For many years, like most women, I couldn't find my way around the latest trends. I bought a pile of magazines, browsed loads of blogs and websites, and in the end I found that basically everything is worn and I knew no more than at the start. It was only when I started working in fashion professionally, 24/7, as a fashion stylist that I understood the laws of trends too. I won't explain them here needlessly and at length, but I'll give it to you straight with 5 tips that suit every woman's wardrobe and are the hottest trends of this spring. Every season you can count on me not to let you down and to advise you first-hand on what to buy. So here you go, here are the 5 trends that I myself have fallen for:
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MULES (slip-ons)
The most comfortable and most easily combined shoes ever. It will probably take a little while for our heel-spoiled eyes to get used to them, but it's worth it, trust me. The extremely pointed ones are mega fashionable. If you're more conservative, choose the "loafer" type. You'll walk around in them all spring and summer.
Floral mules with a big bow, ZARA
Black, extra pointed with pearls, ZARA
Brown, suede with a bow, MANGO
Black loafer-style slip-ons, Jenny Fairy, CCC
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(SINGLE) COLOUR SUIT
The big return of the suit, and not just to the office. There's a wide selection of sportier models on offer, and when you combine a suit with plain white trainers and a T-shirt, you've totally won. Plain flip-flops, sandals or mules go with it too.
Corduroy suit, ZARA
Single-colour suit with double-breasted fastening, Bershka
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MOM JEANS
Each season brings a different trend, print and cut of jeans. This spring and summer it's the ultimate retro 90s cuts. That's why they're called "mom" jeans, and if they're ripped, distressed and high-waisted, definitely take them! You'll need a little while to get used to them, but they're extremely comfortable and combine brilliantly with elegant tops, e.g. ruffled or lace ones.
Higher-waisted mom jeans, Mango
Mom jeans in lighter denim, River Island
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NET BAG, or a BASKET instead of a HANDBAG
Of course, by net bag I don't mean a plastic carrier bag, but a classic, ordinary string bag. Almost every readily available brand has them on offer, and it's again a high-fashion, one-season thing, so a MUST-HAVE for all trendsetters. If you don't have the courage for a net bag, at least swap your handbag for a mini basket and you'll be guaranteed to wow!
Handbag with netting, Lindex
Basket bag, Prada
Iconic "net" bag for fashion connoisseurs, Staud
Straw basket, Mango
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CAT-EYE SUNGLASSES
If you want to keep completely up with the fast-changing fashion, get yourself white plastic cat-eye ones. If you're one of the more conservative ladies, classic ones are enough too; the important thing is that they're sexy and pointed.
Cat-eye sunglasses with animal print, Mango
Red cat-eye icons, Le Specs
White plastic cat-eye hearts, Yves Saint Laurent
And that's enough. These 5 trends are aesthetically acceptable to me and I think they're quite enough for me to be "IN". Metallic prints, ethnic patterns, geometry, folk, crazy combinations, crop tops, cowboy boots and a million other trends I'll simply ignore. I hope my selection and showcase have given you a bit of a picture and helped you find your way around the current offering of fashion fads. Every week I'll introduce one of "my" trends in more detail, worn right on me, and we start tomorrow! 