Style Harmony

Alexander Wang

The high-waisted look is trendy for this summer. From casual denim to smart tailored shorts, wear them with a fitted top or billowy peasant blouse. High-waisted shorts are excellent for elongating the legs and to balance a longer upper torso (see photos below). It is also a great choice for your summer vacations in the tropics. But be careful if you are wider in the hips compared to the shoulders as the high-waisted shorts will emphasise your derriere and make your body look less proportionate. In this case, you may want to throw on a blazer to camouflage your hips.

Spring accessories are making its statement loud and clear. The new trend in accessories are big bold necklaces in lightweight material like lucite (see photo, left) and semi-precious gem, rock (see photo, right). Because of its transparency, these necklaces will easily go with all of spring’s prints i.e. stripes, florals, digital prints and tribal. It instantly wows your outfit! And you can pile on the layers and go for chunky bold designs as the lightness of lucite will not overwhelm even if you are on the petite side. A friend of mine recently wore layers of chunky transparent necklaces over a white top and a zebra print cardigan. So chic and fabulous looking! (Rock necklace on mannequin is available from Image Harmony. Price: SGD$80)

How delightful to smell the flowers and hear the birds singing! Sounds cheesy? Well, like it or not, dresses are it for next Spring season. The girly girl will love them! Black-and-white floral dresses are decorating the fashion runway and red carpets as seen below.

Be sure to balance the scale of the floral prints with your body scale, bone structure and facial features. If you are petite, big floral prints will overwhelm your small frame. Hence, choose a dress with smaller prints (see picture below) to achieve a harmonious balance. If you are not a fan of flowers, opt for dresses in tribal, geometric or abstract prints which are also trendy for next Spring.

Asymmetric “Cleopatra” necklace by Rebecca Yam

One of the new trends to look out for in Spring 2010 is asymmetric fashion. Designers have incorporated the asymmetric features in their creations from one shoulder dresses and  hemlines that are misproportionate to prints/ detailing that are concentrated on one side of the clothing. Asymmetric lines and shapes can be flattering and make an asymmetrical figure more balanced. The asymmetric body is camouflaged as more attention is drawn to the dramatic lines of the clothing.