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Spring 2011 fashion trends: Spring / Summer 2011 Written by Daniel P Dykes
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When we first started collating the fashion trends of spring / summer 2011, the season was way off on the horizon. Now the very 2011 fashion trends that comprise the guide are in full swing, or at least much closer to hitting our wardrobes than they once were. Naturally, as 2011 rolls on, we'll continue to update fashionisers with new information, and more importantly new inspiration, for spring 2011's trends and how to wear them. So do check back often, and read on to find out what spring 2011 has in store.
Read on for inspiration for the Spring 2011 season and coming year.
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Women's spring 2011 fashion trends: key looks
'70s glamour
Just as the '50s and '60s are back, so too are particular elements of the '70s. There are two main aesthetics: '70s bohemian, and '70s sophisticated glamour. When it comes to the latter, think dresses that fall like shimmering water in the evening and high-waist pants with elegant blouses by day. Click to read about the sophisticated '70s trend.
Biker clothing
As of spring 2011 the military fashion trend will have been with us for over a decade. And for that decade it's been great, we've loved it, but 10 years later we have to admit: spring 2011 is the time to move on. The question is: what do we move on to? The answer: the trend that's been living in its shadow, waiting for its moment of glory. And for spring / summer 2011 it's going to get just that because here comes the biker trend.
Punk fashion
Another of the thematic trends for spring / summer 2011, punk carries on from last year to become less of a full blown trend and more one of influence - you'll see its elements impact upon a number of other spring 2011 trends. Which can be a danger: punk fashion is one trend you can't afford to get wrong. Read our guide to punk fashion for spring / summer 2011 to find out what it entails, what elements you should wear, and the looks you should avoid.
60s ladylike
The silhouettes of the 1950s and 1960s make a strong return, with shapes that accentuate curves and foster femininity. A hip-hugging sheath dress with a below-the-knee hem is the ultimate in hourglass dressing, while the full circle skirt and dress remain at the core of the trend. For Spring 2011 introduce fresh colours, prints and light summery fabrics. Click to read about the '60s dress trend.Women's spring 2011 clothing trends
Maxi dress goes sheer
Every season trends evolve, and every season two trends merge. In that regards, spring 2011 will be no different from what has come before it. What will be different, however, is the season's take on a staple for many women's summer wardrobe: the maxi dress. In spring 2011 it'll merge with another trend favourite to give us the sheer maxi dress trend.
Lace clothing
No, it's not new. But, like all trends that span multiple seasons, it has evolved. Lace influences for Spring 2011 are more to the classic side with quality antique-style fabrics the key to the trend. Less of the allover, stretch lace and more of the unique takes. Click to read more about the lace dress trend.
Crochet & macrame
These are two fabric finishes that could had to return for 2011: the re-rise of 70s fashion, the popularity of nautical, and a love for lace guaranteed it. Find out what clothes and accessories are on trend and how to wear the two fabrics by reading our guide to the crochet and macrame spring 2011 trend.
Tassels
Sometimes a little detail is all it takes to change the feel of a garment. In Spring 2011 one of the most popular trimmings is one that signifies luxury or, at times, the exotic. Adorning everything from handbags to shoes to dresses and hats - click to read about the tassel trend.
Bell bottoms
With skinny pants and jeans now so common that they no longer make a statement it was inevitable that a different style would emerge as a trend. It didn't necessarily have to be this one, but with the come back of all things 1970s it was inevitable that fashion forward people would turn to bell bottoms / flared pants as their style of choice. Follow the link to find out more about this spring 2011 clothing trend including some key styling tips.
Wide leg pants
By now the general experiment with cuts of pants and jeans that aren't skinny should be evident: women's pant trends in spring 2011 are defined by this experimentation with everyone keen to see options for women that simply aren't skinny. Hence alongside the flares are wide leg pants and jeans. What is the difference between the two, and how should they be styled in 2011? Follow the link to find out.
