Fashion nuggets
March 19, 2002
Spring is here and with it comes new styles and colors from your favorite department stores. So what exactly is “in” for spring? Well, from the looks of all the displays in the stores, it seems to be that pretty much anything comfortable goes.
American Eagle in Downtown Plaza, whose style is very close to that of Abercrombie, had a huge variety of T-shirts.
“We?ve been selling a lot of the basic tanks and shirts, and anything that is laid back looking,” sales associate Taylor Rendon said.
There?s a lot of athletic and casual wear throughout the store, and island designs for men seemed to be the popular commodity. According to Rendon, the colors that are popular for spring are anything bright paired with neutral colors; no black.
At the Guess store, the trend of comfortable and bright was clearly displayed. Guess calls their new collection of spring clothes “the vibe,” which includes natural, earthy clothes that are not dyed. Last month?s style, the ?peasant? look, is one that sales associates at Guess say is becoming less popular. For women the look is sexy, feminine, playful and simple. Much of the collection has Asian and Western influence mixed into it to bring in some outside culture. Also, the Latin salsa look can be paired with popular stretch jeans, which are not as warm as regular denim.
The big accessory for spring is unisex sunglasses. Guess had a huge selection of these sunglasses in all sorts of colors. The sunglasses cover a lot of the face and have dark color at the top, fading towards the bottom.
Sales associate Franklin Solis says that the popular item of the moment is ladies corset tops. They have built in bras for added support and strings that lace up the shirt.
“There?s a lot of neutral colors, and blue colored clothes that we got in,” Solis said “The materials that are popular are satin, anything ribbed and light weight denim.”
The idea that Guess wants its customers to get from their spring collection is that a woman in her man?s t-shirt can be sexy. She doesn?t need to be all laced up to be attractive. According to Solis, last season?s most popular item was the “torn up” shirt look, which had girls everywhere coming in to get their hands on one. Sacramento State student Radtana Lee says that she likes the new spring styles that her favorite stores have been coming out with.
“I like the look because it is simple, yet flirty. The neutral colors go well with any skin tone,” Lee said.
So, for all you people who love to be on top of the latest fashion trends, these are a few things to get you started. The style is comfortable and fun, and bright colors are all the rage.