Spring 2011 trend: lace

One of my favorite trends for spring is lace. It's so romantic and feminine, so nostalgic, and yet it can be modern and cutting-edge at the same time. Traditionally lace was always white, and though nowadays you can find it in almost any color, I still prefer neutrals for their ability to showcase the texture.

After all, what could be more elegant for spring than a simple white lace dress as shown by Ralph Lauren and Dolce & Gabbana, or a white lace dress with a black sash as shown by Oscar de la Renta? And wouldn't the fun shape of Vivienne Westwood's lace dress and the sparkle or the one by Valentino be overshadowed if they were brightly colored?

So, take part in the bright colors trend of spring 2011 all you want, but when you wear lace, keep it neutral.

Want to wear more lace this spring? Here's some inspiration from the runway.

Anna Sui

BCBG Max Azria

Brioni

Collette Dinnigan

D&G

Dolce & Gabbana

Marchesa

Oscar de la Renta

Ralph Lauren

Valentino

Vivienne Westwood

Zac Posen

Alberta Ferretti

Erdem

Gallery of art from Spring-2011 runway

Earlier I wrote a post about how Sea of Shoes is sponsoring a challenge to draw or paint your favorite look from the Spring-2011 runway. I submitted one (I had a lot of fun drawing it) and now there are a bunch of them up on Jane's flickr. Check out the gallery for a whole lot of fashion inspiration.

Here are some of my favorites:

Millie did Prada.

Olivia did this Marc Jacobs look, one of the looks I considered for my submission.

Olga did Collette Dinnigan

Stephanie made a Marchesa cake!

Heather also did Marchesa and hers may be my favorite of the lot.

Drawing the Runway

Jane Aldridge of Sea of Shoes is sponsoring a challenge: draw or paint your favorite look from the Spring-2011 runway and submit it. She will select a few to publish on the blog, and will upload all of them to her facebook page. I've drawn a look from Anna Sui (below) and think you should definitely look into entering too! To see Jane and her mom, Judy, show off their closets on Stylelikeu.com, click here.

Anna Sui and Patterned Tights: "These Are a Few of My Favorite Things."

I am so in love with Anna Sui's new line of tights, particularly these two pairs:

P.S. The Style.com app for my iPhone is my new favorite thing in life.