New York Spring 2013: Minimalist (Part 3)

When accessories are in, all us fashion lovers run up to boutiques and stores to grab our dose of them, and this can be dangerous and harmful to the wallets of those of us with limited spending power.

One thing I especially like about the looks on New York Fashion Week featuring Spring 2013 designs are the clean looks that dominate the runway. Gone are the heavy accessories and multitude of colors. This Spring, designers have put together clean looks of single colors with minimal accessories.

Alexander Wang

Alexander Wang

Alexander Wang

Alexander Wang

Carolina Herrara

DKNY

DKNY

Donna Karan

Donna Karan

Donna Karan

Narcisco Rodriguez

Oscar De La Renta

Prabal Gurung

Michael Kors

Michael Kors

Tommy Hilfiger

Vera Wang

BCBG

DVF

While most have shown clean designs in white, other brands like Michael Kors and Narcisco Rodriguez have proven that it is still possible to attain sophistication with the brighter colors of spring and summer with tones of green and orange.

I think that the brands have once again shown us that you don't need diamonds to look sophisticated and chic. You simply need one color to pull that off. Of course, another point to note would definitely be the shades of colors chosen in each coordinate and how each are of similar tones. (PS. matching lime green and army green does NOT make it a clean look with respect to this season)

Another thing I've noticed is how some brands have forgone the usual bold patterns and gone for single colors with the maxi dresses. I'd have to say I'm loving this side of maxi dresses as opposed to those that come in a multitude of colors and patterns.

Well, it seems like I'll be saving the money in accessories and putting them into getting a few more pieces of clothing to pull off this look for Spring. It'll probably be more black pieces for myself. What colors are you going to don on this Spring?

xoxo pamela