The hottest fashion trends for spring/summer 2013

New year, new wardrobe. If you don't know what the hottest trends are for 2013 then you're in the right place. We've rounded up the best looks from the runways in our spring/summer 2013 trend round up.
From bold graphic prints to oriental styling and monochrome color play this is set to be a vintage year for must-try trends.
We're craving jumbo statement stripes and faux flower florals - so read on to discover your fave new trend for spring.

Statement Stripes

Statement Stripes

Get ready to make a statement this season in jumbo sized stripes.
These bad boys were seen pretty much everywhere and we predict will be a trend that keeps on going. Whether you wear them bold in black and white or mix things up with a few colors like at Paul Smith, one thing's for sure - you'll be turning heads!

Minimalism

Minimalism

Topshop Unique, Calvin Klein and Nicole Farhi all know how to do minimalism with panache. We adore the simple lines and cool colors for a no nonsense approach to style.

Graphic

Graphic

The modish attire endowed by graphic prints is hard to resist for any lady, right?

Geisha Girls

Geisha

Fashion has got a taste for the orient and that means rich fabrics, detailed prints and kimono sleeves galore. From Jean Paul Gaultier's Boy George twist on the trend to Issa London's homage to Geisha girl chic, this is a bold trend that we can't wait to try!

Monochrome

Monochrome

You can't go wrong wearing black and white this season as monochrome rules the runway in almost every trend.

Sheen Team

Sheen queen

Metallic is a hard trend to nail, but we think if you're going to sheen then you should go all out. Take Dior's beautiful high shine dresses and Diane Von Furstenberg's use of shimmering textures for inspiration.

Faux Flowers

Faux Flowers

The trend for in your face faux flowers was nailed by Holly Fulton who whacked oversize posies on her dresses, tops and skirts in a full on floral collection.
Sixties

Sixties style

The sixties are still providing a host of fashspiration for designers with Victoria Beckham, Prada and Louis Vuitton all bringing back some classic sixties shapes. Bring it on with a pair of vintage glasses.

Applique

Applique

Try one of the prettiest trends for 2013. From Chloe's overlapping florals to Dries Van Noten's floral sweaters, there are plenty of ways to make a 3d floral statement.

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Spring 2013 fashion-what don't to do

A new season brings new reasons for you to shop. And when its spring, you cannot resist to shop till you drop. But do not add to your cart just anything and everything. Spend your money intelligently and avoid what's done and over with. Nobody likes dark nail paints anymore- unless of course you have an emo style. But trust me, when you flaunt that emo look nowadays, you become a source of entertainment for people around. It's just not hot anymore. And for me, it never was. Go for light floral nail colors- like juicy coral or sweet lilac paint. Sky blue is a wonderful color to paint your nails with this spring season. 

Do not make a jazzy Christmas tree of yourself with big blings all over you. A huge necklace, thick jewelled cuff and a big in-the-face ring together is just pushing it too far. Wear any one of them at a time and you'll be just fine. Bling adds glamour to your look but over doing it will put you in the fashion disaster books. Now you don't want that do you? Dark brown lipcolors. They weren't in fashion last year or the year before that and they continue to stay far away from fashionville this year as well. Last year's bright orange and pink lip colors are still in vogue. They are lively and youthful, and make a perfect spring look!

While jeggings are a comparatively new trend then leggings, both of them seem to have stopped appealing to fashionistas. But we cannot deny the fact jeggings are very hot and chic. And I think they will be able to survive this season. But anything too tight is a big NO-NO! So you might want to say bye to leggings this season. Choosing the right hand bag and glasses is probably the most difficult task a girl has to do. Especially when there are so many of them in the market. But there's one thing you can scrape out of your options this year- the big black bag. Its spring! You must go colorful. When I say go colorful this season I do not include head bands. The bright plain head bands are so last season. This year we have the uber cool ZIP bands! Shop from the market or make one at home, they are the hottest hair accessory this year.

