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Spring trends we love: long, cold winters are for the birds. Time to come out of the cold and warm up to pattern, color and anything-goes easiness.


Peasant Prints

LOOK FOR Big prints with easy shapes and muted tones. Go for ruffles For the plural of ruffle, see .
Ruffles is the name of a brand of ruffled potato chips produced by Frito-Lay. Its current official product slogan is "R-R-R-Ruffles Have Ridges!".There is a lot of different kinds of chips.
 and crinkled textures in soft pinks and purples.

WEAR IT! Layer a medium-print pattern with something softer underneath for a look that flows. Mix and match textures far a natural, earthy earth·y  
adj. earth·i·er, earth·i·est
1. Of, consisting of, or resembling earth: an earthy smell.

2. Of or characteristic of this world; worldly.

3.
 feel.

Long, cold winters are for the birds. Time to come out of the cold and warm up to pattern, color and anything-goes easiness.

The Long T-shirt Dress

LOOK FOR 80s looks with an ethnic vibe.

WEAR IT. Make it girly girl·y  
adj.
Variant of girlie.
 with a rhinestone rhine·stone  
n.
A colorless artificial gem of paste or glass, often with facets that sparkle in imitation of a diamond.



[After the Rhine (translation of French caillou du Rhin :
 belt and a short sweater that falls off the shoulder Finish with painted wooden jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion.

The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring.
 and twisted up braids--you're so Sixteen Candles!

Bold Floral Prints

LOOK FOR Flower power! Blooms are back and taking over. Pick up anything from dainty blossoms to bold '70s-inspired prints.

WEAR IT! Go funky by adding a colorful belt to a print top to show off your shape. Or go easy and layer a print under solids.

Gold Rules

LOOK FOR Gold is fabulous on pale skin. Frame your gorgeous face in a soft sea of gold and amber tones. Be sure to stay within the same color sphere, like oranges or browns.

WEAR IT! Play with texture. Try a piece of clothing Noun 1. piece of cloth - a separate part consisting of fabric
piece of material

bib - top part of an apron; covering the chest

chamois cloth - a piece of chamois used for washing windows or cars
 with gold flecks against a piece of hammered gold jewelry. Create dimension with more than one kind of gold--like ethnic and bohemian. Wear it chunky, or weal weal
n.
A ridge on the flesh raised by a blow; a welt.
 it discreetly.

Cool Stripes

LOOK FOR Stripes, stripes and more stripes.

WEAR IT! Who says you can only wear one striped piece at a time? Start with a vertical base (here, it's our dress). Layer horizontal stripes over areas where you want to add a little curve.

Tie Dye

LOOK FOR Tie-dye is back! But don't monkey around with Grateful Dead rainbow brights. This time, it's all about earth tones.

WEAR IT! Pair tie-dye with solids in same color range. Ours is brown, so we added deep yellows and other pretty, neutral shades.

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Date:Apr 1, 2006
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