So once again the spindly carb dodging lollipop ladies of the catwalk have been strutting their stuff showing us what we should be wearing this Spring/Summer 08 season. And talk about diverse. If the fashionistas are correct, there’s going to be some seriously vomit-inducing outfits being sported around our streets. So trends then:
BRIGHTS: Basically, you can grab anything revoltingly eye-wateringly loud this summer and you’ll be ‘on trend, dahling’. Sonia Rykiel went with bright orange and black polka dots, Mark Jacobs went acid yellow, and Celine went with shocking pink.
ARTY: Hand painted looking graphic prints are big. Basically, grab a toddler (make sure you ask first if it’s not yours), arm him with a paint brush and let him loose on your favourite dress. Then just lie and say it’s Gucci.
SEE THROUGH: Chiffon, floaty fabrics, little glimpses of flesh and soft ruffles are all de rigeur. Fendi went with a white see-through shirt dress accessorised with an enormous pair of ‘harvest festival’ (all is safely gathered in, geddit?) pants underneath. Mmm, sexy. Or maybe keep this look for the boudoir so as not to frighten the horses.
DRESSES: Yep, if you want to be ‘on trend’ you can go for the grecian, pleated look, or copy the likes of Hermes and Valentino with a one-shoulder number. Fifties strapless creations with ruching and bows were big too. Make it brightly coloured and you’re even trendier. Admittedly you’ll look a bit silly on the bus but hey, us girls suffer for our art.
PRINTS: The bolder the pattern, the better. Think huge flowers, monochrome stripes and and even lavish embroidery. Where’s that tablecloth…?
SKIRTS, SKIRTS, SKIRTS: Go bonkers: prom-style full skirts, little a-line numbers, layers, tiers, ruffles: you name it. High waists are trendy. Oh and shorts are really in - even cocktail shorts, imagine that! The only cocktail shorts I’ve ever worn is when I’ve spilled my ‘Gin Sling’ down me. Heh.
HIPPY: Think Joss Stone before she got that revolting purple hair. Diane von Furstenberg and Ben de Lisi both had versions of those huge, maxi dress things in mad colours, and Stella ‘don’t mention the stepmother’ McCartney had them in hippy paisley prints teamed with wedges. That’ll be me falling over a lot, then.
And finally…
ACCESSORIES: Anything goes here, peeps: mad hats, enormous coloured sunglasses, headscarves, and tons and tons of bangles. Oh dear.
So to sum up, then: dive into your wardrobe and fish out anything floaty, acid bright, shocking pink, electric blue, high waisted, boldly printed, short, long, embellished, ruffled, floral, sheer or hand painted. As for me, I shall be nodding to the trend for brights with my pink wellies, and seeing as my jeans are already embellished with muddy dog paw prints, all I’ll need to do is accessorise with my bobble hat, which luckily takes in the current headwear trend, and my ski jacket, which being black and white is obviously dead on, what with fashion’s ongoing love affair with monochrome. Pah. Easy, this fashion stuff.
February 21st, 2008 at 1:37 pm
I’ve been waiting for ‘Got Dressed In The Dark In Mrs. Quinns Charity Shop Chic’ to come back in!
For the first time in my life, I may finally be ‘en vogue’!
Can I borrow your wellies, Missus?
February 21st, 2008 at 3:35 pm
February 21st, 2008 at 4:10 pm
I’ll be bang up to date then!
February 21st, 2008 at 4:11 pm
February 21st, 2008 at 5:02 pm
February 21st, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Tablecloths? I can do tablecloths. I have a lovely Bob the Builder one. That has large prints!
February 21st, 2008 at 7:55 pm
February 21st, 2008 at 8:05 pm
February 21st, 2008 at 8:09 pm
February 22nd, 2008 at 4:17 am
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:56 am
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:59 am
Jen: I guess by the time it’s filtered down to the shops in my price range there’ll be bits that are wearable, in the mean time I’ll nod to prints with my Penney’s heart-patterned PJs!! x
February 22nd, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Nats
February 22nd, 2008 at 4:30 pm
February 22nd, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Moon, on behalf of our Aussie brethren, hang your head in shame.
:I
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:17 pm
February 23rd, 2008 at 9:32 am
Moon: The thing that gets me is that they’re so bloody expensive. They do do incredibly nice slippers,though, I’ll grant you. Bertie loves them. Mind you, that’s probably ‘cos they smell of sheep! x
J: Talking of Aussie, where’s Coastal Aussie these days? Haven’t seen her comments for a while. How’s the child?? x
February 23rd, 2008 at 9:44 am
February 23rd, 2008 at 10:34 am