Rock the Look: Spring Florals

With spring fast approaching (it’s mid-March already?), the floral trend is once again in full swing. Although most people are fairly familiar with this repetitive trend, there are a few things to keep in mind when you’re rocking petals on your outfit.

Here are the 3 biggest tips for keeping florals feminine and sophisticated:

1. Watch the colors you choose for florals. When you pick out a floral-printed piece, make sure you have an item that will go with it and match at least one of the colors.

2. Choose floral patterns that are proportionate to your size and shape. If you are small or big, wearing a huge flower pattern will make you look more so. Also, rock florals on a part of your body you want to bring attention to, not the ones you want people to ignore!

3. To avoid looking like you just escaped from the nursing home, pick floral items in soft, flowing materials such as silk. And make sure they skim your curves but don’t look too tight.

And here are some outfit ideas:

Blouse: $39 Ann Taylor LOFT. Skirt: $22.99 Charlotte Russe. Shoes: $35.90 Annie OK at Zappos.com.This outfit accentuates your bottom half, so it’s good if you want to draw attention away from your top. The blouse works with the skirt because it is black, one of the colors found in the floral pattern. The shoes are summery, so they go with the outfit’s theme, and the yellow brings out another color in the skirt (because black would be so boring!). This would be a cute work outfit for warmer days.

Dress: $24.80 Forever 21. Shoes: $99 Fergie at Piperlime.com.

This dress would be great to wear on a summer date or to a cocktail party. The shoes dress it up a bit more and make the floral pattern more sophisticated. The color black, located in the middle of the dress and in the shoes, pulls the outfit together. You could also rock this dress in the day with a pair of flat sandles.