Sporty Details

Love the sporty details for spring. Neon colors, crazy nylon cord, etc.

Here, new Camper shoes.

Fashion: More Spring10 J Crew Lookbook

J Crew has become a reliable source of styling suggestions. Their Spring 2010 lookbook has some ideas for wearing a number of the season's trends.

The "tough + ladylike" look is still strong -- especially with big, rough jewelry, or sporty touches, to offset sequins and ruffles. I especially like their approach to spring's soft neutrals and pastels (like blush and lavender) - add a little orange or acid yellow, to keep it all from becoming super-meh. Including a decent amount of warm grey also works.

Spring Steals

Forever21 "Silk Blended Applique Top" - $15.80

This is actually "reverse applique," and I'm totally gonna try to make something with it for spring. (See the Alabama Chanin collection for lovely examples of the technique.)

Spring Steals

Forever21 "Native Habit Skirt" - $8.50

Graphic African print - a big thing this spring.

Spring Steals

STRIPED RUGBY LS TOP

$12.80

Two big spring trends - sportiness and a grey + bright color combo.

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Spring Steals

Heritage 1981 "floral blossom tunic" - $19.90

There are two ways that Americana is manifesting itself in spring fashion - one is sweet, with faded florals, like this Depression-era type print.

The other is tougher - denim, plaid, Grunge-influenced.

Spring 2010 Trends, According to WhoWhatWear

WhoWhatWear's predictions for Spring 2010: Extreme wedges, all-weather leather, accessory overkill, lingerie galore, pretty pastels, mid-blue hues, manicured ruffles, digital prints, cut-out dresses, khaki craze.

I agree overall, but think they missed this season's over-riding "African" theme - the khaki is really safari/military, and the most interesting graphic prints are tribal - as are some of the shapes, which are less "cut-out" than wrapped. And I'm all for "mid-blue hues," but I'm hoping, Chloe et al. not withstanding, that it won't take the form of the double denim "Canadian tuxedo."

Yes, Sporty is Still In

Fashion Gone Rogue

Alexander Wang Spring/Summer 2010: Sportiness + Minimalism = Modern Glamour.

Street-Eighties "french terry" material meets Runway-Eighties big-time sleeves. Remember when Scarlett O'Hara made a dress from her curtains? This is like the chick from Flashdance making a gown from her famous ripped-neck sweatshirt.

In a related story: Start working on your side braids right now, girls, because they're going to be big all season long.

Fashion: Alexander McQueen Spring 2010

Greetings - from the planet Armadillo-LobsterFeet. Paint these chicks green and Shatner could be picking them up on the original Star Trek.

Dig the color and pattern, though.