Capri pants
For every trend exists its opposite. So as spring / summer 2011's fashion trends allow us to welcome flares back into our wardrobes, so too does it allow for an opposite style, in the form of capri pants, to make a showing. Click the link to find out about the styles of capris that are in in spring 2011, and what other trends to wear them with.
Tail hems: dresses longer at the back
They've been seen as an alternative to the summer mini skirt or maxi dress for sometime, and for spring / summer 2011 'tail hems' continue their reign as the more interesting alternative to both. Click to read about tail hems including the different styles suited to spring 2011's trends.
Stripes
Stripes are a dominant part of any spring / summer season, though usually, year on year, featuring a variation on the theme. Spring 2011 sees stripes with an unsurprising nautical dominance - but it's a dominance inspired by other key Spring 2011 fashion trends. Click to read about stripes to find out what those other inspirations are.
Jumpsuits & playsuits
They're something of a yoyo trend: one season they're in, the next season they're out. For spring / summer 2011 they're back again, reinterpreted to fuse in many of the season's other fashion trends. Read our jumpsuits & playsuits guide to find out what's in and what's out.
Crop tops
It was 2009 that we last focussed on this look as a trend, and back then it certainly wasn't a trend for the whole year. This is very much a high-summer 2011 look, one great for the hottest of weather and party atmospheres, such as festivals. Find out how the crop top trend has changed since 2009 and how to wear it in 2011 by clicking the link.Women's spring 2011 accessory trends
Cat eye sunglasses
With the warmer weather comes the need to update your sunglasses collection with a new and on-trend style. For Spring 2011 the best accompaniment to a vintage-inspired look is a shape that screams '50s/'60s glamour. From the very subtle to the extreme, click to read about the cat eye glasses trend.
Belt purse
There are the years when a particular style of clutch is on trend, and then there's 2011. It's out with the clutch and in with a belted alternative. One of the year's casual fashion trends, the belt purse is a statement piece of daytime wear that quickly went from the catwalks of Hermes and Pucci to the streets. Follow the link to find out more.Spring 2011 footwear / shoe trends
Both of these shoe trends are included not because they're new shoe trends for 2011, but because they're shoe trends from 2010 whose elements will still have an impact in 2011. You'll see elements from both remain popular in 2011, particularly in certain countries, as they remain a part of the overall tastes. Clogs, in particular, have peaked as a trend so we're not recommending these two as big investment pieces, but pieces you can hold on to or whose elements shouldn't be disregarded altogether.
Clogs
Clunky wooden shoes. It doesn't sound like the most glamorous or practical of footwear trends, and yet the clog reached new heights in 2010 and will continue to have an impact on 2011's footwear trends. Specifically the brass studding so prevalent will continue to be influential, while the clog's overall popularity will wane. Click to read about the clogs trend.
Kitten heels
Kitten heels are making a somewhat controversial return, spurred on by the trend of '50s and '60s dressing. More comfortable yet less appealing than their higher counterparts, kitten heels can work particularly well when dainty, pointed, and either retro-inspired or minimalist. When it comes to this style in 2011 it's all about the theming. For Spring, kitten heeled sandals are also an option. Click to read about the kitten heels shoe trend.Men's spring 2011 fashion trends: key looks
2011 suit styles
They never actually go out of fashion, but they do evolve over the course of several years. So what suit styles are in fashion for spring / summer 2011? Fashionising.com has put together a thorough guide on the modern men's suit that will take you through cuts and colours, and help you decide all the elements you'll want in a good quality piece for spring / summer 2011. Follow the link to read more.
Men's flared jeans
Men's skinny jeans have had their day. That's not to say they're out of fashion, but they've peaked and as far as men's fashion trends in spring / summer 2011 go they've been replaced by a style with quite a large difference. For the first warm season of 2011 men's flared jeans are back. Follow the link to find out whose designing them, how to wear them and what to avoid.
