Tribal prints are in almost every runawaythis year - Etro, Donna Karan, ProenzaSchouler, Missoni, Burberry and many others decided to use ethnic patterns, butgiving them a feminie twist. You shouldn’toverdo the trend - choose one key itemwith tribal print and keep the rest of theoutfit neutral.

Trend Spot : What To Wear This Spring

Tribal

Print

Donna Karan

Etro

Etro

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Clockwise:Africa Batik Earrings $12- people tree.com ; Casablanca Drop Earrings $190-Charm and Chain.com ;Christian Louboutinshoes ; Sass and Bide -$ 795- Net-a-Porter.com ; Aztec Beaded Clutch $68-Nasty Gal.com ; tEmbroidered silk skirt, Balmain, price onrequest, collection at Barneys New York ; Newaz skirt - AllSaints-$268 ; DVF 208 euro - net -a-porter.com ; Etro Oversized geometric pol-ished gold-tone necklace $1,895 - net-a-porter.com

FASHION TRENDS

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It is not Spring without flowers - that is whatmust be going through the minds of almostevery designer this season. From flowingskirts and dresses, to bags and accesorries -florals are everywhere, bringing undeniablecharm to every outfit.

Florals

Oscar de la Renta

Oscar de la Renta

BlumarineMary Katrantzou

Clockwise:Dolce & Gabbana Peony - print matte-satin bodysuit 595 euro - Net-a -Porter.com ; Phase Eight Dahlia Flower Blouse, £59 -Johnlewis.com ;- Blumarine -735euro- The Corner ; Blumarine-Blugirl-accessories-2012-spring-summer ; Blumarine-Blugirl-scarf -2012-spring-summer ; Applique Flower T-shirt - $63 -Debenhams.com ; RedValentino -696.20 euro - Net-a-Porter

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As you may have noticed, each year the designers choose one of the decades of thelast century and emulate its style. Thisspring is going to be all about the 20`s -flapper dresses, lots of feathers, sparklesand fringe.

Back to the 20`s

Gucci

Ralph LaurenRalph Lauren

Ralph Lauren

Emporio Armani

Clockwise: Vintage Shell Clutch -$38 -Monsoon.com ; John Galliano Beaded drop waist dress £235 -flannelsfashion.com ;Topshop Pre-mium Silk Shimmer Pleat Dip Hem Skirt, £65 ; Bordello Cabaret Gold Black Sequin T Strap Pumps $57 - bluevelvetvintage.com ; Lac-quer Lace Feathered Dress with Belt - Matthew Williamson $ 6 625 ; Topshop Diamond Border Shell Top, £65 ; Loren Hope FlapperTassel Lariat Necklace $88

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Have you ever wished tobe a mermaid? If yes, then this is your chanceto be one (at least at satorial level). Just lookat the prints - waves, corals, jellyfish, starfishand even scales are what`s hot right now. Themarine theme was common at Versace, Chaneland Peter

ChanelPeter Pilotto

Peter Pilotto

Versace

Clockwise: We-are-handsome-diver-zipsuit $ 315 - Les Nouvelles.com ; Peter Pilotto - ruler navy net print skirt £450 ; Mali SabatassoOpalescent Shell Ring - $101 - Max &Chloe .com ; Versace- Quilted leather shoulder bag 1 040 euro ; Giuseppe Zanotti $795 ; McQ-Jelly fish print tank top 85 euro - farfetch.com ;Versace Spring2012 dress ; Mary Katrantzou - Printed woven sateen mini skirt - 755.20euro Net-a-Porter

prints from

the sea

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Sporty Couture

Over the last few years the sporty couturetrend became an essential part of the fashionworld.This year the garments are minimalis-tic and clean-cut, influenced by the militarychic. We saw the trend at Victoria Beckham,Alexander Wang and Philip Lim.

Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham Helmut LangRag & Bone

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Clockwise: the suede sidewalk skimmer shoes $88 - madewell.com ; En-zyme silk crepe de chine tank - Aexander Wang-355 euro ; Pink Tartandress, $425 - saks.com ; Striped shell shorts - 330 euro - Aexander Wang -Net-a-Porter ; Alexander Wang- Enzyme cutout silk crepe de chine top - 355euro - Net-a-Porter ; Embroidery dress-Mango.com £44.99 ; Victoria Beck-ham Denim 125 euro;

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