Spring 2007 Color Palette

Sure, it's still early in fashion week, but color trends are already catching my eye. Everywhere I look, I see yellow. From Rachel Roy to Verrier to Ashish N Soni, pale yellows marched down the runway, ushering in a flirty and innocent mood while a bright neon yellow made an appearance at DVF and Tagliapetro. Yellow blouses, skirts, and shirts seem preferred for the hue's eye-catching and vivid quality. Could yellow be the new IT color of next season? White is still prominent on minidresses, featured with last summer's soft linens and eyelet. Black, perhaps carried over from this season, is still making a strong statement on little black dresses and structured skirts. Khakis and sky blues complemented sporty styles and light daywear. These shades seem reminiscent of the minimalist sportswear so prevalent in the 90's (a la Calvin Klein), but are updated with embellishments like lace and grosgrain.1. Verrier 2. Rachel Roy 3. Ashish N Soni

Speaking of Jonbenet...

Personally, I found Mark Bouwer's spring/summer 2007 preview to be a total shock- not the good kind. After this summer's white eyelet and this fall/winter's dark, subtle sexiness, it was not too pleasant to be shocked with the neons and bright yellow light at Bouwer's show. Perhaps it was the Little Miss pageant style hair and makeup that sparked my distaste. Really, the cutouts on the bathing suit, the leopard gowns, the bright pink dresses were all too much. The collection spoke of a tacky night in Atlantic City. Something so flamboyant and colorful is too much of a contrast to this season's darker hues. This, in my opinion, is a complete and irrelevant tangent to the message and mood of evoked in recent seasons.

Rejoice!

Happy Fashion Week! NYC kicked off what is to be three weeks of spring/summer 2007 fashion mania. Leave it up to fashion junkies to ponder a summery wardrobe before winter even begins. Insanity or insight? You decide. Get ready to trendcast, obsess, and analyze.