Men's motorcycle fashion
It's a trend that's in for women in spring 2011, and visual elements of the motorcycle look are also in for men. Spearheaded by a number of design houses, including Burberry, the main element of this men's trend is obviously the motorcycle jacket. For more inspiration on the trend take a look at the men's motorcycle fashion guide, which goes into some detail about the differences of what's in for men versus women.Other Spring 2011 trends
Spring 2011 colours
Interested in what colours will figure into your spring 2011 wardrobe? Well our spring 2011 colour trends guide has all these answers. Collating the research of all the big power houses, these are the spring 2011 colour summaries that fashion designers world wide will be relying on when creating their spring 2011 offerings. Get the head start and figure them into your wardrobe today.
2011 hairstyles
The beginning of 2011 doesn't just mean new clothes for your wardrobe, it means updating your style, it means evolving it. And of equal importance to having the right clothes and accessories for 2011 is keeping your hairstyle up to date.
To take a look at the 2011 hair trends that will be a part of spring / summer 2011, follow the link.
Spring / Summer 2011 themes
Interfiliere: Spring / Summer 2011 trend motifs
Interfiliere, a fashion industry body dedicated to lingerie and beachwear correctly peg Spring 2011's fashion trends as an evolution of several recent fashion trends; key amongst them is the continued reinterpretation of classic styles along all heavily influenced by the 'lingerie as outerwear' trend that Fashionising.com has been touting for some time now.
Key look: loungerie
For the latter, they've coined a new term: loungerie. With the elements of lingerie, be it girly or overtly sexual, so prominent in street fashion, Interfiliere see Spring 2011's key street wear trends as a mixture between lingerie, swimwear and streetwear (which they group as loungewear), and lingerie. Hence the portmanteau.
In their own words:
The new Loungerie takes a leaf out of, and gets the best of, lingerie for an alternative, parallel wardrobe; [one that is] light, intimate, and impossible to "classify."
For more on the look see our lingerie as outerwear trend inspiration page.
Over-all themes
Lingerie as street wear aside, there are four themes that Interfiliere believe will be key to Spring / Summer 2011 fashion trends:
Tendresse (fondness)
An atmosphere heavily loaded with, memories but reinvented by using, technical innovations. To maintain the feeling of softness and a nostalgia of charm, there are sophisticated constructions, digital prints, placed jacquards, audacious accents, and subtle featherweight effects, silks, fine cottons, blends.
Then there are the refined, luxury lines of coordinates made to last: it's the triumphant return of the camisole, bodices, teddies: all expressions of an eternal seduction.
Antidote
Happiness lies in non conformity. It's not a question of being good or reasonable, but the passion colours evoke, the explosions of prints, geometrical accents, Indian flowers, folk music kitsch, cartoon influences and the naive primitives that all mix create a wild patchwork of fashion.
A liberated celebration of all that everyday life is about. Amusing creativity, beachwear influences, mixes of ethnic and otherworld, ardour and femininity, the whole trend being based on strong lines.
Oasis
Pleasure gorged on the sun and freshness you'll want from Spring / Summer 2011.
On the one hand, the exotic: exuberant nature inspired by Gauguin, luxuriant foliage and cat-like beachwear motifs. On the other hand, the desert: a landscape of sand, primitive embroideries, Berber stripes, beautiful laces patinated by the years, ikats and metal accents.
For ample shapes such as caftans or djellabahs, dry knits, charming linens and cottons for the loungerie trend.
Sublime
The essence of a new luxury, ostentatious and astonishing with a hint of theatrical and urban roughness.
Haute couture meets high-tech. The scene is ostentatious, emphatically astonishing, and unique. In the corridors of this new theatricality surface effects, contrasts of opaque and transparency. Think transfer prints, graphics and bondage accents.
This is the essence of the new luxury, exceptional beauty ready to conquer the land of modernity.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Look Like a Princess in Your Party Dress With These Basic Tips! By Otto Kreistler
Going to parties and social events should be a fun thing to do. A lot of people go out on well deserved nights of celebration on party night in order to drink, socialize and bond with friends. And because of the highly social nature of such events, it is only normal that women should make a conscious effort to look their best especially when they are bound to be in the presence of a lot of prying eyes from members of the same sex and a lot of interested ones from the opposite. So what can you do in order to really flaunt your figure in that party dress?
