Color Infused Lace is Making a Statement!

This spring color infused lace is taking on the runway! Fashion designers like Nanette Lepore, Stella McCartney and Valentino are taking a creative spin on a classic style. While often elegant, innocent and understated in white, infusing lace with dynamic colors gives the material personality and flare.These spunky new hues of lace are taking charge of the spring!

This color is great for spring! You can find this Nanette Lepore dress while it lasts here.

 You can find this awesome Alice and Olivia Dress at shopbop.com

Fashion experts at Saks Fifth Avenue Trendcaster are calling these colorful laces a way to “infuse innocent lace with a new character”. As far as it goes, the consumer’s of the world are embracing this style. Myself included–Check out my post about this season’s “it” color to see my recent colorful lace purchase!

High Heels And Sneakers—Meet the Child of Two Once Very Different Shoes!

Recent trends in fashion have led to the creation of a wedge sneaker. The trend hit last year when designers like See by Chloe and Marc Jacobs started to sell them. While they are slightly impractical for any kind of activity that normally requires a sneaker, celebrities like Jessica Alba and Alicia Keys were spotted sporting the style. And Beyonce gave them her stamp of approval when she rocked them in her Love on Top video and soon fashionistas everywhere were wearing them.

Photo from essence.com

From skinny jeans to sweatpants, these shoes are pretty versatile…

              

Covet these sneaks? Find them here!

                        

Want these sneakers? Seems like everyone else loves them too.They are already sold out on shopbop.com

But not everyone was as enthusiastic about these sneakers! Today polled their viewers to find out what people thought about this new style and not everyone was so positive. One fan tweeted “Wedge sneakers have to be the ugliest thing to step foot on this planet”. And another questions the point of wearing them “I don’t get the point of wedge sneakers. If no one can see you wearing heels, why not just wear Converse and save the hurting?” hmmm…good point.

 What do you think? Do high top sneakers fill a previous void in the world of shoes? Or are they just too trendy?

From Grey Outside to “Grayed Jade”? Find Out More About What Makes This Spring’s Trending Color So Awesome!

Even though it’s still cold and grey outside, spring is just around the corner! (Thank goodness!!) Every spring, designers decide on the season’s top colors. I personally am very excited about this season’s colors. But of those trending colors, there always seems to be one that is the “hot” color. That color dominates the women’s fashion—even more than the rest —for the season. Inexplicably, most all shoppers are attracted to (and buy) this color. (The psychology major in me wonders why it is that everyone is drawn to the same color-despite individual color preferences- during the same year?). Not surprisingly, designers in the fashion world pick color palettes that fit the characteristics and feeling of the season. However, it fascinates me that everyone seems to love the same one!

This past weekend, I took a trip to Anthropologie and absolutely fell in love with a lace peplum top. Much to my surprise, I kept seeing this color in all the other stores I went in! I—like everyone else—must have fallen for this spring’s trending color! What are the chances?

According to Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, this color, which she refers to, as “grayed jade” is one of the top colors for Spring/Summer 2013. Eisemen explains that is color is so great because it can be worn as a “novel neutral”. The undertones of grey mixed with the green make this color easy to match with most everything (Yes!). The added grey keeps the color subdued and thus stops it from dominating your outfit. But the unique hue of this color will add spice to your usual (boring) neutral wardrobe just in time for those sunny May days.

But finally, what I love about this color for spring is the calming sensation of the color! Eisemen explains that green tones have a relaxing and soothing effect on people. Maybe I am just stressed out finishing up those last college classes, but that sounds like the perfect thing! Trend on “grayed jade”!