Bye-bye winter, and hello spring! It’s time to leave behind our drab cold weather duds and add a little life into our wardrobes. Forget dark gray sweatshirts and black suede boots, it’s time to colorize your clothes for the season of rebirth in pretty florals and pops of pastels.
Pretty Pastels
Pastels are everywhere this season and offer the perfect solution to brighten up your closet. From cotton candy pink hoodies and fleeces to periwinkle sleeveless blouses and creamset your clothing shout candy confection. For a more literal take, Betsey Johnson’s line of candy-themed jewelry offers the perfect blend of mint green and sky blue gummy bear rings and heart candy earrings, incorporating both the pastel trend and a whimsical touch to your spring wardrobe. Bright yellows and pinks even graced the runway at the Atelier Versace show which opened the spring couture season at Paris Fashion Week.
Colorful Kicks
Don’t forget about your feet! Too many great outfits fall short when it comes to footwear, but shoes are the perfect way to add color to any outfit. Circus by Sam Edelman offers the Ava ballet flat in cherry red, neon coral, lemon yellow, spearmint blue and even a floral print. Colorful shoes add spice to a simple getup of blue jeans and a plain fitted T-shirt.
Flower Child
“Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking,” said Miranda Priestly in “The Devil Wears Prada.” Florals and spring go hand in hand. Although it is a tad on the cliché side, the budding print is always a delight after wearing drab neutrals during winter. Seen on the Paris runways in the Dior fashion show, florals were spotted in white and pastel pinks and greens with pops of sunny yellow and tangerine tango (Pantone’s 2012 color of the year). The bright colors and florals were mixed with stark silk black trousers and organza dresses to add a bit of edge to the romantic collection.
For designer florals for less, try Target’s new designer collaboration with Prabal Gurung. The collection blends florals with edgy blue leather jackets and strappy minimalist heels while mixing in bold neon greens, bright pinks, poppy reds and crisp whites.
Daring Denim
Blue jeans can get a bit tiring after a while so why not switch things up with a bit of colored denim? Whether you prefer distressed pink skinnies or lavender cutoffs, switching up your bottoms with a splash of color is the perfect way to transition from winter to spring.
To incorporate another spring trend, try floral printed denim. Paired with a simple cotton blouse and taupe fringe booties, floral blue jeans have spring printed all over them.
Puckered Pink
Pops of color work great with makeup from a bright pink lip to a bold-colored liner. Emphasize one area of your face when applying these standout colors. A fresh face with some powder and mascara pair perfectly with a bright lip color like berry pink or a saturated orange. Conversely, nude lips pair well when emphasizing the eyes. The cat eye is the throwback beauty trend of the moment, but why stick with black? Add some edge with an electric blue liner, modernizing and refreshing the classic cat eye.
Pretty on the Inside
Don’t limit yourself to colorful outerwear. With so many candy-colored bras and bandeaus, spring fashion also means being pretty from the inside out. Pair a pastel bandeau with under low-cut dresses, button-ups or v-necks for a flirty touch.
Jessica Keesee can be reached at jessica.keesee@theminaretonline.com
In scandinavia people think jews have a very strange face, especially the nose is very bad-looking,kinda scythe-like they say, . They call it ” Ful nasa”. the word “ful” is pronounced like the english word “fuel”. i kind of feel sorry for them, but maybe its the testosterone.. i´ve heard it increases the tissues inside the nose, especially bone mass.
It´s intresting to note that the hebrew work “nasa” can mean both “to marry” and “to lift” and “to desire” among many other verbs..