How to Wear the Spring Color Palette

Jungle-inspired hues and prints will be big trends for Spring 2009, as we saw earlier this week. Nic & Zoe, a shopyayas.com favorite brand, carries a great selection of tops and dresses that bring the color story home.

The wrap top in natural, the mesh cardigan in berry, and the tie-front top in turquoise would be great additions to a work wardrobe. Each one brings a bright splash of color and a fresh silhouette to your Spring look. Try the wrap top with a tweed pencil skirt and a blazer or a cute pair of flare leg jeans. The cardigan would make a great layering; try it with a printed tank top and a solid tee in neutral or black. The turquoise tie-front top is an elegant looking top, perfect with simple black pants, heels, and silver bangles for a business meeting or lunch date.

These printed pieces are featured in earlier posts, so I won’t repeat myself, but I thought the pictures were worth showing again. From left to right, they are the “jungle dots” print top, “brushstrokes” dress, and “blue leaves” cardigan.

Click on the links for more information about any of the featured pieces, and take a look at our entire selection of Nic & Zoe pieces, including tank tops in some additional great spring colors.

The Spring 2009 Palette

The warm weather this weekend (at least here in the upper Midwest) has really gotten me excited for spring 2009 , so I am thrilled to start talking about trends for the new season. What better inspiration for spring than lush tropical colors and bright floral prints?

Coral, dusty pink, pistachio green, citron green, turquoise, lemon, and fuchsia are on Pantone’s list of colors, and Style.com shows lots of deep blue and grey combos, rose, beige, tangerine, and peach.

Patterns are either in-your-face tropical prints or soft and subdued florals. Forget dainty prints or polka-dots, though. No matter how bold or soft, the patterns are lush and large, but still look elegant when paired with neutrals or metallics.

Check out the pictures above from Fashion Week (courtesy of style.com) and stop back later this week to see a few great pieces we carry at Yaya’s that fit into these trends.