Christmas is over and thank God we don’t have to see the cheesy holiday sweaters, with their reindeer print and oversized Christmas tree broaches.
Fashion is made early and runway collections are shown a season before the actual season. Runway collections determine the new trends. However, some trends will stay for the entire season or some will just stay on the runway.
College students should avoid some winter looks from the spring runway collections and there are some spring looks that they should embrace.
The artistic punk look was in a few runway collections; almost all punk clothing should have been left behind in the winter like the Christmas sweaters.
Designer Balmain was sadly big on the look.
Balmain’s collection was surprisingly all about dark colors, spray paint designs with a lot of safety pins, studs, ripped fishnets, and tie-up ankle boots.
Balmain showed models wearing a loose-distressed tanks with an abstract American flag that looks like it was painted by hand and had some burn marks and holes on it that made the shirt look like it was sent to hell and back.
The only thing worth keeping from the old punk look is pieces of leather clothing. Leather jackets and pants look edgy but definitely throw away the safety pins and ripped fishnets.
Punk shouldn’t really be a trend to follow this spring, mainly after high school. Punk can look like a very juvenile style and should be left to the emotionally distraught teenager who’s looking for a way to express him or herself.
College is a place of young adults; students should go for a more adult fashion, like the minimalist style that’s very sophisticated and modern.
Solid colored outfits, patterned heels, and decorative jewelry looks professional and classy. Instead of crazy patterns and sparkles everywhere, neutrals, blues, and greens are worn in many layers with fabrics. Spring outfits should be eye-catching based on proportion.
Neon colors are pretty big for the spring and can be incorporated with the minimalist style. Neon colors need to be very small and used as a skinny belt, handbag, or earrings. Neon colors should also be toned way down with neutral colors otherwise it might look like too much.
Designer Aquilano Rimondi tried to use the minimalist look with proportion, but left out the rest of the minimalism by using colors and patterns. As a result the collection that tried to reflect spring was blaring with bright colors and dizzied floral patterns that looked like a flower power mess.
The best collection that reflected this year’s spring fashion is Alberta Ferretti’s collection; it’s the face of spring fashion and is more timeless than the minimalist look.
The collection is full of soft colors and very delicate designs with: floral crocheted lace, translucent sleeves, silk dresses, floor-length skirts, and knitted tops paired with strappy sandals.
It’s a dreamy, feminine style that has a bohemian tinge; Ferretti’s models looked like goddesses that sprang up from the earth.