A lot of red carpet disasters that you see on TV are really born out of failed fashion ideas and concepts. This short guide will give you tips on how to look absolutely fabulous in that dress of yours while keeping in mind your comfort and your individuality. So to look amazing, you should:
- Not follow the latest trends blindly: A lot of people make the mistake of following the latest fashion trends just because they are the in thing at the moment and completely disregarding if the outfit suits their body type or not. Being fashionable is knowing what works, and not what is trendy, so stick with those dresses that highlight your best assets.
- Pick something comfy: Comfort should always be your ultimate fashion concern no matter how rad the outfit you plan on wearing seems to be on paper. If you aren't comfortable with what you're wearing, chances are you won't be able to maximize the look anyway. So keep it simple and keep it comfortable, and you're bound for success.
- Pay attention to your lingerie: It is a cardinal rule that no hint of your lingerie should be sticking out from your dress or seen through it, no matter how sexy it may look. So use those strapless brassieres to hide those innermost secrets. You can also use underwear to maximize your look, like using push-up bras to show more cleavage.
These are only a few things you can try to become belle of the ball with your amazing party dress. If you want the complete list of the things you can do to look absolutely gorgeous for the next party just visit: http://crunkish.com/top-ten-ways-to-look-fabulous-in-that-party-dress/ - Knock em out, sexy!
Drive Everyone Crazy With Seductive Party Dresses By Kumar Sanjay
The most awaited event of the school life is Prom Night. This is a event to celebrate, which is usually done at the end of academic year, to bid a farewell to the students. Apart from being a platform to dance, eat, enjoy and have fun. Prom nights are thirstily waited to showcase the dresses.
Looking best and dazzling with the presence are endeavored by the girls, as month long preparation are being done in order to look stunning. The most time consuming of all is zeroing on the apt and beautiful prom dresses. Prom nights holds the most important place in every teenagers' life as its a gathering which is filled with both emotion and fun, so looking at one's best is the ultimate goal. So choosing the mesmerizing fashion wear can actually make you star of the event.
Every girl adores her prom dress and wants to turn many heads when she walks. So there is need that perfect fashion wear should be chosen to look stunning. These party dresses are available in different styles and patterns which can make you look elegant and suave.
The most of all is choosing the right prom dresses that can go well with your body type. If you are very petite and want to add volume to your body, then bubble dress is the key to it. Strapless dresses can be pull on if have broad shoulder and want to look fantastic. A short prom dress can actually give a cute and classy look. Women beaded top which can be coupled with the pair of denims or skirts also add to the style. Women beaded tops are very much in the trend and are available in different patterns and styles. These tops are available in every range of colors and also designs which can add pizazz to the regular look. So one has many to choose from the galore of ladies wear. A selection of dress portrays the mind and the choice, so there is need that the outfit should be opted which can be worn with comfort.
Evening gowns can win many glances and also enhances the beauty of women. These gowns are perfect attire when you want to look elegant and wonderful. So wearing a evening gown for the prom or any of the party is perfect fit when you want to support a princess' look.
These party dresses with the compatible accessories and make-up will make you feel like diva. So not only prom dresses but the matching make-up can only give you the look.
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Flaunt a Chic Party Dress in Style By Alica Bacon
Let not socializing be a cumbersome affair for you. A lot of working women avoid partying, socializing and networking either because of time constraints or they are just too occupied to venture out and buy proper party attire for themselves. With the advent of innumerable shopping options like online shopping destinations, designer boutiques etc, it has become much simpler for busy working women to enjoy their lives, put on their dancing shoes and flaunt that perfect party dress with style.
A few patterns and colors that you can try for an evening party:
• A black off shoulder knee-length sheath dress would be ideal for a happening late night shindig. You can also try a fabulous fuchsia colored dress, which would truly make you stand out from the crowd.
• A purple strapless ruched satin dress is truly a contemporary style. Purple represents sophistication and richness. The ruche pattern would make you look like a real style icon.
