Whether it’s boho-chic, glamour queen, preppy school girl or rock chick; the girls are back in town with new styles and vibrant colours to enhance those feminine wiles.
Put away the denim, opt out of the masculine and embrace your girly side with fun-loving styles and skirts and dresses perfect in the summer sun. Timo Weiland from New York utilises the Annabel line dress in vibrant colours, the Sweetheart Cocktail dress in creative landscape prints and the exciting Encasement Skirt with an eye-catching inkblot effect. Colour is paramount with the statement colours oozing into the summer designs, for their short wrap dress Something Else uses fuschia, Tibi adopts a deep blue for its Colette dress made out of wool crepe, Azzaro’s sexy Kadi jersey dress combines racey red with diamonte and Stella McCartney’s burnt orange Edna dress in wool twill. A blended woollen skirt from Moschino embraces femininity in classic lines, Alice + Olivia’s mini skirt using the combination of lace and the sparkle of sequins is perfect glitzy girly evening wear and Adam’s eye catching contemporary of neon green-yellow combined with the feminine luxury of silk and chiffon.
Take it to the floor with full length skirts in multicoloured fuschia florals on the silk Kendall skirt from One Vintage, the dark hue silk-charmeuse maxi skirts of T by Alexander Wang and neutral tones on ruched jersey maxi skirts from Rick Owen’s Lilies range. Then extend it up to the top with the ever-flattering maxi dress, which is firmly back on the women’s designer fashion map, not only brandishing season trends of colour blocking and bold stand-out patterns including ultra girly florals, but also with a range of different necklines to suit a variety of body shapes including halter-neck’s and bandeau’s. Missoni’s Carolina colour-blocks with zigzag crotchet-knit bandeau and scarf tie with black crepe, as Elizabeth and James go bohemian with their feather adorned silk-chiffon halterneck Garrison, and the twisted centre halter in raspberry of Halston Heritage dazzles, while Won Hundred bring out their stylishly sexy jersey version of the maxi dress with round neck in darker hues such as Plum Kitten.
Divide that full skirt into culottes and you’ve got another summer favourite in the jumpsuit. Much the same as the maxi dress in its choice of neck-lines available and range of patterns with the striking ribbon-print of Diane von Furstenberg in silk-jersey and attention-grabbing black and white jersey floral-print of Paul & Joe’s Jokari or go super sleek with a crop jacket and sculpted waist of the silk-satin and wool tuxedo jumpsuit from Alexander McQueen.
For a little more flesh, bare those legs in a fun-loving playsuit, with belts at the waist to accentuate your figure and collared neckline detail, it makes this fashion-favourite friendly to all females. Feel like you’re on safari with YMC’s Africa print playsuit, white and blue in a summery light cotton, or pick up a posy playsuit from Zimmerman in a cotton blend. Juicy Couture keeps the style relaxed adding a hood to their cotton-terry playsuit while Catherine Malandrino oozes evening elegance with a wrap silk-satin number.
The elements are blazing a trail in women’s fashion this summer, with breezy breathable fabrics, the earth-inspired floral designs, the gentle lapping of the sea echoed in creatively nautical trends and the fiery flavour of the high-colour summer brights burning through women’s designer wear. For footwear boat shoes and espadrilles will help your legs look their best when accompanied by the smart Something Else tailored short. Beach babe is easily achieved with easy to care for and gorgeous to wear t-shirt dresses in lightweight 100% cotton from the Brio t-shirt from Libertine-Libertine, Farhi by Nicole Farhi’s blue and white striped dress with loose neckline a la Bardot and Sessun’s beach house t-shirt dress with vibrant red bands.
There’s no finer way to get that feminine-boho look than cladding yourself in women’s accessories. Go that one step further and try Something Else fashion for daring and forward-thinking chic.
