One of my most popular posts is my two part S/S 2011 Trend Predictions post (
Part 1 and
Part 2), so I thought I'd put together another one for Spring/Summer 2013. I compile trends from various sources around the net + my own observations and squeeze it all into one giant post to provide a quick overview of the season's current trends. So...yeah, here is one gigantic post providing an overview of S/S 2013 Fashion Trends for your perusal ^^
Part 1 (this post) will be an overview of this season's Pantone colors, clothes, and shoe trends.
Part 2 (coming soon) will be focused on makeup, hair, nail polish, and other misc trends such as accessories (bags, jewelry, sunglasses).
If you don't want to scroll through the entire post, in summary, the biggest, overall trends this season will be:
Colors: Pantone announced that
emerald would be the the
color of the season. It's a color I love, so rich and vibrant. It'll be nice way to add color to my predominantly black, white and gray (aka BORING) wardrobe. Curse of the corporate world :P
Clothes: These are trends I've been seeing most consistently across all fashion mags/blogs:
- Bomber jackets are still in, graphic shirts, iridescent fabrics, florescent/neon colors, pencil skirts, all-white outfits, triangular cuts (aka peplums and tops cut to flare around the waist), stripes, cropped pants, and florals (which are in EVERY spring wtf. Spring = pastel flowers :P)
These are other trends I've been seeing floating around, but not referred to
quite as much:
- Mesh, Orient styles/Asian prints, voluminous cuts (unsurprising since peplums and flared waist tops are still in), sheers, animal prints, and tuxedo cuts.
Eras to refer to this season are the 90s (yahhh nostolgia!), 60s, and 80s. I am strangely excited about the 90s callback because that means I will finally be a fashionable creature!! In high school I was ALWAYS in sweatshirts with a t-shirt peeking out, baggy jeans, sandals (upgraded to chucks in senior year), and a messy bun. God, I was so cool.
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Would die happy wearing those Emilio Pucci wedges. |
According to
Million Looks' awesome post, this season is gonna be all about:
- Metallics, chunky heels, transparent heels/straps, strappy boots, pointed shoes and reptile and crazy prints.
- A lot of focus will be on making these chunky heels super unique with odd patterns, unusual materials, crazy colors, and strange cuts. I ADORE heels with psychotic architectural details so I am very excited about this trend!
So that was my quick and dirty recap of Part 1, but for more pictures of each style, keep reading :)