5 Spring Fashion Ideas: Spring Jacket

I initially wanted to call this the "5 Spring Must-Haves" however, I realized that my must-have might not necessarily be someone else's must have. So I am just calling this 5 Spring Fashion Ideas.

The first of this series are the Spring Jackets. Year after year we anticipate the coming of spring - finally it's time to pack away the winter jackets and out come the spring jackets. This year, there are three new styles that I'm really liking for Spring that I haven't already got.

The Parka

I just love this look - very downtown chic and very carefree. It's definitely on the casual side, so I wouldn't expect to wear these for a date or a night time event - more like for a trip to the mall or movies or maybe a leisure walk in the park.

UO, ASOS, LULUs

The Updated Trench

A little bit of update on the classic trench can do so much. I love the more feminine feel of these trenches and these you can pair with more dressy outfits as well.

MODCLOTH, ASOS, MODCLOTH

The Cape / Poncho

Now this is something more bold and fashionable, and maybe a bit trendy as well. Definitely not something I would wear on a cold rainy day. But I'm liking the simplicity of this style and it's just an easy throw on kind of piece. You can tell this is a really lazy comfortable style, but really it would pose the opposite effect. The poncho and really pump up an otherwise really boring outfit because of its form and design.

ASOS, FOREVER21, UO

What's your favorite spring jacket style?

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Fall Trend: Fun Fur Colors

There were tons of showing of fur during the recent Fall 2011 fashion week - be it New York or London or Paris. Evidently, the luxurious look of fur is not going anywhere anytime soon.

However this time the fur has taken a fun transformation - from being dark neutral colors, to a really colorful, almost whimsical and springy colors. Very seldom do we see bright colors for fall, especially not on fur, so this is a really fun transformation on the fur trend.

Colors on fur may not be easy to wear for some, but I felt a couple of designers did it perfectly, so normal people (meaning non-model-like) can actually pull it off without looking like clowns.

 All photos from STYLE.COM

Everything you see above I feel are really very wearable. From the ombre fur coat: Prabal Gurung, Fendi's fun mix of fur colors on the coat-vest, Prada's long hair fur with really nice muted pastel colors, to Anna Sui's nice touch of colors to the white fur.

Overall, I think this is something that can really catch on. What do you think of this trend? Would you wear it?

Photo Credit: Style.com 

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Dian Von Furstenberg: Fall 2011 RTW

I just love DvF... she designs everything so elegantly and yet so fashion and so wearable... always keeping the muse in mind. I'm very into the shapes and silhouettes that she creates, and she speaks very eloquently... It makes me want to follow suit... lols..

I don't always share musings on runway fashion shows because I feel there are other bloggers who are better feature writers and more fashionable than I am, but I really did very much liked her collection.

What do you think of DvF's Fall ready-to-wear collection?

Source: Style.com on YouTube

S/S 2011 Color Direction

The fashion business really is very different than just doing some shopping. There's so much work involved, it's definitely not glamorous as other people might think, and you only get a short window in order to get it right and make a big sale, or you go bust. It's a huge industry and huge business... very stressful at times. However, its not all bad. Its also very rewarding when you see your work out in the market, and this for me makes it all worth it.

During the last few days, I've been doing some research on color directions for Spring/Summer 2011 as well as Autumn/Winter 2011/2012. Part of my job is to be on top of the trends so from time to time I do some research on trends in order to stay in the same direction as the market.

Since WGSN is just really way expensive, I have to be creative with my research. I've come across a report from the Copenhagen International Fashion Fair (CIFF) - a free report which is really very informative. They've reported the following trends for Spring/Summer 2011:

PLEASURES

 FEEL: Romantic, escape the real world, fresh, sensitive and poetic

JUNGLE FEVER

FEEL: Wild, Paradise, Beach, Free

ELEGANCE

FEEL: Seduction, Precious, Rarity, Unique

COLORFUL WONDERLAND

FEEL: Simple, Happy, Stress-free, Care-free, Musical, Pretty

Get the complete report at: Cosmoworlds