

These pretty flip flops and even the chunkier clog and wedge versions are a cheery contrast to the neutral palette we have been seeing in clothing for Spring. Imagine how cheerful an outfit can become with bright blue floral thongs! Unfortunately these fabulous flip flops are flying off store shelves, so if you have not found your perfect pair yet, start shopping!