Today’s look includes another Charming Charlie necklace. This time it is a multi-strand purple beaded one. I love the look of multi-strand necklaces! I also decided to wear my contacts today because I was flipping through pictures so far this year and I have only worn my contacts two other times. I need to start wearing them more often again.
As I said yesterday I am ready for spring! So I spent quite a bit of time on Pinterest yesterday trying to figure out what looks I want to try for spring. As a result I have narrowed it down to my top 10 must have trends for spring/summer. Note all of these images came from Pinterest. You can view my entire spring/summer look book here to find the original source for each of these.
1)Victorian Floral Print Shorts
Why? Well, they are just fun, plain and simple. They are definitely different from anything that is currently in my wardrobe and that is part of the fun of this dress project. I get to try things that I normally would not try. I do actually already have some similar type of floral print cottons in my stash that will work great for this too!
2) Colored denim skinnies
Why? I have realized over the last couple of years that I am a blue denim jeans kinda girl and I want to break out of that! Last summer I wore lots of dresses and skirts. This past fall I fell in love with skinnies. Being skinnies, I can definitely change my style up in a very colorful way that is totally fashionable. I have actually been lusting over a pair of yellow skinnies that I have noticed on two McCall’s pattern covers, M6604 and M6517. Then last week I found that exact yellow denim at Jo-Ann’s.
3)White with bright colored florals
Why? These are so swoon worthy I may just faint now! The first image is from the new Prabal Gurung collection for Target. There are so many pieces that I love in his collection. I love the contrast between the clean pristine white and the very bold colors.
4) Sheer Pastel Button ups with black contrast
Why? It screams sexy to me but in a non-overtly way. I am really a fan of the idea of doing a mint green chiffon with the black. Mint green is not a color I have currently in my wardrobe and I would be willing to give it a try. I have a ton of white chiffon so I will probably end up making at least one white one as well.
5) White lace cover up
Why? I think these pieces have a very girlie innocence about them that I just adore. I am not sure which way I want to go with this though. I really like both the cardigan with white knit detailing and the completely lace blazer. Maybe I will just end up having to try both!
6) Nauticals
Why? Killing me!! Put me on a boat right now!! I have had a deep and abiding love for nautical stripes for the last 4 or 5 years now. I think it is safe to say that nauticals are becoming a spring/summer staple. They are perfectly divine and totally scream all American! I am planning on doing at least one bathing suit with this trend too.
7)Maxi Dresses and Skirts
Why? I jumped on this trend last year and fell head over heals for it. Maxis are a great easy stylish piece to have in your wardrobe. They are super flattering on pretty much everyone.
8) Retro styles with themed prints
Why? Words cannot express how much I love these fun retro inspired dresses from Roisin, or better known as Dolly Clackett in the #sewcialist circle. How fun and kitchy! These are definitely unique dresses to make you stand out! I have secret plans for what I want to do with this.
9) Toile Dress
Why? Toile is so unexpected for a dress, that’s why! This could easily be lumped in with the previous trend I want to try but since I have my super secret surprise for that I am counting this as separate. I love the blue toile used in each of these but I was also thinking a red toile could be fun with my adoption dress.
10) black and white chevron
Why? Chevron is a very bold graphic print. Especially in black and white. I don’t know if I want to do a full dress in chevron or just a portion of a dress like these two pictures. I am thinking that a full chevron dress may be too overpowering.
Well that’s it. Those are my personal top 10 must try trends for spring. Do you have any trends that you are dying to try? Let me know.
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