Spring Fling

Goodbye, winter! Hello, spring! It’s time to put away your sweaters, scarves and boots. Neutral colors and big shoulders are only some of the looks popping up this spring.

Grace Benac is a fashion blogger at The Fashion Pl8te, and thinks that neutral colours and structured clothing are making a comeback. “The biggest beauty trend so far is neutral colors, especially neutral coloured nails,” she says. “As for fashion, we've been seeing a lot of structured dresses and suits, like at Prada in February. The idea is to look very 'prim and proper.'"

“Spring fashions are always great to see,” says Ryerson student Rachel Reindorf. “It’s just a preview of what's to come in summer, which is when fashion gets really exciting!”

But who actually determines what trends are hip and chic?

Shannae Ingleton, is the creator of the Toronto website I Love What Women Want, and believes that it’s a joint collaboration between the designer and consumer, but that the internet plays a big role.

“We sort of live in the wild wild west of fashion where designers and consumers get inspired by an endless number of variables. With the internet, that inspiration becomes readily available for the world to see within record time."

But Ingleton’s must have for spring is something that you can’t buy in stores.

“Confidence,” she says.