Saturday 7 May 2011

Spring/Summer 2011 Trends part 5 - Stripes

Spring and Summer 2011 Fashion Trends
Part 5 : Stripes!


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                                > stripes and nautical fashion trends


Like most trends stripes is not just limited to dresses and tops.
Striped shoes, striped scarves, tights, cardigans, cuffs, details, trousers!

Everything!

Like years past Stripes has been a very important and prominent trend during the warm, laid back and relaxed summer months!


In past years the striped trend branched out to the sailor look or nautical look because stripes was a large part of that trend! Nautical however unlike stripes has rules when it comes to colours and patterns:






Mostly the colours are blue, while, cream and red. All colours that flatter one another.
Also there is the easily recognised symbol a nautical anchor, often on shoes, ear rings and breast pockets!


To wear stripes you must have an understanding of your body and the parts you want to emphasise and the others you want to be ignored or slimmed down.


Horizontal lines will widen and broaden. Horizontal lines along the bust is  a blessing for boyish, slim figures with very few curves and a small bust as well as pear shapes who are larger on the bottom than on top to balance out the figure.


 If you have slim shoulders or want to make your shoulders look wider have stripes going across your shoulders!


If you want to lengthen your boddy then wear vertical stripes on your body and legs!


                                                      
























As always enjoy Spring and Summer 2011 and have fun expressing yourself through clothes! :D


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