• A mini halter sheath dress is perfect for grooving on the dance floor till the wee hours of morning. It is stylish and comfortable at the same time. An enviable green would be worth the try. This pattern would suit women who can carry mini dresses with panache.
• Black and red are the universal party colors. A mermaid cut floor length gown with elaborate sequin work on the bodice would be apt for an exclusive party. Try and team it up with chic red stilettos and voila! You will be all set to burn the dance floor on fire.
• A red above the knee, strapless dress with an empire waistline would look nice if you like the elegant look. An empire waistline imparts a very feminine look to your persona and it is very much in vogue lately.
The key points you should keep in mind while sashaying into a party,
• Simplify your shopping chores by visualizing the apt party dress in your mind.
• Make your own decisions; don't let someone else's opinion influence you.
• Be aware of your likes and dislikes, avoid being impulsive, that would only increase the number of hideous looking outfits in your closet.
• Pay heed to your body type and then head for shopping at full throttle.
• Carry yourself with confidence and wear a genuine smile on your face.
• Accessorize sensibly and you will be all set to don a perfect ensemble.
Your dress would define your personality so make sure you choose the right one and get all geared up to be under the spotlight. The fashion industry is growing by leaps and bounds, which means that scouting for the perfect party dress isn't a Herculean task anymore.
I am Alica Bacon working as a fashion writer for very famous fashion brand i.e onlygowns. The areas of my expertise mainly include women fashion and lifestyle. I make it a point to give genuine solutions to all my readers about the fashion. The website is having collection of attire like independence day dresses, sundresses, bridal wear, and many more.
Flaunt a Chic Party Dress in Style By Alica Bacon
Let not socializing be a cumbersome affair for you. A lot of working women avoid partying, socializing and networking either because of time constraints or they are just too occupied to venture out and buy proper party attire for themselves. With the advent of innumerable shopping options like online shopping destinations, designer boutiques etc, it has become much simpler for busy working women to enjoy their lives, put on their dancing shoes and flaunt that perfect party dress with style.
A few patterns and colors that you can try for an evening party:
• A black off shoulder knee-length sheath dress would be ideal for a happening late night shindig. You can also try a fabulous fuchsia colored dress, which would truly make you stand out from the crowd.
• A purple strapless ruched satin dress is truly a contemporary style. Purple represents sophistication and richness. The ruche pattern would make you look like a real style icon.
• A mini halter sheath dress is perfect for grooving on the dance floor till the wee hours of morning. It is stylish and comfortable at the same time. An enviable green would be worth the try. This pattern would suit women who can carry mini dresses with panache.
• Black and red are the universal party colors. A mermaid cut floor length gown with elaborate sequin work on the bodice would be apt for an exclusive party. Try and team it up with chic red stilettos and voila! You will be all set to burn the dance floor on fire.
• A red above the knee, strapless dress with an empire waistline would look nice if you like the elegant look. An empire waistline imparts a very feminine look to your persona and it is very much in vogue lately.
The key points you should keep in mind while sashaying into a party,
• Simplify your shopping chores by visualizing the apt party dress in your mind.
• Make your own decisions; don't let someone else's opinion influence you.
• Be aware of your likes and dislikes, avoid being impulsive, that would only increase the number of hideous looking outfits in your closet.
• Pay heed to your body type and then head for shopping at full throttle.
• Carry yourself with confidence and wear a genuine smile on your face.
• Accessorize sensibly and you will be all set to don a perfect ensemble.
Your dress would define your personality so make sure you choose the right one and get all geared up to be under the spotlight. The fashion industry is growing by leaps and bounds, which means that scouting for the perfect party dress isn't a Herculean task anymore.
I am Alica Bacon working as a fashion writer for very famous fashion brand i.e onlygowns. The areas of my expertise mainly include women fashion and lifestyle. I make it a point to give genuine solutions to all my readers about the fashion. The website is having collection of attire like independence day dresses, sundresses, bridal wear, and many more.
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