Chic and Affordable: Hot designer looks for less

There’s more good news for the designer lover without the designer budget. Several prominent designers are launching inexpensive lines at stores near you. Here are a few very chic and cheap collections inspired by the designer looks that recently graced the Fashion Week runway. Matthew Williamson for H&M, will debut in May, with flowing chiffon tops and bold-color dresses at prices non-jet-setters can afford. I Heart Ronson at JcPenney in March features, designer Charlotte Ronson’s breezy separates for the “every girl.” Finally, Felix Ray, whose designs were featured on Sex and the City, has created an affordable “It bag” line for Target, with classy, beach ready bags and clutches. So don’t break the bank on expensive designer looks this spring instead hit your local department store for low-priced styles.

Everyday Spring Trends

Economic times are tough and as the spring comes new trends are coming out of Fashion Week that thankfully won’t devastate tight budgets. These looks, reported by Glamour.com, are simple and won’t require a personality change to pull off. Very chic and most importantly affordable, spring trends include, the red carpet favorite, one-shoulder dresses, big shoulder jackets, blanket coats, ruffled strapless dresses, and edgy little black dresses. Looking for an even simpler update to your spring look; pick up a basic t-shirt or accessory in pink or red this season’s most popular colors.

Mix it up for spring 2009

It’s time to give up the beloved wool peacoat and Uggs for a while because spring is in the air, so it’s time to give some new looks a chance. Chilly New York Fashion Week offered a plethora of hot styles and trends the everyday girl can easily incorporate into her spring wardrobe. Glamour.com reported that Fashion Week presented spring styles that are as appealing on the runway as they are off. In other words, a girl doesn’t have to be six feet tall to pull off these fresh looks. As the flowers bloom and the weather gets warmer make a change and take a chance on funky zipper accents, appealing relaxed fit trousers, and sophisticated trenches. Accessory trends for spring are versatile, consider a glittering oversize, statement necklace, exotic bangles, or a large patterned bag. Spring 2009 offers an array of options for the every girl looking to ditch her winter look for something lighter.

Fashion Week electrifies the city that never sleeps

New York Fashion Week displayed a bevy of new and exciting design talents this past February. The fashion industry is buzzing about electrifying designers, Keith Lissner, Alexander Wang, and Vena Cava, who offered promising collections. Models took the runways beneath the tents of Bryant Park displaying Lissner’s, timeless eveningwear, Wang’s brand new t-shirt line, simply called “T”, and Vena Cava’s, classic looks with a vintage feel. Fashion insiders also site Travota and Lutz & Patmos, as other talents that made major waves, at one of the most extravagant weeks of the year in NYC, as these collections evoked the optimism of spring. The fresh new collections New York Fashion Week had to offer, shed new light on the fashion world and successfully led the everyday fashion follower out of the winter doldrums.