Plaids are IN for spring 2008

Plaids are no longer fall season prints. In fact I saw many fashion rules being dashed these past few season and that's a good thing, right? That's what it's all about, a permanent change and reinterpretation. I very much like this doll house (bathroom, in fact) setting from Alice+Olivia fashion show.

Alice+Olivia

Alice+Olivia

As for plaids, designers just couldn't wait until next autumn and send on the runways dresses, blazers, skirts, trenches and even skinny trousers in big, bold prints. It's the sale season so look for plaid "treasures".

plaid-trend-spring-2008

First row: Agnès B., Brian Reyes, Gucci and Gwen Stefani for LAMB.
Second row: Heatherette, Luella Bartley, Tuleh and Yigal Azrouel.

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