Student 24/7 Sep 2014 | Page 24

INSPIRATION Staying Trending Keleabetswe Narenti Feeling good in what you are wearing is the best feeling in the world and trending fashion items make it easy for us to play around with different styles and materials to make them suit each and every day and mood. After basking in the summer trends 2014 and realizing how expressive and challenging they are to one style. It’s almost time to bid farewell to the bright flip-flops and breezy cotton dresses and welcome the spring summer 2014-2015 trends. The trends Denim rocks “Leggings are not pants and yes denim still exists.” This summer we see a lot of denim vintage styles; you can pull of this style by blending in any items of denim together to make up an outfit adding a canvass boot or sneaker will give you a more classic street look. Flirting with Prints We seeing a lot of bold African and tribal prints from skirts, tops and head scarfs, these prints can be worn with materials like denim and cotton. Nicely done head raps complete a simple outfit. Ladies are rocking long 22 - Student 24/7 maxi skirts with tribal prints and coordinating them with white, yellow and light brown tops. Floral or tribal prints are making rounds this summer. Lace n’ leather The leather look has been revolutionised by celebrities and designers like David Tlale and Gert Johan Coetzee, by mixing you leathers with a bit of lace and soft materials like cotton, lace and polyester gives it a soft look and take away the edgy rock star look. The leather and lace gives it a more feminine and soft touch. The colours Colour block is still trending but with more warm settle and warm tones of colours For a more colour you can go for colours like lime, canary (yellow) tangerine (orange), orchard, bubblegum blue and pink and anything coral For a more neutral look you can go for colours like your khaki, ivory, honey, cocoa, rust and grey. Adding colour does not always have to be loud you can tone down by always adding some black or whites to your outfit. Accessories  Tribal scarfs used as head raps  Beaded jewellery  Huge cuff bangles  Sandals  Handbags, can never go wrong with one