Its time you update your fashion calendar and scratch out what's not hot anymore. The main point to remember is to keep it colorful and lively. Go chic and trendy with bright yellows, pinks and sky blues this season!
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Latest Fashion for Spring/Summer 2013

Spring/Summer Collections 2013

Spring is here and Paris Fashion Week's catwalks were lit up with all the latest from the top designers from all over the world. It's official, black is back! Designer Alber Elbaz for Lanvin excelled again with his collection of tuxedo shifts, asymmetrical vests, space age tunics, jump suits, wide jackets teamed with baggy trousers all in black, white and gunmetal grey. He came out tops with the reinvention of his signature menswear-inspired suits and beautiful jewel toned dresses. Deep slits were in and dresses, trousers and tops dazzled with sparkle. The look was strong, contempory and sexy. Another winning collection from Alber (see his amazing creations on the catwalk at the Paris Fashion Show for Spring/Summer 2013 in the video below).

What’s Hot

Pretty jewel colors for dresses and tops. Strong asymmetrical shapes in black, grey and teamed with white. Strong necklines and silky fabrics. Trousers that reached just above the ankle teamed with wide jackets and all-in-one tuxedo trouser suits. Bold jewelry and accessories like prescription glasses and sunglasses rocked the look. Heels are a must this season, especially with ankle straps.

Classic cut trousers

Every wardrobe needs a couple of pairs of well cut, tailored trousers in this season's latest ankle skimming length. These look very smart for daytime workwear worn with a fitted shirt or tunic, but can also be teamed with a fashionable, sparkly top to take you through to any social occasion.

Shirts

Glamorous 80's inspired shirts look great with skirts or just above the ankle fitted trousers. Silky, chiffon and cotton shirts with sparkle were hot with designers this season. Glam shirts can add chic to any casual outfit. These look great with long elegant skirts or classic trousers.

Little Black Dress

This has been reinvented and making a big comeback in the Spring and Summer seasons. Look out for dresses, tops and tunics with deep slits, slash necks and with little or no sleeves.. The classic lbd, can be worn with nothing but a tan or fine tights, high strappy sandals and chunky jewelry for a high fashion look or dressed up with embellished gold pieces.

Black cotton, silk and dark metallic fabrics give a smooth, sexy look

Jackets

Big Asymmetrical jackets that taper in at the waist give a stylish look to this season's favorite pieces. They can be two toned in black and white or simply black. Trouser suits are back with a bang, and Alber's signature male-inspired trousers and suits were a big hit on the catwalk. They looked best worn alone or with a fine camisole. The epitome of chic and elegance.
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How to update your wardrobe for Spring / Summer 2013

How to update your wardrobe for Spring / Summer 2013

Spring / Summer 2013 is on it's way which means its time to think of ways to update your wardrobe to make it lighter and fresher.

In this article, I will show you several inexpensive and easy ways you can update your wardrobe and look for Spring / Summer 2013. The ideas are suitable for both a work and casual wardrobe. Read on to learn about:

• The KEY colour for S/S 2013 which will instantly update your look.
• How to INSTANTLY look more uptodate for less than $1.00!
• Which six items of clothing are essential for a Spring / Summer wardrobe - you probably own most of them already.
• How to edit your wardrobe and create a core capsule wardrobe for S/S 2013.
• Four NEW neutral colours you may like to try.
• Six FRESH and NEW trend colours.
• NEW print ideas for S/S 2013
• How to use these new S/S 2013 colours to expand or update your core wardrobe.
• How to quickly update your make-up with the NEW nail varnish, lipstick and eyeshadow colours for S/S 2013
• THE key accessory for S/S 2013 that every stylish woman needs.
• Which inexpensive and easy accessories to buy to update your look.

Start with a wardrobe edit and review.

If you wish to update your wardrobe for Spring / Summer 2013, it is a good idea to start by reviewing and editing your existing wardrobe and creating a small core or capsule wardrobe which you can expand and update.

To start, I recommend removing the following types of clothes from your wardrobe, then seeing what you have left:

• Heavy winter clothes - winter coats, heavy knitted jumpers and cardigans, heavy wool suits, skirts and trousers, winter accessories such as woolly scarves, gloves and hats, woolly tights, winter boots and shoes.
• Dark coloured clothes - any dark neutrals such as black, dark brown, dark grey.
• Dark coloured clothes - and dark winter colours such as dark purple, plum, burgundy, dark teal, mustard, burnt orange, dark khaki.

If where you live is still a little bit chilly, you may like to keep one of your winter chunky knit cardigans in your wardrobe. Try to pick one in a lighter neutral colour such as white, cream, beige or light grey. If you don't have one in a light neutral, pick out one in a darker neutral such as grey, black, navy, dark brown.

