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I recently wrote my first piece for the Indianapolis newsletter, Indy Spectator. I had a blast talking fashion trends, and I'm planning on working with them again in the near future. I wrote about the Top 5 Spring Fashion Trends You Have to Try and where to shop for them locally. Check it out!

The Top 5 Fashion Trends You Have to Try This Spring

Spring 2012 Trend Report: 1920s

Ralph Lauren

Photo: Monica Feudi / Feudiguaineri.com

Model: Sui He

This spring, designers drew inspiration from one of the loveliest eras of all time, the Jazz Age. Channel Daisy Buchanan in pretty pastel frocks from Ralph Lauren or Christian Dior, which heavily referenced The Great Gatsby heroine. 

If screen siren Jean Harlow is more your style, try a seductive gown in curve hugging satin (Suno) or sheer and cut on the bias (Christian Dior). 

Flapper fringe added a dressy element to a gorgeous metallic frock at Marchesa and a super chic robe at Mark Fast. But if you prefer a less literal look, drop waist cocktail dresses at Marc Jacobs or weekend perfect outfits from Sonia Rykiel are both elegant and wearable options.

Suno

Photo: Alessandro Garofalo / GoRunway.com

Model: Bethany Terry

Marc Jacobs

Photo: Monica Feudi / Feudiguaineri.com

Model: Siri Tollerød 

                                                      

 Marchesa

Photo: Alessandro Garofalo / GoRunway.com

Model: Karen Elson

Christian Dior

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Alla Kostromichova

 John Galliano

Photo: Filippo Fior / GoRunway.com

Model: Jourdan Dunn

Mark Fast

Photo: Filippo Fior / GoRunway.com

Model: Eve Delf

 Zac Posen

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Aline Weber

 Sonia Rykiel

Marcus Tondo / GoRunway.com

Model: Daria Strokous

Spring 2012 Trend Report: Head to Toe Prints

 Derek Lam

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Mirte Maas

Wallflowers beware: this trend is not for you! Models splashed in head to toe prints invaded the spring/summer 2012 runways. Normally a fashion faux pas, matchy matchy looks in paisley, florals, splatter paints, and ikats reigned supreme this season, throwing minimalism out the window. 

Watch for this thunderously loud look come spring, guaranteed to be donned by only the most fearless fashionistas.  

Jil Sander

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Kasia Wrobel

Thakoon

Photo: Marcus Tondo / GoRunway.com

Model: Josephine Skriver

Proenza Schouler

Photo: Monica Feudi / Feudiguaineri.com

Model: Marique Schimmel

DKNY

Photo: Marcus Tondo / GoRunway.com

Alexander Wang

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Frankie Rayder

Issa

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Simone Doreleijers

Mary Katrantzou

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Simone Carvalho

Moschino

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Kate King

Lanvin

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Ruby Aldridge

Spring 2012 Trend Report: Sheer Skirt Overlays

Chanel

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Jacquelyn Jablonski

Sheer skirts are a huge trend for spring/summer 2012. I found so many examples that I had to narrow my selections down to only the ones that had little miniskirts underneath. A good amount of the sheer skirts I saw on the runways didn't have anything underneath but briefs (see Lanvin and Missoni), but I think they are much more wearable if worn as an overlay instead.

That being said, I'm kind of obsessed with sheer skirt overlays right now. Designers made styles for every occasion, like the chic beachwear at Proenza Schouler or red carpet gowns at Vionnet. There are also a ton of chic cocktail options (Chanel, Marc Jacobs). My preferred style? The long, black overlays at Ann Demeulemeester, but I'm sort of having a goth moment right now, so that might be why. What's your favorite?

