Style

Coco Chanel was among the first French fashionistas to carry a clutch and considered this miniature evening purse to be a very stylish and versatile addition to a woman's wardrobe. Apparently, modern fashion designers had this statement in mind when working on their new spring-summer collections as on the catwalks of Milan, New York, London and Paris clutch reigns supreme. Once hot, large and capacious tote and messenger bags are now out of the fashion scene ceding their spot in the limelight to the humble clutch. In spring-summer 2010, it's all about clutch which is present in most designer collections.

According to the popular saying «Beauty saves the world» that is the indisputable truth to operate from the early childhood. Beautiful and kissing-kin items make us enjoy and increase our mood. Children apply this principle on the level of intuition. And especially little girls use this rule. Sometimes girls are out of hand when they shout that this is not fashionable and that item is not stunning. Taking into consideration that the female character is inflexible from the early ages, the parents have to adopt to fashion trends and demands of daughters. And this is correct, as a rule, since the style, taste of beauty and self-appraisal are developed from the childhood ages.

When looking at the hottest spring 2010 fashion trends, two main tendencies spring to the eye - clothing is becoming more formal, while shoes and accessories flourish to luxury. However, let's dwell on each spring wardrobe staple separately. Spring 2010 is all about mixing the outrageous with the elegant. There is a nod to trends of the past, but this spring, fashion is taking a big step in a new direction. It's about smart and sexy looks paired with sporty and delicate styles.

This year will be remembered for an incredible diversity of fabrics in vogue: fluffy and knit fabrics, leather, silk and satin. Most renowned fashion designers used these fabrics to create their extraordinary collections to awe the audience around the world.

We are not sure today whether the hippie movement would be perceived as intensely and with enthusiasm if not followed the decades of conventional, monotonous, unemotional, of blameless elegance and still «blush» fashion. And the provocative bright flower of hippie movement distinguished on the background of the white, grey and blue and pink colors, the beautiful flower in shape and color.

A wedding is nothing without a bride, and a bride cannot do without a wedding dress. The wedding dress is obviously the key component of this solemn event that plays a crucial role to set the atmosphere of the occasion. The wedding dresses come in various forms, colors and textures, and the selection of it is a grand occasion which does not yield to the wedding itself by the solemnity and seriousness. And the only problem with choosing a wedding dress of your dream is your rounded shapes.

The Autumn-Winter Collections boast with various pantyhose along with the clothes and shoes. Almost recently the pantyhose were the item that was required for all occasions being the regular item of clothing. The last seasons were quite extreme for the public when the designers made the pantyhose into something really exclusive and extravagant.

Whatever the latest fashion trends or economic situation in the world, luxury fur never goes out of fashion. Despite the depressing atmosphere of the global crisis, which caused many brands to give up luxuries in favor of enforced functionality, winter collections are still dominated by fur pieces, both natural and faux, which can really match natural fur in quality or appearance.

Cashmere cardigans is a fashion pin in both men's and women's wardrobes for decades and with so many different styles, colors and sizes. They are a time-honored choice finding support among a wide range of ages. Cashmere cardigans are constantly recreated producing an array of designs that include twin-sets, capes and boleros, patterned and embroidered styles.

The clutch of the XIX century was a small women's accessory that contained the most required belongings like smelling bottles or a handkerchief and which became the actual trendy item to replace modern handbags for many occasions. Throughout two centuries the clutch was regularly announced as outdated, though it regularly came back to be in vogue with a good consistency. Currently a clutch is an exclusive evening accessory which is evident since a woman of our times has to keep in her bag more fine things then ladies in the XIX century, including keys, a mobile, a purse, makeup products and other stuff. Once the clutch was acknowledged as the accessory for an evening wear, the designers rushed to create their own clutches and now the majority of them tell from the delicacy and even luxury so much required to compliment the evening ensembles.

Spring-Summer Collections 2010 shall promise to show elegant and comfortable shoes as it seems when the designers keep on using the basic shoe trends that were successfully used in autumn collections. So, what kind of shoes is offered fashionable for the next year? In summer the platform-sole shoes will appear in a wide variety and the heels will be higher and the design of shoes is too far more extravagant. Animalistic patterns are still trendy, and vivid color gamut still presents as well as models with open toe.