Sunday, April 10, 2011

Spring Prints and Fashions for Women in 2011

With spring right around the corner, fashion-conscious women everywhere are eagerly awaiting the new designs that will be hot for spring 2011. The trends for spring of 2011 will see many different styles, colors and patterns available in blazers, cardigans, polo tops, skirts, dresses, jackets and knitwear.


The shape of the semi-fitted shirt makes it a basic staple item for any woman's wardrobe this spring. The slightly cinched waist of this blouse is figure-flattering and comfortable. This shirt also has a relaxed fit that makes it perfect for spring weekend outings. The vertical striped fabric is slimming and also works well as a cover-up for camisole tops.



Skirts for spring 2011 will be flirty and fun in multi-patterned tiered Chiffon. Dresses will be ultra-feminine and spring-like with girly details like floral-inspired prints in shades of rosebud red, mint green and crisp navy and white.


Cardigans and Hoodies are a must-have item for spring. The lightweight qualities of these cover-ups provide the right amount of warmth in the evenings when the temperatures drop. They are practical and look great layered over short-sleeve tops and tanks. Pretty shades of peach and mint will make any Hoodie jacket spring perfect. Cardigans are another wardrobe staple for spring that every woman should have. Cardigan sweaters work as casual apparel and also function perfectly on the job.


A V-neck sweater can be one of the most versatile of clothing items in a woman's wardrobe. They work with dress pants, jeans, skirts, leggings and shorts. This spring finds knit sweaters in shades of pastel pink, white, basic black and nautical stripes. Dressing up a knit sweater with the latest chunky jewelry trend for spring can make a stunning fashion statement.


It makes fashion sense to invest in separates. Each piece can be mixed and matched to work well and look fabulous with other pieces. The Cardigan jacket looks elegant over a spring dress and can be made into different looks by changing up the color combination's of the dress pattern and cardigan shade.

Hoodies and skirts make super-cute fashion partners. Buy having one piece of apparel in each style; a woman can rotate her wardrobe around creating new and exciting looks for spring without spending huge amounts of money. The hard part will be choosing from the great fabric choices and designs available for spring 2011.

"I had always had a passion for the two “Bs” Making women beautiful and supporting women in business. The time came to pursue them."


Spring 2011 Fashion Trends for Women

The fashion trends for Spring 2011 will be a welcome change to "real" women everywhere. Instead of clothes that would only look good on a size 2 teenager, designers chose to show a variety of figure-flattering, figure forgiving clothes in luxurious fabrics and colors.
With a little bit of modification, these styles can be easily incorporated into anyone's wardrobe.

Trend #1: Full cut trousers
For the past several seasons, designers like Marc Jacobs have mined the 70s look. This time, instead of a boho-hippie influence, we get the 70s look from the movie the "Ice Storm". Think groovy pantsuits as they would have been worn in suburban Connecticut
These pants are mid to high rise, which may look strange after over a decade of low cut, hip slung jeans, and the inadvertent thong show that followed. This is a welcome change, as is the possibility of eliminating muffin top without having to diet.
Wear this style with a tucked in blouse, a skinny belt and wedge heels for an easy and stylish work look.

Trend #2: Maxi dresses
What could be easier than a long, loose dress? Today's styles are slim, but not tight, and made with drapey fabrics like jersey.
Like everything else, it's the details that count. To avoid looking like Mrs. Roper from "Three's Company", steer clear of Hawaiian prints or paisley. Instead, opt for solid colors in nudes or in the sure-to-be-everywhere color this spring: a soft mint green.

Trend #3: Pajama dressing
Yes, this is literally what some designers and fashion editors are calling this trend.
Loose pants tied at the waist, and boxy tees worn with a housecoat over them may seem like what most of us wear when we are home sick, not high fashion. But these basics are elevated when the pants are made of cashmere or silk, the tees are whisper thin and layered over each other and the over coat is in a dark shade like navy or black.

Also shown were dresses that looked like long, satin nightgowns. Of all the trends, this is perhaps the riskiest, fashion wise. Unless you work in a creative field, coming to work dressed in these clothes will probably draw some puzzled looks from your co-workers.

Trend #4: Bold colors
Although there were models on the runway wearing head to toe orange, electric blue and neon orange, even the designers tempered this style by pairing their clothes with plenty of whites and blacks. The result was a fresh way to update the basic neutrals most of us have in our closet.

Another way color was used this season was in the use of prints. Fruit themed prints were used, as were sailor-type stripes. The trend of mixing prints continues to be strong, as stripes were shown with flower prints.
 Kept in the same color family, this combination works.

These are just a few of the trends for Spring, and it is a promising one. Designers seemed to respond to the economy by presenting clothes that can be worn in a variety of seasons, from day to night, and in silhouettes that are timeless. Investment dressing may finally be brought to the masses to mean not a three thousand dollar purse, but a  lightweight cashmere sweater you'll wear all year long.


"I had always had a passion for the two “Bs” Making women beautiful and supporting women in business. The time came to pursue them."