 Marc Jacobs

Photo: Monica Feudi / feudiguaineri.com

Model: Daria Strokous

 Rodarte

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Vlada Roslyakova

 Givenchy

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Kamila Filipcikova

 Celine

Photo: Monica Feudi / feudiguaineri.com

Model: Josefine Nielsen

 Ann Demeulemeester

Photo: Marcus Tondo / GoRunway.com

Model: Julia Nobis

 Chloé

Photo: Alessandro Viero / GoRunway.com

Model: Josefien Rodermans

 Jil Sander

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Ruby Jean Wilson

 Proenza Schouler

Photo: Monica Feudi / feudiguaineri.com

Model: Erjona Ala

Vionnet

Photo: Courtesy of Vionnet

Model: Julia Frauche

Spring 2012 Trend Report: Peplums

 Marc by Marc Jacobs

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Ruby Aldridge

This season, many designers seemed to be inspired by Raf Simons' hugely successful and heavily peplumed spring/summer 2011 collection for Jil Sander. What then seemed like a fun and quirky accent to a minimalist ensemble was reworked in many incarnations this time around, like the futuristic metal peplum at Cushnie et Ochs or the hippie chic peplum at Thakoon. Whether you prefer chic and retro or something edgier, a peplumed ensemble will be the go-to trend for spring/summer 2012.

Alexander McQueen

Photo: Marcus Tondo / GoRunway.com

Model: Zuzanna Bijoch

 Jason Wu

Photo: Alessandro Garofalo / GoRunway.com

Model: Emily Baker

 Thakoon

Photo: Marcus Tondo / GoRunway.com

Model: Alana Zimmer

 Suno

Photo: Alessandro Garofalo / GoRunway.com

Model: Grace Bol

 Christian Siriano

Photo: Monica Feudi / Feudiguaineri.com

 Cushnie et Ochs

Photo: Filippo Fior / GoRunway.com

Model: Ali Lagarde

Celine

Photo: Monica Feudi / Feudiguaineri.com

Model: Mackenzie Drazan

Spring 2012 Trend Report: Bandeaux

 Viktor & Rolf

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Miranda Kerr

Crop tops started popping up on the runways about a year ago, but for the Spring/Summer 2012 fashion shows, the trend exploded. The most popular version is the teeny tiny bandeau top, which can be tricky to pull off. Obviously you have to have a lot of confidence and be pretty tiny to try these, but they are the most wearable paired with a high waisted skirt (see Viktor & Rolf) or a jacket (see Cavalli). Will you have the confidence (and body) to pull these off come spring?

Prada

Photo: Monica Feudi / Feudiguaineri.com

Model: Lara Mullen

Proenza Schouler

Photo: Monica Feudi / Feudiguaineri.com

Model: Maria Bradley

Versace

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Nyasha Matonhodze

 Emilio Pucci 

Photo: Monica Feudi / Feudiguaineri.com

Model: Joan Smalls

 Helmut Lang

Photo: Monica Feudi / Feudiguaineri.com

Model: Valerija Kelava

 Mark Fast

Photo: Filippo Fior / GoRunway.com

Model: Jules Mordovets

                                            

 Roberto Cavalli

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Natasha Poly

 Ruffian

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Angelina Nawojczyk

Dolce & Gabbana

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Caroline Brasch Nielsen

Spring 2012 Trend Report: Fifties

 Proenza Schouler

Photo: Monica Feudi / Feudiguaineri.com

Model: Zuzanna Bijoch

The most popular decade du jour for the spring/summer 2012 season had to be the fifties. From Italian bombshell sundresses at Dolce & Gabbana to cutie pie swimwear at Marc by Marc Jacobs, the fifties trend will work for almost any occasion. This fifties will also prove to be one of the wearable trends of the season with figure-flattering nipped in waists, fluttery skirts, and chic pencil suits.

Dolce & Gabbana

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Bianca Balti

 Jil Sander

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Julia Nobis

 Marc by Marc Jacobs

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Valerija Sestic

 Rodarte

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Marike Le Roux

 Rochas

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Kati Nescher

 Prada

Photo: Monica Feudi / Feudiguaineri.com

Model: Kati Nescher

 Zac Posen

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Liisa Winkler

 Celine

Photo: Monica Feudi / Feudiguaineri.com

Model: Ros Georgiou

 Christian Dior

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model Toni Garm

Viktor & Rolf 

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Dempsey Stewart