IDEA 1: Lighten Up.
Get mileage out of your favorite dark wool cardigan by pairing with a white top or cream top.
IDEA 2: Get in the Trenches. Wear your sleek trench coat as a dress with cropped black leggings that hit at mid-calf. Finish with flat sandals if it's daytime, strappy ones if it's night.
IDEA 3: Go Sleeveless. Try a slinky halter top or cami with black skinny pants and a slouchy blazer.
IDEA 4: Get in Shipshape. Sport sailor shorts in red or navy with a neutral cashmere sweater, tights and ballet flats.Click here for three more ways to spring (fashion) forward ...
IDEA 5: Hang loose. Flaunt a flowy blouse. It can be the dark color you invested in during the fall, over summery tailored pants. Layer a boyfriend sweater when it's breezy out.
IDEA 6: Knee deep. Pair a sweater dress with long boots, no tights. If the mercury dips, throw a leather jacket over top.
IDEA 7: Double denim. A la Kate Moss, not "Hee Haw." Wear distressed black jeans with a grommeted belt, striped or lacy T-shirt, and a tight blue jean jacket.And don't leave home without ...
- A scrunched-up scarf. In a stripe or plaid print, it's hotter than a pashmina and as versatile as your favorite lip-cheek stain.
- A mini umbrella. Because "drowned rat chic" is so 2008.
- Layering pieces like vests and hoodies. The perk of the oversize-handbag trend is that you can stash practically your whole a wardrobe in your tote. Opt for lightweight fabrics that don't wrinkle easily, like fine-gauge wool blends and super-thin fleece.
How do you make the transition from winter to spring? Tell us in the comments!
Animal Fashions
The shoes on the right graced a Fani catwalk, but the frilled lizard on the left rocked the look way before.
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A feathery bodice on a Chanel dress highlights one's swanlike neck. And the feathers on this black swan do the same thing without the middleman.
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Orange, looped-hem dress designed by fashion god Jean Paul Gaultier. Hungry garter snake designed by actual God.
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Chanel's haute couture dress has a certain Bumble the Abominable Snowman aesthetic. Does looking like a creature from the "Rudolph" TV shows make it "colde" couture?
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Mayhaps a squirrel fish inspired the panels on Georges Chakra's slinky evening gown.
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Maurizio Galante's dress glides like butter down the runway, all the while reminding us of a bright jellyfish.
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Male frigate birds inflate their bright red neck pouches to attract mates. Female humans wear this bright, pouch-like Valentino frock to ... well, we don't actually know why anyone would wear it. 'Cuz that is one unflattering silhouette.
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The neckline details on this Alexis Mabille dress echo the winking feathers of a white peacock.
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Who wore this wavy look better: The model in Jefferson de Assis's fashion show or a coral reef?
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Perfect look for the out-and-proud Aries: designer Hu Sheguang's ram-looking headdress.
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