Tweed jackets and pearls are back on trend once again! The spring 2023 runways featured tweed not only at Chanel but at Balmain, Isabel Marant, Dolce & Gabbanna, Versace, Gucci, Alice + Olivia and Veronica Beard among others. Pearl jewelry and pearl embellishments were all the rage at Saint Laurent, Givenchy, Erdem and of course …
Spring is here and the opportunity to wear (or to have to wear) a dress in the next several months is looming. You may need a formal, cocktail or mother-of-the-bride or groom spring dress. Or you may want to update your wardrobe with a versatile dress to wear casually or to a business event. So …
While flipping through a spring fashion magazine (I mean a physical paper magazine which I still like to read) I noticed a color trend in some of the ads that really stood out. Designers like Fendi and Valentino used caramel colored neutral bases with bold shots of neon color in their accessories. It’s a fresh …
Two times a year, for each fashion season (Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter), the Pantone Color Institute releases their report of the trending colors. In the Pantone Fashion Color Trend Report Spring/Summer 2023 for New York Fashion Week they reported “From uplifting brights to ultra-calm tints and tones, colors for Spring/Summer 2023 are recalibrated, highlighting the expression …
What do you think about polka dots? My initial reaction has always been, “Oh no, I hate them!” They can look juvenile, clown-like, cartoonish (Mini Mouse wears them) and reminiscent of decades from the past (the 80s) that you just may not have loved. Well this season I went from a polka-dot trend despiser to …
