While waiting for spring to sprung

It seems like the the whole world is frozen and the piles of snow everywhere make people don’t want to leave the house and cosy up in layers and layers of knits. Yet I dream about spring and allow myself to fantasise about Prada’s creamy pastel pleats and Jil Sander’s white skirts that can certainly not be worn at the present time. However, I need to do a round-up of SS favorites and tempt you trade your slouchy jumpers for chiffon dresses and roaring 20s glitzy outfits. 

First of all, I need to introduce you to the first ever edition of the Marie Claire Runway magazine. I must admit I didn’t have high expectations when picking it up but to my utter surprise, this fashion supplement is really lovely. So if you were to choose only one spring/summer trends magazine, Marie Claire is the perfect fit. It does an amazing job on trends reviews, the interviews are very good and there are also lot of inside tips, jokes and fashion secrets. 

And now, the trends.

I really feel sorry for the adepts of Celine-esque black and white minimalism because SS2012 is definitely the season of candy-cotton colours. Girls can be girls again and wear pink, blue, yellow and mint with a dash of coolness a la Christopher Kane or in saccharine sweet mode as seen at Vuitton. 

Pale shades were everywhere on the catwalk and I cannot tell you to find the balance when all I think about is Valentino’s sweet lace dresses. 

My next favourite is the 20s Gatsby extravaganza, particularly if it comes in Gucci and Ralph Lauren who mastered the trend this season.

And because we are going back in time, let’s stop mid-century in the perfect, suburban American life so exquisitely pictured by Miuccia at Prada. 

There is so much to talk about here: the americana prints, the pleats, the boxy jackets, the embroidery, the exposed midriff and the shoes, ah..the shoes. If you add a pair of exaggerated cat eye shades and a lady-like bag, you can only ask for the perfect martini, the perfect husband and the perfect house. This trend has a hint of nostalgia and sadness because it is about perfectly dolled up housewives yet it can be so much fun to play dress up without playing the part.

Next in line is the current fashion obsession for anything under the sea. I can only be very happy since the Little Mermaid was my childhood heroine and dream on about the Chanel all shimmer and sheen aquatic textures, Versace’s marine prints and McQueen’s splendid take on sea creatures.

I will deliberately leave out the sporty, tribal and crazy prints trends since they are not among my favorites, but I must mention the return of the peplum- which I adore and will wear a lot just to feel like Diana Vreeland, the wonderful textures and heavily decorated clothes, the white broderie anglaise that makes any powerful woman feel like a young girl again, the explosion of flower prints but in a brand new form and shape and finally the wonderful pyjama luxe mastered by Stella McCartney. 

Without further ado, I invite you to indulge in one of the most feminine, joyful and truly beautiful seasons in the past few years and hide your jeans and black little dresses to make room for spring to bloom.