Brighten Up Your Wardrobe For Spring 2011
During these long cold winter days, one of the best ways to liven things up is to start shopping for your new spring wardrobe and doing so doesn’t have to be a huge investment for your wallet. By mixing it up a little you can create a closet full of great new looks as it’s all about mixing up silhouettes, neutrals with bright punchy colours and prints which means you can re-use some of your old favourites from last year.
This season, some of the first spring garments to hit the stores have been the brightest and most playful we’ve seen in a while. The runways were lit up with super bold hues like oranges, red, neon hues and styled by colour blocking. This season, even if you don’t want to go crazy with colours you can pick up a feminine blouse, a statement shoe, or a bag in a bright hue to easily update your look. If all the colours are still just a little too much for everyday you can always mix them up with the camels, neutrals and earth inspired tones that have been around a little while and the best part is that you probably already have some of those in your closet.
While Mad Men inspired 60′s clothing is still beautiful and classic another look that made an interesting appearance is the sportswear that ruled the 70′s. It’s all about casual chic with high wasted voluminous buttons, midi and maxi skirts, denim, and the still popular menswear inspired jackets and blazers. Just make sure not to totally cover up your shape and pair this look with stacked wedges, chic sunglasses and use a belt to highlight the waist.
The next big trend we saw for the season was all about statement-making prints such as florals, animal prints, stripes which were always big, bold, and paired together. For the true fashionista don’t be scared to wear patterns together. This can be achieved by wearing different patterns or the same one by wearing a bold maxi dress. If you’re a little print-shy, you can use those same neutrals you paired with your bright punchy colours and use them here to tame down this trend. This trend is also very budget friendly so if you’re not scared of a little vintage shopping you can find some amazing statement pieces if you’re willing to look.
For Spring 2011, whatever your style, and whatever your budget, there really is something for everyone in the stores right now.
(photos from flare.com)
