The NZS.com Spring Fashion 2008 article contains information on the best spring trends for 2008 and in New Zealand, what to buy, and how to wear it.
Spring Trends 2008 - Fashion in New Zealand
Spring fashion 2008 is here, are you prepared? Find out about the hottest spring trends for 2008 in New Zealand, and hit the shops! This season you're going to be treated to a wide variety of subtle colours and light hues, so throw away those highlighter stovepipes, spring 2008 is much sweeter and softer than the last time around.
As the weather picks up, spring fashion 2008 is popping up in all of the hottest retail stores around New Zealand like daffodils amongst a formerly wilted garden. Are you tired of the black, grey and silver you've been clinging to for the winter period? Spring trends are everywhere, so use this guide to find out which hot new items to pick up for the spring fashion 2008 season.
Volume
Your key way of wearing everything this spring is to voluminise. Big, dramatic bouffants made their way into the Northern Hemisphere's spring trends six months ago, and were followed on in popular television shows. Think Lucy Liu in Cashmere Mafia: Elizabethan shoulder poofing, or short, swishing skirts. Just don't do more than one voluminous piece per outfit, or you'll risk looking like a marshmallow. They key is accentuating your waist by over-accentuating one other part of your body.
Romance
This theme will be everywhere in a few short weeks, so get in quick to get chicest designer duds before the reproductions come out in the chain department stores. Cupcakes and roses are the inspiration here, as is high tea. Pink, red and white, obviously, are the colours to pick up on. Mini-sun dresses and blouses work best with this trend, and are fantastically emphasised with silk or satin ribbons (but don't go overboard, one around the waist will suffice). Ruffles, too, can be incorporated in lieu of ribbons or bows.
Botanical
Dubbed ‘Le Jardin', this spring trend for 2008 draws influences from Parisian gardens to create and ethereal look. Think water-coloured brush strokes in faint blue, green and violet hues. Retro, Pucci-inspired florals from the 1970s also feature here, again tipped in blouses and short, flowing dresses. Making yourself feel like a French artiste's muse is essential in the uptake of this spring theme.
Patchwork
Many may find this Spring Fashion 2008 trend too hard to comprehend, but don't think of it as your Great Aunt's patchwork crafts. Keep the patchwork theme simple with like colours such as Blue, Red and white. While you don't want to look like the American flag, this trend includes textured patches of dots or stripes, juxtaposed with patches of the same colours in solid format. Twiggy in her early modeling career is a key icon to channel for the patchwork theme.
Nautical
The colour scheme as mentioned as essential for the patchwork trend (red, white and blue) is carried over into a nautical trend as well for spring 2008. Blazers and tuxedo shawl collaring, paired with white pants, are essential for brisk spring evenings this season. Accessorise with gold buttons and jewelery for that Love Boat cachè.
Americana
Clean cut prep is hot to trot for spring fashion 2008. Stripes, spots and even stars will emerge this season in varying sizes - but furthering on from nautical and patchwork, these will be much more subtle. Think American political rallies and First Lady-chic. Just don't adore your lapels with buttons and badges!
Faded Denim
White hot, white now. Distressed denim in near-white hues will bring spring into summer and day into night this season. Faded denim will particularly appear to those who could not bear to wear the hot highlighter jeans that were forced upon us last summer. Your jeans this spring want to have an earthy, eco feel, they need to be soft with overwashing, not crisp and starched. Let the look go a little Boho with fraying and ruffling, but keep these as accents, not features.
Jumpsuits
Don't be afraid! Polyester leisure suits with connotations of 1970s roller ball are not what we're talking about here. The jumpsuit trend of spring fashion 2008 encompasses safari influences and light draping, not skintight man-made fabrics. Jumpsuits can be worn to the calf with either a haltered neck or sleeved to the elbow, t-shirt style. Perfect for nights out, just accent with a few subtle diamond rings and a high pair of heels. Just don't forget a belt (built-in or of your own) to cinch the waist and give your body shape.
Clunky Shoes
Heavy footwear will go with every one of the above spring trends for 2008. The obvious choice was brought to light earlier in the year in the Sex and the City movie with Sarah Jessica Parker's gladiator stilettos. These are the footwear purchase for the warmer months, in black or brown leather. Peep toes a là Jackie O, and wedge heels also will also feature this season, but remember to keep them chunky, not delicate. A great contrast to the light, airy trends of spring fashion 2008, clunky fashion shoes will ground any outfit and give it strength and character.
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