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Spring / Summer 2010 is all about mixing the outrageous with the elegant. There is a nod to trends of the past, but this spring, fashion is taking a big step in a new direction. It’s about smart and sexy looks paired with sporty and delicate styles.

Neutral Tones

Neutral tones create that elegant, barely there look. Champagne, beige and all shades of grey are in. Part of the reason why this neutral color style has emerged is because there is so much print and energy in other trends this season, which suggests that neutral will also outlive these other trends.

Heavy Print

Everything from boyfriend sweaters to fitted pants are coming in bold geometric patterns and animal prints. This trend both complements and contrasts the neutral tone style. Stripes are still in, but not in their usual form. Expect stripes to take on a new almost optical illusion feel. Heavy print leggings are going to be especially hot for spring.

Very Short Shorts

Hot pants and boy shorts are making this spring all about the legs. Pair them with knee high or over the knee socks for an unexpected sweetness to contrast with the super-sexy. Also, word of wisdom, don’t go too short. There’s a fine line between sexy and leaving little to the imagination.

Masculine Elements

Blazers and vests are still in, but now they’re worn with shorts and leggings. Big shoulders are coming back as well, meaning that the 80s are now officially vintage. Why not play up the masculine tones with a feminine accessory like a hairband of a locket? It will add a little bit of tomboy chic to the outfit.

Every season, Vera Wang designs a black wedding dress. To this day, she’s never sold a single one. As a kid, I thought it would be incredibly chic to wear a red mini. Not surprisingly, when it came time to start looking for a wedding dress, tradition was not high on the list. Luckily, the spring 2010 runways were filled with elegant and sexy dresses (zero pouf, beading, or covered-buttons) in pale almost-white shades. The best part about these sophisticated gowns?: Each is an investment with a strong return—wear them again to black-tie galas, cocktail parties, and warm-weather getaways. Here, the spring 2010 runway looks I can see myself wearing for my walk down the aisle.

Tell me—would you wear one of these catwalk styles to your wedding? Which dress do you prefer?

Top row: Donna Karan, Carolina Herrera, Jen Kao, Altuzarra

Bottom row: Thakoon, Emilio Pucci, Lanvin, Chanel

The Trend:

In my opinion, scarves are one of the best affordable women’s accessories. I’m always sad when winter comes to an end, and I have to stuff my scarves into boxes in my cloest or under the bed. For the last couple of years, there’s been a trend to take winter’s most popular accessory through the spring and summer. Go ahead, and give this look a go! You’ll look sophisticated and chic – not weathered and out of place. Work with the seasons for a look that makes you stand out.

Get the summer scarf look:

• Use a lighter fabric such as a silk. Try to avoid heavier fabrics such as wools or heavy knits because you’ll just feel sweaty and gross. Plus, you’ll look a little bit mismatched since your outfit isn’t in line with the overall theme of spring and summer.
• Select brighter colors with seasonal patterns and prints. Winter’s a time for blacks and forest greens, but with spring, you should feel free to whip out the yellows, pastels, pinks, and teals. Thinking about sporting animal print? Go for it!
• Use scarves to create a sexy silouhette. Drape the scarf over your shoulders as a coverup at the beach or around town.
• Be practical. Use a scarf as a head wrap as a hat-alternative to protect yourself from the sun. Cover your shoulders to protect yourself from burns while you are wearing a tank top.
• Avoid using your scarf to create a faux turtleneck or cowlneck. You’ll just feel bulky and warm.
• Don’t let the scarf become your only accessory. Wear your sunglasses and BIG earrings to complete your spring and summer look.
• Wear contrasting shades. If you’re wearing a black shirt, wear a white scarf. Contrasting colors between light and dark shades will help to illuminate your look.
• Wear textures. Interlocking lace patterns are chic, not silly.
• Wear with tee shirts, tanks, and jeans. Summer scarves will add a feminine flare to your basics.

