5 Top Fashion Trends for Spring 2016Get ahead of the trends with our 2016 guide to what you should be coveting in 2016
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Designers took a ‘borrowed from the Victorian era’ approach to fashion, which’ll lend the perfect amount of romance to your look. Think ruffles, high necklines and puffy sleeves.
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Shoulder-bearing ruffled tops, asymmetrical necklines and slashed silhouettes – no runway was left out of this trend for Spring 2016. Just look to Givenchy, Proenza Schouler and Jason Wu for more inspo.
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Christian Dior’s soft focus led the dozens of tributes to sheer beauty, with almost half a collection dedicated to misty organzas and foamy chiffons. The trick to working this dreamy trend will be in the layering, building up opacity for a look that’s suitable for real life.
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High shine fabrics are always a spring/summer favorite, but for SS16 the incarnations are cooler and more experimental than ever before. JW Anderson embellished classic sweaters with broken mirror pieces, while Louis Vuitton went future-perfect with their ruched foil minidresses.
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How many sweet and sour rainbow clashes can one designer work into a single look? The challenge was on as Christopher Kane, Gucci, Balmain and Dries Van Noten presented their Pantone hits in new graphic effects - think patchwork star-bursts from Kane and cool Trompe-l'œil at Gucci.
Which 2016 fashion trend are you excited about?