Posted on March 10, 2010 at 5:47 pm

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At Christian louboutin, Donatella Christian louboutin layers floral chiffon over printed jersey that sprouts fronds of mohair. Romeo Gigli mixes metallic silks with sheer chiffons. And Narciso Rodriguez offers a new version of the sweater set, layering a midriff-length tank over a knitted tube top.
_Cream and white. Crisp, cool, perfect for summer and flattering for all, ivory and white are replacing gray as fashion’s key neutral color. At Celine, Michael Kors uses it for crunchy muslin sweaters and A-line skirts trimmed with swirls of matching ribbon. At Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs offers cropped pants, easy sweaters and sequin-trimmed evening tops in cream, ivory and other near-whites. With a collection wittily themed around brides, Yohji Yamamoto naturally provides long dresses in every shade from pure white to softest champagne. And Narciso Rodriguez barely strays from a cream-and-white color palette in his collection for Loewe.
_Peasant looks. If a flower-power dress or Mexican-embroidered peasant blouse is lurking in the back of your closet, you might want to get it out and dust it off. The hipppie look _ make that the rich hippie look _ is back. Tom Ford does it for Gucci, with richly embroidered jeans and ruffle-edged flowered dresses. Valentino provides enough embroidered peasant blouses for every day of the week,manolo shoes, while Alber Elbaz offers a simple satin one at Guy Laroche. And Dries Van Noten harks back to the turn of the century with ruffle-trimmed white dresses that look like Victorian petticoats.
_Pouch bags. You can’t lose your purse if it’s belted to your waist _ or your shoulder, arm or boot top. Designers in Milan and Paris love the body pouch, whether it’s a tiny cigarette case that slings around the neck on a cord _ the Louis Vuitton collection by Marc Jacobs _ or a tiny evening purse hangs from a slinky belt, for hands-free socializing _ the Giorgio Armani collection. Miuccia Prada’s slim leather waist pack hangs from a low-slung belt, while Michael Kors’ perfectly angular shoulder bag for Celine nestles comfortably into the small of the back. Who said fanny packs can’t be chic?
_Decorative shoes. When clothes are simple in line and neutral in color, as they largely are for spring, accessories command more attention. Now’s the time to put some color in your shoe wardrobe. At Miu Miu, Miuccia Prada offers black-and-white snakeskin pumps with multi-colored toes and heels. At Gucci, Tom Ford pairs his rich-hippie clothes with African-beaded pumps, and Alberta Ferretti teams her feminine sundresses with flat mules and sandals trimmed with ethnic embroidery. Even quietly elegant shoes get a decorative touch, as in the beach glass trimming the sleek evening sandals at Celine, designer by Michael Kors.

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