“The 2010 spring/summer collections just came to a close in Paris the week before last. This ended a full month of global gallivanting from one fashion capital to another for fashion editors, merchandisers, socialites and celebrities with nothing better to do.”
This ended a full month of global gallivanting from one fashion capital to another for fashion editors, merchandisers, socialites and celebrities with nothing better to do.

Lindsay Lohan’s first turn co-designing resulted in a neon-hued, glittery heart-pastied ’80s monstrosity of a collection that ultimately looked as if a Miami stripper had a little too much fun with a BeDazzler.

But, I would like to focus on the higher, more optimistic notes of the spring season, so if you are female and anticipating now what to purchase and wear come March, please take note!

Many designers offered multiple key trends for next season that could be traced through all four fashion capitals (New York, London, Milan and Paris).

Always 10 steps ahead of everyone else, Marc Jacobs showed a splendidly quaint, enchanting spring collection inspired by theatre, opera and ballet.

Frocks in whites and pastels, some with pearl accents, lined the runway alongside more structured pieces, particularly the many impeccably tailored jackets. An army green militaristic topper with ruffled trim combined the two contrasting flavors, making for the perfect blend of hard and soft.

Countless other designers in New York and the rest of the cities embraced both of these ideas, making spring an accessible season for women of all different styles, whether feminine and sweet or tough and androgynous, or anywhere in between.

On the romantic side of things, various designers turned to rustic, idyllic influences. London designer Christopher Kane, whose collections always walk the line between low culture and high fashion, sent out naughtily innocent Lolita-like models in silk dresses and skirts with high double-slits, as well as revealing shoulder-slashed cashmere sweaters that were both sweet and sexy.
At Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld also embraced a certain bucolic feel.

Inspired by Marie Antoinette’s pastoral estate Petit Hameau, Lagerfeld displayed a simply gorgeous collection complete with chiffon, lace and the house’s signature tweed.

Probably the designer who best channeled luxe militarism is Christophe Decarnin, presenting a highly militaristic-inspired collection of olives and gold lame at Balmain. Complete with combative overcoats with metal epaulets at the shoulders, bullet belts, and hypererotic Raquel Welch-esque suede loin cloths, Decarnin’s collection is sure to maintain Balmain’s status as the go-to house for pretty young things and also the numero uno source of inspiration for lower-priced fashion chain stores like H&M and Forever 21.

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330-972-8449.

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