Fashion Trends And Styling Tips by -Amanda puravankara

Frills galore      

New York, London, Milan and Paris agreed that frills will be big next season. Dresses, blouses, tops and skirts all came adorned with frills, in styles ranging from glam to ethereal to sophisticated and sometimes even a touch pastoral. With their highly feminine feel, frills were seen in various fabrics and were sometimes paired with fringing.

Soft pastels

While some fashion houses opted for bold, vibrant colors - sometimes going fluorescent in homage to the 1990s - most labels showed pastels for SS18. Soft, subtle shades will abound next season, with pastel blues, pale greens, powder pinks, white, nudes and light yellow shades.

Sporty chic

Sportswear has been a major womenswear trend for several seasons. This showed no sign of waning during the recent fashion month, with lots of sports-inspired details seen on elegant and feminine silhouettes or sometimes on highly sophisticated looks. For SS18, this is characterized by flat shoes - sometimes even sneakers - as well as technical fabrics used alongside luxury fabrics, shorts worn with glam blazers, and soccer jerseys or polo shirts worn as dresses and matched with refined accessories and details.

Risqué transparency

The season’s sensual styles put transparency at the heart of spring/summer 2018. Long skirts and lightweight dresses feature sheer layers, while tops, blouses and dress bodices come in see-through lace, revealing everything beneath, or sometimes preserving modesty with strategically placed patches. Low-cut necklines and décolletés are popular too

Asymmetric cuts

Designers showed a multitude of pieces with asymmetric cuts for the spring/summer 2018 season. Tops, blouses and jackets were first in line, revealing a single shoulder for a sensual and glamorously feminine touch. Miniskirts were also seen shorter at one side than the other, along with some tailored jackets and a handful of dresses.