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Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Getting cozy with cobalt blue

It has become quite apparent that this spring's hot new color is cobalt blue. Hooray! While I know everyone wasn't exactly sitting at the edge of their seats waiting for the "new black" color to be announced, I am quite excited about it. Blue has always been a favorite color of mine, but to have such a vibrant, beautiful and power packed color surface for this spring allows for a refreshing variety of options when it comes to developing a look for yourself. I'm not saying that everyone start wearing a full-out cobalt blue jumper every day, but let's explore a few different ways to shake out the blues and show off this season's hot new color.

The easiest and most fun way, in my opinion, to express the spring blues is to throw on a dress in your favorite cut with the perfect hue and call it a day. For example, I love this dress from H&M(www.hm.com). It can easily be worn with sandals or flats to show off a more casual feel, and it can transition into a fun party dress when paired with heels and silver or gold accessories. This look is chic and will undoubtably turn a few heads.

Backing away from the all blue outfit, you can still have fun with this season's popular wide leg trousers, an A-line skirt, or a fun pair of cuffed shorts. Try pairing white wide leg trousers with a blue fitted blouse, or a skirt with a colorful printed tee. The goal here is to create a slimming silhouette by utilizing the wide leg pants or full skirt on bottom and forcing the eye to come up toward the fitted shirt on top. Once again, we are using the bold color as the focus of the outfit and effortlessly exuding confidence in everyone.

One other thing to keep in mind is that blue doesn't pair easily with every color you might have in your closet. Keep it simple and try pairing the color with clean and crisp whites, or with silver accessories, which is another popular spring color trend.

If you aren't comfortable strutting around in an all blue outfit, try punching your ensemble with cobalt blue accessories including leather or suede belts, oversized bags and fun strappy sandals as seen below.













Cobalt blue is trendy, wearable and a fun transitional color to help us cool off and get ready to warm up to this summer's vibrant and dare I say neon color palette.

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Prima Ballerina


I’ll be the first to admit that I am not the biggest fan of Crocs, and I haven’t been since they chomped their way into everyone’s homes and gardens in 2003. While they are comfortable, colorful and sweat proof, I have never really felt the need to own a shoe that could easily transition from the garden to running errands around town. But, their latest product has forced me to reconsider my nose-in-the-air opinion of the loveable brand.

Crocs looked to the latest fashion trends in footwear to spin their original product, and what the company ended up creating was a surprisingly adorable ballet flat. Appropriately named, the Prima, is a comfortable yet fashionable shoe that comes in 8 different colors, including all of your pastel favorites and this season’s popular metallics, silver and gold.

So, if you’re in need of a fun, cushiony, loveable and trendy shoe that is guaranteed to remove any and all summer foot odor, I definitely recommend purchasing Crocs’ latest Prima ballet flat. Find your favorite Croc at crocs.com