With summer coming to a close, it is time to break all your summer clothes out of your closet one last time before fall settles in. Some of the best trends of the summer of 2012 included high-to-low skirts and dresses, cutouts, peplum tops and dresses, neon, platforms and the return of the 90’s with crop tops. As a Drew student, these trends are all extremely wearable, even on a budget.
The “high to low” look is a skirt or dress cut higher in the front and longer in the back. It combines the best of mini and maxi, allowing you to show off your legs while still enjoying the effortless, flowy feel of a long skirt. When wearing this type of garment, make sure that its length is proportional to your body type— something cut too high in the front can look vulgar, while too long in the back runs the risk of dragging on the ground behind you. Dress it up with some wedges on the weekend, or dress it down with a simple tee to class. Check out some options at Forever 21 (Pleated High-Low Skirt, $19.80),and Urban Outfitters.
Cutouts allow you to show a little skin without showing too much, and they raise any outfit’s edginess. Cutouts can be anywhere on a garment, from the back, the shoulders, the midriff, the side or even the thigh, which will bring attention to your best features while the perhaps less-than-perfect areas stay covered. Some great cutout clothes include the Blaze Cutout Dress, the ASOS top with Extreme Dip Back and Strappy Back, Funktional Night Slash Leggings, Petites Floral SideBra Top, and the Petite Dip-Dye Cutout Sweat.
Typically on the dressier side, 50’s inspired peplum conjures mental images of Zooey Deschanel, red lips, and suicide roll hair-do’s. Peplum creates curves in all the right places—perfect for those with a straight up and down frame. Channel your inner pin-up girl this weekend with a Peplum Skirt ($35.00, Zara), Petite Sleeveless Peplum Top or Tiffany Embellished Neck Peplum Dress.
Perhaps due to the explosion of dance music into the mainstream, neon ‘is all the rage’. Even if you didn’t make it to any music festivals this summer, neon adds a pop of fun color to gym shoes, sweatshirts, tops, and leggings. Stop traffic in shoes from Charlotte Russe (Mixed Brights Cage Heel, $42.50),or leggings from Delias (Neon Seamless Legging, $20.00)
A favorite is the platform shoe. When the Spice Girls turn Earth into Spice World with seven inch platforms, many were inspired to do the same. Jeffrey Campbell in particular brought this style back with his unique and often gravity-defying shoes. Although these shoes can get pricey, it is worth it. Nothing beats the feeling of towering over your friends, or finally meeting eye level with them. Believe it or not, they are extremely easy to walk in, and are much easier to walk back to your dorm room from the suites on a Saturday night, regardless if you’ve had one drink or five.
On the topic of the Spice Girls, the 90’s have officially made their return. Whether you want to channel Kurt Cobain’s grunge or Alicia Silverstone’s crop tops from Clueless, you can’t go wrong. Just make sure that you don’t take it literally—scrunchies and the thighmaster should probably never see the light of day ever again. Pair a crop top with a high-waisted skirt and show a sliver of stomach in the Scribbles Cropped Top ($4.99, Forever 21) or the Electric Wave Crop. If plaid is more your style, look no further than the Riot Plaid Skirt which also follows the high-to-low trend, or the Black Red High Waist Hollow Pleated Dress.
Let’s get the most out of summer fashion while we still can! Before long it will be time to stock up on boots and scarves. Just remember, fashion is meant to be fun. If something is not your style, don’t feel like you have to buy it just because it is trendy. Fashion reflects personality, so make sure if you follow a trend, your own personal style is still being represented.
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