Diane von Furstenberg, Stella McCartney, Nanette Lepore, Spring 2010 - photos courtesy style.com
Ever noticed when packing for a sunny séjour, your suitcase is filled with cheerful scarves, vibrant tunics and playful pareos while your everyday closet is awash in a sea of blacks, greys and tans? Like many of you, I'm often guilty of choosing practical over pretty. I constantly have that in-store debate over whether to invest in the classic, black option or say, a punchy yellow or persimmon piece of gorgeousness. Black almost always wins. My Spring 2010 resolution? Follow the lead of the DVF, Stella McCartney and Nanette Lepore runways and herald in spring with colour. Black is slimming but who wants a skinny piece of depression when you can feel like you're going on vacation every day? One more reason to inject a little more colour into your wardrobe? If you can believe it, only one in five of us actually has the proper skin-tone to get away with wearing black. Check this out: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1240616/Black-clothes-years-effect-fashions-favourite-colour.html
So come on, get happy and try out some of these rainbow-hued goodies:
