Trends for Spring 2015

It's here! Resort 2015 fashion season opened up this Monday with runway walks all over the world - designers showcased their works in cities like Dubai, Paris, Monaco - while Dior kept it fresh with featuring in Brooklyn.  The trends were simple, if not predictable - as par course, sailor stripes and floral print were all over the spring collections.  However, designers breathed new lives into these classics, and reinvented old ones to keep any from appearing stale and out of date. 

1. Sailor Stripes

If there is the word "resort" anywhere in the title, you can bet your bottom dollar that sailor stripes are going to be included.  Considered a summertime staple, sailor stripes are worn all the time at relaxed east coast retreats - there is no denying that the navy and white combo is a classic. 

But this is haute couture - classic doesn't cut it.  Designers like Chloe and Diane Von Furstenberg threw variety into the play by playing with the color wheel and the size of the stripes - and the remix was well received. Next spring, think about investing in a multi-striped maxi or a fresh new sailor stripe pullover!

Diane Von Furstenburg  - love the colors! 

Photo Courtesy of Chloe

2.  Bohemian

Embrace it: boho is back in full force on the runways.  Easy and breezy is certainly a favorite this summer with the return of palazzo pants and maxi skirts, and it doesn't look like that's dying out any time soon.  Plan on seeing peasant tops and long, flowy skirts everywhere next spring.  My personal favorite?  Giambattista Valli's psychedelic floral maxi dress - it reminds me of a costume out of Midsummer's Night Dream - gorgeous!

Giambattista Valli - how beautiful is this?

3.  Long A-line skirts

A surprising twist on the runway this season was the reapparence of the A-line midi.  This classic sillhoete took a backseat to more popular minis and bodycons for a while, but Louis Vuitton and Gucci made it clear that A-lines weren't dead.  Plan on getting more a-lines for next spring - however, try and avoid invoking poodle skirt imagery by trying it in different styles and colors, like Dsquared's wild red leather skirt. The midi, if done right, will be anything but outdated.

 

Gucci - classic but modern.  Love the color combination!

Dsquared - love the rich red!

What is your favorite trend for spring next year?

-xx, Beccy