It’s Goodbye to the old year and Hello to a fresh, new 2007…As well as starting new gym memberships, booking holidays, and taking up new hobbies, it’s time to check out the Spring 2007 trends. Spring fashion is going to be exciting and vibrantly stimulating, with seen-before looks redesigned to be more alluring and enticing than ever before.Whichever styles you decide to wear this Spring, do remember to look for shapes, cuts and colours that flatter your bodyshape and colouring.
Trend: Fresh Cotton & Crisp Linen
These are ever-popular Spring fabrics, keeping the body cool and comfortable. Don’t worry about wearing creased linen, or if it bothers you, choose a heavier linen mix to cut down the creasing effect.
Trend: Prints (monochrome, animal, retro, floral & graphics)
Prints make a striking statement and always make an outfit look well thought out and put together. But remember, just one print at a time is the best way to go. Harmonise the colours of the print with the rest of your plain outfit.
Trend: Strong Colours
You’ll be getting an eyeful of hot colours such as striking yellow, intense blue, scarlet and emerald green. Choose your colours to flatter your colouring.
Trend: Shine
A good one for the magpies among us: sequins, metallics and satins will be worn as daywear. A good pick-me-up option on a dreary workday, as long as you’re looking fabulous, you’ll feel invincible!As always, less is more, wear one piece, either a top, bag or scarf, and keep everything else plain.
Trend: Second-skin Dresses
’80’s style dresses are here again, hugging the body and giving an amazing silhouette to slender and hour-glass figures. If you’re feeling brave enough to wear this, but feel a bit bumpy, magic underwear is a must!
Trend: Frothy Feminine
Dresses will be long and floaty in sheer sensual fabrics, like lace, chiffons and layered silks, and will be worn in the softest of colours. Keep jewellery subtle.Empire-line dresses with criss-cross ribbon detail at the bust area work well for most bodyshapes with the emphasis taken away from the tummy area and drawn to the shoulders, bust and arm area. If you don’t like your arms, cover them with a little cape, shrug or pashmina.
Trend: Spring coats
With all these fabulous looks around, you need a statement coat to go over them. Coats mirroring the key trends are good style options, so look for ones in linen, cotton, metallics or bright colourful tweeds.
Final Thought
The Spring collections have started filtering into the stores, so keep ahead of the trends and start buying key pieces now for your new wardrobe. Don’t delay because of the cold weather, if you buy now, you’ll get what you really want as opposed to waiting and losing out.
