Trend: The New Neons

Neons - scary and a bit 90's? Not any more! Meet the New Neons...

Forget glow stick green, prison uniform orange and saftey vest yellow, the new neons have the punch of bright but with a little bit of pretty added in.

Oranges are more coral, green is softer and putrid pink is more of a pastel - you get the idea.  The neons have been made a bit more feminine.

The 'New Neons' on display in Forever 21

Say hello to spring with a punch of neon!
AoT x

Trend: Accessories go Wicker!

An unexpected trend in accessories that's popping up in stores is wicker!

We're all used to seeing the big wicker-look beach bag full of towels and lunch - but this Summer it's bigger.  As well as the large beach bags there's clutch bags, shoulder bags and even sun visors!

Check out the bag range in H&M:

Beach bags, H&M £9.99
Clutch bags, H&M £7.99
Over the shoulder bag, H&M £14.99

Are you ready for Wicker?

Trend: Aztec prints!

This trend has been steadily growing for a few months.  It started with golds, browns and blacks and now it has transformed to incorporate Summer's brights. 

Vibrant zigzags, sharp shapes and repeated patterns cover a black base in amazing bright colours.  Not quite the tribal inspired patterns you would expect, but a brilliant twist on it.  It does bring some flashbacks of 90's neons and the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, but rest assured there's not a pair of parachute pants or baggy shirt in sight!

This print trend is great for summery tops, structured dresses and crazy eye catching leggings. 

Zig Zag dress, River Island £40
Pink aztec dress, River Island £20
Top, Forever 21 £10.50

Trend your nails

A quick easy way to get a colour trend into your outfit, is on your nails!

Add a trend to a plain outfit, or enhance your outfit futher with a simple bit of colour:

Pastels trend, Rimmel

Brights, Bourjous

Metallics, Barry M

Give it a try - quick, easy and won't break the bank!

Colour Trend: Ice Cream Sundae

This spring, pastel 'Ice Cream' shades are a big trend. 

Most of the colours you probably won't have worn since you were crawling around, but worn in the right way, pastel shades can look amazing!  Use all pastels to create a sheek lady like look, or add one pastel to a white outfit for a crisp clean spring feel.  Avoid one pastel piece with all black - leave that look in the 90's!

Pastel pink jumper and outfit, River Island
Mannequin outfits, Dorothy Perkins

Mix denim in for an on-trend casual look...

Window of Forever 21 in London

Ice cream shades = delicious!