Spring fashion has traditionally been fairly consistent, with few evolutions of cuts and prints; however, this spring season has welcomed with open arms a few new styles that will finally help update monotonous wardrobes.
While it has been a staple of the fashion industry since 1873, denim has reinvented itself into various cuts and styles, including denim frocks and the surprisingly popular overalls.
“Denim is huge this spring,” said Charnae Ja’Nyse Brown, senior merchandising major and AIMO decor chair. “It is one of those things that if you do right, can give such an effortless look, but requires much effort.”
Brown cautioned that when layering denim, you have to be careful with what you match it with because it can look sloppy if not put together correctly.
One way to guarantee precision denim styling is to layer denim on denim that is within the same color group. Opt for a light-colored chambray or denim shirt and tuck it into light-wash jeans or a dark blue denim shirt into dark blue denim jeans. The consistency creates a crisp look.
Suede has generally been a fabric that associates with fall and winter fashion, but we are seeing a transition of a lighter form of suede in numerous spring collections. This spring suede is less dense than its winter counterparts and is draped and loose-flowing compared to strict and straight-cut lines.
“There is a new kind of suede that is not the typical suede you see,” said Brown. “They’re in light colors and the fabric is quite soft, kind of like a baby-blanket.”
For the past few years, the influence of the 90s has permeated both spring and summer fashion as well as fall and winter fashion, and its dominance as a heavyweight fashion champ is seeing itself through this spring as well.
“My favorite 90s trend that is huge [for] spring is crop tops because they offer a youthful look that fits perfectly for college students,” said Brown.
“We are at a point in our lives where we do not have to worry about having too many stretch marks or being too out of shape,” she continued. “They are just enough to not be overexposing, but give a fun look at the same time.”
The 90s influence is not just limited to Nirvana-esque grunge. It also includes the popularity of athleisure, which has ingrained itself into collections like Versace SS16 and 3.1 Phillip Lim. But this athleisure is not of gym-ready material. It is of exotic-print semi-sweatshirt pullovers and linen floral printed rain slickers.
Versace was one couture house that notably blazed the trail this season in instigating the exclusivity of high fashion sportswear.
“It's an odd pairing — sportswear worn to harbor sweat and the very finest stratum of clothing there is — and yet, for Versace's purposes, the two categories meshed almost naturally,” said Fashionista regarding the SS16 collection. “It's an unexpected dance of ceremonial couture and pragmatic athleisure that Versace, and perhaps only Versace, was able to pull off.”
While these spring trends are not revolutionary additions to the industry, they are evolving updates to a rather stale slew of design options. Cut-outs, boho influences and florals will always be the unavoidable-yet-necessary staples for spring, but as fashion industry villain Miranda Priestly would say, “Florals for spring? Groundbreaking.”
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