Try to store the clothes that you have removed elsewhere, away from your wardrobe. I store my out of season clothes in a suitcase under my bed.

Next it is time to look at what you have left - your wardrobe for the forthcoming Spring / Summer 2013 season.

Update your neutral colours

Next we are going to create a capsule wardrobe based around clothes in neutral colours. We will add colour later in the form of extra items of clothing or accessories.

For now, we will focus on the neutrals.

The traditional neutral colours for Spring / Summer Neutrals are:

• White, cream, light grey, camel, light grey, khaki.
• Denim

However, in order to update your wardrobe for Spring / Summer 2013, you may like to try out four new colours that Pantone have identified as the trendy new neutrals for 2013. Pantone are an organisation that predicts the trend colours for the fashion and interior design world. Their trend neutrals for Spring / Summer 2013 are:

• Monaco Blue - Navy, but a new softer, lighter and brighter version.
• Dusk Blue - A mid-blue that is soft and calm.
• Grayed Jade - a mid-tone jade green, that contains a lot of grey.
• Linen - a soft and pale nude skin colour.

Make sure you have the Six Key Basics first

If you have followed my advise above and removed all of your heavy winter clothes, you will hopefully be left with a rail of lighter coloured and lighter fabric clothes.

We will use these to form the basis of your new updated Spring / Summer 2013 wardrobe.

The next task is to make sure you have a collection of basic clothes in neutral colours which you can build upon. So, start by separating your clothes, by pulling out all items of clothing that are in a neutral colour and put them at one end of the rail.

As you have learnt from above, neutral colours for Spring / Summer include:

• Navy, White, Cream, Tan, Camel, Taupe, Beige and Light Grey.
• Denim

Now, check these neutral coloured items to see if they contain the following key primary basics of a Spring / Summer wardrobe, and put them together on the rail.

The Six Key Primary Basics

• A trench coat - in one of the neutral colours. (The priority item if your Springs are wet.)
• Spring Tops - 3 to 4 long sleeve cotton tee shirts for layering - in the neutral colours.
• Summer Tops - 3 to 4 short sleeve tee shirts - in neutral colours.
• Trousers - in the neutral colours
• Skirts - in the neutral colours
• Denim jeans or skirts in either a dark inky navy or a softer mid-tone denim.

Put these together on the rail. These items form the back bone of your wardrobe and are what makes it work. If you are missing any of these items, or feel that you don't have enough, create a shopping list and make these your priority items to buy.

Expand your core wardrobe with Secondary Basics

The eventaul aim of this exercise is to help you create a capsule Spring/ Summer wardrobe that contains enough clothes to last you a week.

Once you have your Six Primary basics in your wardrobe, it is time to expand it by adding some Secondary Basics. These can be in neutral or plain solid colours (no patterns yet).

Go through the rest of your rail and see if you have any of these items. If you have, add them to your core wardrobe.

The Secondary Basics

• Short and long sleeve T-shirts in basic colours
• Cardigans - in neutral and basic colours
• Spring Tops - Long Sleeve shirts and blouses - in basic and neutral colours.
• Summer Tops - Short sleeve vests, tee shirts, shell tops, blouses - in basic and neutral colours
• Jackets - smart jackets for work and a casual jacket for week-ends.

Check that all of your basics are good quality, in good condition and still fit you. If they need cleaning, wash them or take them to the dry cleaners. If they need repairing in anyway, do this as soon as possible, so that your basic wardrobe is ready for the upcoming season.

Update your accessories

Another cheap and easy way to update your wardrobe for Spring / Summer 2013 is with accessories. They are often the last layer and finishing touch to your outfit. If you can’t afford to buy new clothes at the beginning of the season, a new accessory, can bring your look bang up to date.

First start with the basics:

The KEY accessory for Spring / Summer is a pair of glasses. Choose your first pair in a neutral colour such as black, brown or tortoiseshell for a chic and stylish look.

Other basic accessories are:

• Classic Shoes in neutral colours such as Ballerina flats, loafers, sandals, canvas shoes.
• A basic everyday bag in a neutral colour.
• For jewelry, there are classics such as gold or silver chains, hoop earrings or ropes of pearls.

