You wake up and snow is lightly drifting from the sky while the chill in the air urges you to climb back into bed. You pull on your favorite wool sweater and scarf and head out. By 3 p.m., sweat is accumulating underneath that sweater as the temperature climbs to 70 degrees. Such is a typical spring day in Colorado.
Just because it may look like a glass snow globe in March doesn’t mean it’s too early to come out of that winter shell. It is officially spring, after all. To help make those pressing decisions like what to wear today, fashion experts say the key is layering. Here are some tips for dressing for the occasion, whether building a snowman or getting a sun tan. And more importantly, how to do it in style.
Basics “The layer look is really in right now,” said Emily Ziegler, a 22-year-old manager at Cira Limited in Fort Collins. Ziegler is an apparel and merchandising major at Colorado State University. She said the Old Town store sells a lot of basic long tanks for women, which can be worn under shorter tanks and blazers. “There are a lot of basics in, but with a twist,” Ziegler said. “They have add-ons like lace and embroidery.” Embroidery is not only a hot fashion for ladies this season but for men as well. Ed Starks, manager at The Garment District in Fort Collins, said men’s jeans are featuring embroidery on the pockets. “The market is definitely keeping with the trend of more casual premium denim,” he said. “Hot, designer, high-end, high-priced jeans are still fueling the market on the men’s and women’s side.” Starks said a lot of fashion is stylish year-round. This is a good thing for the ever-changing mountain climate. “It used to be a man would have four or five suits for summer and four or five for winter,” he said. “Now they are pretty much year round. Lighter weights tend to sell better. You can wear a lighter long sleeve year round.”
Color Color tends to dictate the season more than the fabric. Both Ziegler and Starks said bright colors are very much in. “We are seeing a lot of oranges, pinks, turquoises and greens,” Ziegler said.
Model Corina Lobato, sales associate at Dillard's in the Greeley Mall, has trouble deciding between her spring and winter wear.
The loud and vibrant colors of the ‘80s are making a comeback. But if screaming bold colors aren’t your style, other options are out there. Karen Hyllegard, an associate professor in the department of Design and Merchandising at CSU said whites, neutrals and light pinks — and metallic accents are also popular this spring. “One trend is the return to the classic, more lady-like look,” she said. “But I have noticed in Fort Collins a lot of stores still have the Bohemian look, even though fashion experts say we are moving away from that.” Colorado sometimes lags behind the fashion capitals of the nation like New York and Los Angles. “A lot of times what you see in the big magazines isn’t what is going to sell to the mass consumer,” Ziegler said. Take Western wear for example. It may be the latest round-up in New York, but many Coloradans reject the style all together. Some don’t like Western fashion because of the culture tied to the style, others don’t like it because when you live in the West, it’s not necessary to dress like a wannabe cowboy just to feel the part. The majority who do sport the attire here do it more for function than fashion.
For him When it comes to fashion, men’s styles change more slowly. Like last year, flip flops, jeans and polos will make their mark this spring. “Men’s fashion tends to evolve over time, where as women’s styles change season to season,” Starks said. And during the in-between seasons, sweatshirts, lightweight sweaters and jackets never seem to go out of style.
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