Orange was one of the biggest colour trends on the SS13 catwalks, with designers like Helmut Lang, J Mendel and Carolina Herrera sending models out in head-to-toe tangerine, and it’s a colour I’m really loving at the moment! Although I’m not seeing many other signs of summer here in Manchester, the highstreet is full of summery shades, from burnt orange to carrot to apricot and everything in between Below are a few of my favourite picks from Topshop:
Crepe Tee Shift Dress, £42 | Cropped Beaded Jacket, £95 | Orange Calf Skater Skirt, £35 | Strappy Cami Top, £18 | Khan Animal Slippers, £58 | Round Preppy Sunglasses, £16 | Tangerine Scallop Bikini Top, £18, and Pants, £12
Orange is a colour that I think most pale-skinned red-heads would leave to the darker skinned brunettes and blondes, but (to either my credit or my detriment) that won’t stop me! I’m particularly tempted to get my hands on the Crepe Shift Dress pictured above, and I recently fell in love with the Calf Skater Skirt after wearing it on a photoshoot. During my pursuit of all things orange, I found an amazing Givenchy Antigona style bag on eBay (buy here, pictured below) for a bargain £11.68 which I quickly snapped up – a great place to start if you’re not quite ready to wear the trend head-to-toe.
You might’ve seen how impressed I was with the River Island Spring Summer 2012 when images from it were released back in February, so I’ve decided to select items from River Island’s ‘Just Arrived‘ pages to feature in my first ‘New In picks of the week’ post. All of the following items caught my eye immediately and if money was no object I’d definitely be picking them all up!
A perfect and subtle way of incorporating the ongoing dip dye
trend into your life without bleaching the ends of your hair! The
sky blue colours are perfect for summery weather too.
Although I don’t have any holiday plans for the summer
which involve lying on a beach or swimming (boo), these
biniki bottoms are perfect! The high waist is much more
flattering than standard biniki briefs, and the scarf print
is bang on trend.
Whether you wear it for college, work or just for a day out, this
lightweight blazer in a pretty pastel blue is the ideal way to
add some structure to a summery outfit!
The gold embellishment on the front of this dress is
very Versace – what’s not to love?
Another ‘scarf print’ piece, a pattern which River Island
seem to be extremely fond of at the moment! And rightly
so, this crop top is gorgeous and only £15.
How could I not include something neon in my
selection? This zig zag print top is perfect for those
who aren’t quite ready to wear neon as a block colour,
but is still a great statement piece.
Subtly incorporating a neon colour in a not-so-subtle
bold print, this t-shirt dress would look perfect with
these RI wedges.
This gorgeous piece can be worn as a top over skinny
blue jeans during the day or as a dress with a pair of killer
heels in the evening, either way you’re sure to turn some heads!
April 12, 2012 TAGS: Aztec, bikini, blazer, crop top, denim shorts, neon, New In, River Island, scarf print BY: hannahlouisef
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