General Fashion

Spring into fall and stay pinch-free on St Patrick’s Day with green

 in General Fashion  tagged green / holidays 2012 / spring 2012 / st patricks day / tips by

One of the biggest colors for spring 2012 is green. This bright hue is being shown in many shades of green including neon, bright, blue-green, seafoam green and pastel. The fabulous thing about the color green, is that the shade is continuing to be hot for fall 2012; in fact, green has been forecasted through 2013, love that!

Today is March 1, that means there are seventeen days until the leprechauns come out to play on St. Patrick’s Day. One of the best ways to avoid the tricks of leprechauns is to wear green. Pesky little leprechauns love to pinch people who are not wearing green; this cannot happen to you! You are a Fashionista!
Thankfully green is hot this season, so if you do not have something green in your closet, you can feel good about buying something in this popular color since it will continue to grace the runways through 2013.
We found a few items around the web and assembled them into the Polyvore set below in order to help get you started. Hope you love it!
Ever wonder why we wear green on St. Patrick’s Day? Click here to find out!
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The platform versus the flat sole: which will take over next year?

 in General Fashion / Shoes / Trends  tagged fall 2012 / high heels / spring 2012 / summer 2012 / winter 2013 by

As designers send their fall collections down the runways for fall 2012, shoe fans everywhere are watching the sole of every pump and bootie that walks the catwalk. The flat sole is appearing to be dominating half of the runways, while the platform dominates the other half. Which one is it?

Platforms crept into style over the past five years, and just when forecasters thoughts the platform had run its’ course back in 2010, the style came back stronger, higher and more popular than before. The flat soled pumps which graced the fall 2009 and spring 2010 runways barely appeared on store shelves and women flocked to the highest platforms they could balance and shuffle down the street in.

The outcome for the fall 2010 runways? The platform dominated; and has been doing so ever since. What is it about the platform that is so alluring? Is it the added height? Perhaps platforms allow for a more artistic shoe? Is there a sense of strength from the added height off the ground? Perhaps. . .

It will be interesting to see what store buyers stock their shelves with this summer when fall 2012 begins to arrive at retailers worldwide. And when the flat soled pump is displayed prominently alongside a bigger than life platform pump, which one will the consumer reach for? Which one will you reach for?

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Pleated skirts take spring 2012 by storm

 in General Fashion / Trends  tagged dresses / skirts / spring 2012 / summer 2012 by

The pleated skirt is one of the most popular types of skirts for the spring 2012 season. This flattering style was spotted on many spring runways last fall and has taken over store shelves, and streets, by storm. The pleated skirt has been spotted in three different hem lengths and offers a flattering, soft a-line silhouette which works well on almost any body type; no wonder it is so popular!

The three types of pleated skirts for spring are hitting mid-thigh, knee length and maxi style. Pleated skirts are being shown in all of the bright colors for spring as well as neutrals such as black, beige and white. They are an easy way to color block and can also go from day into evening with a quick change from satchel to clutch.

The pleated skirt has also been spotted as the bottom half of a dress this season. While most dresses with pleated skirts are shown in knee-length styles, the pleated skirt has also appeared on floor length dresses and short dresses. On a dress, the knee-length hem is the most flattering for most body types.

Pleated skirts can also be worn casually with flats, flat sandals or even flip flops as well as dressy with glittering high heeled sandals. The pleated skirt is so versatile and universally flattering; it would be a shame to skip this trend!

We assembled the three lengths of pleated skirts for spring in the Polyvore set below. Which length do you prefer?

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