Tais Elyse Designer. Stylist. Shopper

Although the majority of fashion trends have a finite expiration date, color in the spring time is definitely not one of them. In the fashion world, spring is touted as a time to pack away finally the drab wooly layers that have cocooned you through the winter and exhume the bright, refreshing pieces that will give you a sunny disposition to match the weather. This spring is no exception; colors, alongside the military green and safari khaki of past seasons, have saturated the SS11 runway and since then have seeped through a plethora of lookbooks, editorial spreads and street style snaps. But this spring, the colors are bolder and bigger: fluorescent hues are outshining the predictable whites, lemons, and roses associated with warmer weather clothing and being delivered in the form of persimmon suits, coral chinos, and lime green leather jackets. 

The explosion of starburst colors has inevitably given rise to the hackneyed question: do these runway colors translate to off-the-runway locales? Is it practical or even in your best interest to wear colors that might potentially be offensively obnoxious to other people? And even if you stay away from colors that threaten to scorch eyeballs and wear milder colors, will anyone take you seriously? Although fluorescent hues might be tricky to style and wear, I say a resounding yes in response to the last question. Though colors give an unmistakably youthful feel to an outfit, whether you are wearing magenta socks or royal blue chinos, they also signal that you are bold, fearless, and definitely worthy of other people’s attention. 

Come to our Spring Sample Sale and Party at Cotton Mills Studio on April 15 so you can be in the know about upcoming trends!