Spring Fashions

 

 Every years comes and goes, but fashion seldom goes out of our lives. We always find ourselves to look wildered when it comes to selecting the right kind of apparel, footwear, colour, and accessories. In the New Year, we bring to you the hot stylish trends for this year’s spring/summer season. Top fashion designers from India like Ritu Kumar, Poonam Bhagat, Siddharth Tytler and Madhu Jain enlighten us on fashion statements for the year 2011.

         The start of the Spring / Summer 2011 season means it's time to refresh your wardrobe. and what a time it is: the first new season for 2011, and the first since the affects of the global financial crisis have begun the wane. Take this as a chance to not only splurge, but to set a coursework for how you'll dress for not Spring / Summer, but beyond in to 2011.

    1)   What to wear?

     According to the designer Poonam Bhagat, “dresses combining the solid & transparent look will make a rage. Hip hugging sheath dresses with beautiful hemlines below the knee & full circle skirts with pinched waistlines evocative of the feminine 60's look will be in.”Indian apparel will also make trend, states designer Madhu Jain.
    “basic simple Indian apparel like kurtis & funky yet elegant saris will look aesthetic.”“Mini dresses will be a positive thing for girls,” tells designer Siddharth Tytler.
       Tights and casual dresses will be in and summer will see the return of kurtis. Also, jumpsuits are here to stay,” says designer Ritu Kumar.

2)    which footwear is in rage?

     Heels, be it kitten heels or stilettos, will look enticing, agree Poonam and Siddharth.
     According to Madhu, “funky kolhapuris with strings hanging and puppet dolls will create anger this summer.”

3)   Which colour is cool?

    Siddharth tells “Bright happy colours like berry pink, light blue and cherry will be cool for summers,”.
    Poonam suggests, “yellow, mango, peach, lime or nude is better for summers.”     
     Don’t wear black, advises Ritu, as it does not suit the climate. However, its contrast white will be surely in, informs Siddharth.

4)   Head gear and sun glasses?

    Ritu says, “floral headgear will be in vogue.
    “Cat eye sunglasses will look voluptuous this summer,” states Poonam.

5)   Jewellerys and bags?

     “Garden-flower type accessories will make best trend,” states Ritu.
      According to Madhu, “funky, tribal gold jewellery and jholas will make style statement.”
     “Chunky accessories and nice bags will rock this summer,” informs Siddharth.)

6)   What kind of fabric is right?

      “Linen plus cotton will be strong this summer,” said Siddharth.
       Ritu says, “this is a year of green revolution plus so eco-conscious apparel will be in. Cotton will be  popular.”


7)   Which look makes head turn?

    Ritu suggests, “go natural this summer. Nude will be in rage again. Kohl look will definitely be hot.”
    “Very seductive and alluring look without being in-your-face sexy is exactly what you want,” advises Poonam.
    Madhu says, “exotic 1920’s look, kind of Maharani Indira Devi look will be alluring.”

8)   Hot pants and boy shorts:

     If ever there was a time to hit the gym, it's this Spring. Hemlines have crept up to shorter than short; in fact reaching the negative. Hot pants, boy shorts, & tap pants are all variations on this shorter-than-short style, which in lots of cases reveal over  one's legs.

9)   Stripes for Summer:

     Stripes may be eternal, but there's methods to bring them in to line with the perfect on-trend Summer look this year. Make stripes a dominant feature of your outfit plus you're well on the way. From nautical colours to clashing with other prints.

10)   High dress splits:

     How to pull off the final in sexy without reaching for the micro-mini? Add a long dress with a high split to your Spring wardrobe. From Versace's knock-out gowns to Lanvin's elegantly draping numbers, they look at numerous ways to rock a high dress split.

11)   Transparent & sheer fabrics trend:

     In Spring / Summer fashion 2011 tends to get a little more revealing; they blame it on the heat, and one's desire to show off. So in 2011 turn to the sheer / Transparent trend to keep you cold yet sexy. 2011's sheer pieces are a mix of the soft and feminine, to the opposite extremes of the hardcore sex-kitten.

12)   2011 bikinis and swimwear:

      Find out what swimwear you'll be wearing when you hit the beach this Summer with our Bikinis 2011 trends guide. Which monikinis ought to you be wearing? and what style of bikinis? and which designer is making the sexiest, must-have pieces?