Once you have acquired these, you can then add accessories in the colours and prints of S/S 2013 such as:

• Sunglasses or glasses frame in a trend colour.
• Scarves - silk or cotton scarves are a great way to update your look by adding a splash of the current seasons colour or print to your outfit. Wear a new scarf with your raincoat, tied to your neutral handbag to update it, wear it with a neutral outfit to add a splash of colour or on the belt loop of your jeans.
• Pretty coloured ballerina pumps - in a traditional or trend colour.
• A handbag in one of springs traditional or trend colours.
• Trend accessories - for Spring / Summer 2013 statement necklace are a popular and trendy accessory.

Update your make-up

After winter and the first rays of sunshine and warm weather, it is nice to freshen up how we look. An easy and inexpensive way is to buy a new lipstick or eyeshadow in a soft or fresh Spring / Summer colour. Again it is cheaper than buying new clothes.

Lipstick

• Traditional colours for Spring / Summer are coral, red and soft pinks.
• New trend colours - choose a lipstick in one of the new Pantone trend colours such as the soft Poppy Red or the soft Nectarine.

Eyeshadows

• A classy look is to wear a neutral eyeshadow, but for fun add a touch of the new Pantone colours to your eyelid, such as African Violet, Greyed Jade or Emerald Green.
• If you like really colourful eye make-up, you may also buy eyeliners or mascaras in these colours.

Conclusion:

I hope you found this article useful. Often the most stylish women are not those who spend a great deal of time or money on their wardrobes, but are often the ones who have a small well thought out wardrobe that suits their lifestyles and regularly edit it and update it with a few well chosen key items and accessories.

Often all you need is a new basic neutral garment to expand the possibilities of your wardrobe, or a new lipstick, nail varnish, scarf or cardigan in a fresh new colour to update it and ring the changes.

I hope you enjoy updating your wardrobe for Spring / Summer 2013.

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6 Hottest Fashion Trends of 2013 to Wear Now!

I just love fashion trends and I am super excited about current trends, especially ones that are totally flattering for all body types.

Are you looking for some stylish trend inspirations to rock this spring? Here I'll be covering five trendy pieces that should be part of your wardrobe, stat! And the cherry on top is that not only are these hot now, you can say they're classic staples, creating a perfect balance between trendy and timeless. Furthermore, they're super easy to pull off.

Top Fashion Trends in 2013

Now the drum-roll, please. The five hottest trends that you should be wearing if you are (or want to be) a hot and trendy chic are:

Leather... everything!

Leggings... are still in!

Denim

Peplum

Black and White

Glasses

Leather Everything

The material that gives any outfit an edge - leather, is back. This spring, colored leather is in and is to be incorporated into your outfit with either just a subtle studded leather bracelet or a hot leather jacket, or even dress!

Now there's no need to spurge on authentic leather, there are plenty of faux leather alternatives to be found. I personally love my pleather from H&M and ASOS. These pieces are not only cheaper, no animals were hurt in their creation, and they're uber sexy.

Leather outfit no-no: Don't pair multiple leather pieces at once!

Leggings Trend

Leggings are comfy and have been a recurring trend for years, evolving in all sorts of directions. Let's explore the different types of leggings!

The leggings trend started off with the basic black legging but now leggings are available in all sorts of colors, patterns, and graphics.

A recent leggings trend is taking leggings to new heights -jeggings, which is a hybrid leggings/jeans. I personally adore my jeggings but some say jeggings are a big no-no. What do you think?

While leggings have been adored by us girls, men are catching on to the trend and wearing meggings! Yep, you heard that right, men's leggings.

Outfit starring your leggings tip: Pair your leggings (or jeggings/meggings) with a loose-fitted top.

Denim Trend

The classic Americana fabric - denim, has expanded beyond just jeans and jackets this season into pieces like tops, handbags, and my favorite new look - the denim blouse.

Peplum Trend

The peplum is a trend to be embraced by all fashionastas. This spring staple creates the illusion of an ideal hour-glass shaped figure (or conceals a beer belly), no matter your figure.

I absolutely adore my peplum dresses and tops. My next quest - adetachable peplum belt!

black and white trend

The black-and-white trend is hot this season and the best thing about it, it's already in your closet! The chic color duo is really easy to pull off by using timeless pieces you can wear season after season.

Glasses

Glasses is essential fashionable element, 2013 is still the trending.

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