ten spring things worth investing in
Prepare to unfreeze your credit cards. From notice-me prints to subtle new takes on uniform dressing, we've identified ten key pieces from the Spring 2010 runways, each one guaranteed to make a difference in your closet next season. (Can't wait that long? Get a jump on the trends with our new Shop the Looks feature.)
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1. A Digital Print
Alexander McQueen's engineered prints were otherworldly, but our shout-out goes to London up-and-comer Mary Katrantzou. Her imaginative and beautiful placement-print dresses were as curvy and colorful as the handblown glass they were inspired by.
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2. Something Sporty
Spring's sporting influences came off subtly (and all the better for it) at Bottega Veneta. Children's karate uniforms inspired Tomas Maier to create a collection that was resolutely sophisticated and grown-up.
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3. A Touch of Military
Dressing like you're fresh from the front lines can be a political minefield. Andreas Melbostad's approach at Phi? Keep it simple and chic with a corseted tank, side-laced cargo pants, and army boots.
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4. Spring Leather
If Fall was the season of the leather biker jacket, Spring will be the season of the super-fine leather tee. 3.1 Phillip Lim's butterscotch cropped tank won't break the bank.
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5. Innerwear as Outerwear
Lady Gaga is a likely culprit, but credit for designers' new-again obsession with lingerie should probably go to John Galliano, whose Dior Couture show in July was full of 1950's underthings. He was back at it for Spring with exposed corsets, silky tap pants, and sheer paneled evening dresses.
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6. Makeup Colors
From Donna Karan in New York to Chloé in Paris, it was a season of ivories and nudes and soft pastels, but leave it to Karl Lagerfeld to make the most of the dreamy palette. His Fendi collection was an ode to the boudoir.
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7. Something Wild
You'll be seeing spots come spring—leopard spots. Everybody from Tory Burch to Giambattista Valli did them, but we loved Dolce & Gabbana's super-sexy approach to the look in drop-dead red.
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8. A Scuba Look
Body con isn't going anywhere, not with designers as different as Peter Dundas at Pucci and Thakoon Panichgul taking cues from sleek diving uniforms. Ohne Titel's wrapped top/tube dress/leggings combo is for the brainy sex kitten.
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9. Denim
With designers fixated on youth, it was only fitting that denim would turn up all over the runways. It was faded and frayed and undeniably luxe in Marc Jacobs' able hands at Louis Vuitton.
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10. Clogs
Kitten heels stepped out on many a catwalk, but the real shoe news of the season was the improbable rehabilitation of the clog. With their pearls and camellias and stacked platform heels, there was nothing orthopedic about Karl Lagerfeld's witty versions at Chanel.
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