Shoes and handbags for spring / summer 2010. What are the trends in shoes and bags in hot fashion season? High boots with straps, caps and tassels. Large, soft-type bags and bags “clutch”. These are absolute hits of the spring / summer 2010. We are eager to throw away the boots and obuete feet with elegant and sexy new shoes? Fashion trends for Spring / Summer 2010 will please you with very attractive proposals. Longing for a brand new, fabulous bag? Fashion Season Spring / Summer 2010 offers a wide selection of unique handbags.
Shoes for Spring / Summer 2010
shoes spring / summer 2010Modnite trends in footwear for Spring / Summer 2010 will meet as the most sophisticated and most eccentric taste. Special attention is paid to detail. Shoes with tassels, straps, buckles, laces, eyelets and chains – the absolute “must have” for the season. Fringes give attractiveness of the overall vision, straps, buckles and laces – elegance and caps and chains – charms. Evaluate themselves by what the spring and summer shoes you need. Sandals with socks – are so advanced that it is impossible not to dedicate the trend. Currents are high and non-traditional forms. Shoes with straps around the ankle are particularly relevant and extremely elegant. Boots with fringes are also in the list of mandatory purchases for spring / summer 2010. Gladiator sandals, platform shoes and ballet slippers are very valid, but only if you choose models with decorative elements that could kill boredom, banned during the spring-summer season. Natural or artificial, crocodile and snake skin once again dominate in the production of footwear for spring / summer 2010. Natural suede, leather and hairspray, also occupy pride of place among the preferred materials for spring and summer shoes. Colors? A variety of neutral (beige, white, black, brown, gray, ashes of roses) and bright (turquoise, red, Fuchsia, green, yellow, orange) colors in shoes for spring / summer 2010.
Bags for Spring / Summer 2010
The fashion trends in handbags for Spring / Summer 2010 dictate complete dominance of large, soft-type bags ‘tote bag’ type bags and “clutch”. Large bags with greater functionality and again won its leadership position in the bags for the spring-summer season. Soft and rounded big bags of leather or cloth are more topical than rectangular and keeled versions. The tendency to wear bags in hand, continued during the spring / summer 2010. Trunks, chain handles or decorative? Whatever you are comfortable. Bags type “clutch” (without handles) continues to occupy leading positions in the bags for the spring-summer season. Characteristic is that the models are narrow, ie moving from square to rectangular shape. As shoes, bags are also decorated with tassels, buckles, eyelets, beads and lace. The idea is straightforward – an escape from boredom. Crocodile and snake skin are among the most current materials for making bags for spring / summer 2010. Of course, you will not go wrong if you select a bag of suede, leather, or cloth coat. Colorful bags supplant classic black bag as a purchase for the spring / summer 2010, but it remains a fashion leader forever. Neutral (beige, white, brown, gray, pale pink) or bright (turquoise, red, purple, orange, yellow, green), select your bag according to needs and preferences. Are equally modern.

These shoes are so gorgeous, it’s like shoe porn!!!!

If you know me, you would understand what a shoe freak I am, so this post was pure delight! I worked in Delman, the fancy ladies shoe salon at Bergdorf Goodman in NY back in the early 80’s where gorgeous shoes were part of design.

If you don’t know me, just ask Sharon and she can share some mutual shoe drool stories with you– starting with the time that I found her the most incredible fuchsia, ankle wrap Charles Jourdan disco heels! On second thought, maybe you shouldn’t ask…

To make all you shoe fanatics jealous, I had the distinct pleasure of attending two major shoe events in the same day- the Manolo Blahnick spring preview and the unveiling of the world’s largest shoe department at Galeries Lafayette, Paris.

Manolo Blahnick Spring 2010 Collection

The press showing of the Manolo Blahnik spring 2010 shoe collection was held at Maria Luisa, a ladies high fashion boutique that exclusively sells Manolo’s in Paris.

Manolo Blahnick Spring 2010 Collection

The collection was a knockout with high sexy feminine heels and brimming with all the gorgeous color combinations that Manolo is famous for.

Back to fall and what you want to wear right now…

Galeries Lafayette – world’s largest shoe department

The new ladies shoe department at Galeries Lafayette is billed as the largest in the world! It’s over 34,000 square feet with more than 150 brands of shoes. Each brand has its own shop.

The new new ladies shoe department at Galeries Lafayette is billed as the largest in the world!

The top designer shoe brands include Walter Steiger, Pierre Hardy, Prada, Miu Miu, Jimmy Choo, Biondini, Arche, Accessoire, and Repetto.