Tropical prints like this Tracy Reese skirt on Mexican actress Adriana Abascal are a refreshing pop of color to usher in the warm weather. I also like how she mixed it with multicolored Jimmy Choo shoes, a blue clutch and blue sunglasses without looking too matchy-matchy.
Model Soo Joo Park wore an embroidered jacket by Stella McCartney to the resort show in New York. Embroidered floral motifs have been big on the runways recently – both in womenswear and men’s. Also: love her new hair color!
Fashion journalist Blue Carreon wore his signature color – including floral print pants – to the Orley show in New York.
A pretty look on Paula Goldstein in pink florals by Ulyana Sergeenko outside the couture show in Paris.
Elena Perminova wore a gorgeous sheer and sashed dress with flower appliques to the Giambattista Valli show in Paris.
Winner for coolest outfit of the day on Saturday: Sarah Rutson riffing on the pajama-dressing trend by wearing actual silk pajamas to the Bottega Veneta show. The velvet platform heels and necklaces dress it up.
Simone Marchetti wore the new Gucci collection, including the fur-lined loafers that have been so popular this season, to the Emanuel Ungaro show in Paris.
Warmer weather means it’s time to experiment with varying sleeve lengths and layers. Denni Elias played up an embroidered floral print top with the shorter jacket arms of a military coat at the Jason Wu show.
The floral appliqued Gucci spring collection is already getting a lot of play on the streets, as are pleated skirts, back in a big way. Margaret Zhang mixed a pleated skirt with a silk bomber jacket outside the Gucci show.
It’s almost April and definitely time to bust out the florals, as seen on Tiffany Hsu, who wore a great botanical print top paired with cropped jeans to the Fendi show in Milan.
A rule of thumb for dressing with hippie flair at music festivals: if you’re going to do it, do it with polish. A guest at Coachella weekend one went for a silk floral top that conjured up traditional embroidery patterns and topped it off with red lipstick. It also doesn’t hurt if your fringe bag is YSL.
Silk pleats in an abstract floral print are light and lovely for a summer day in Midtown, as seen on Helena Bordon at the Hugo Boss SS2016 show.
A burst of yellow – and a spring fashion preview in florals and camo – on Bryanboy and Tina Craig aka Bagsnob in Valentino outside the show.
A mix of spring patterns was a nice harbinger of the warm weather to come.
Pam Allier doubled down on bright colors, including cherry red pants, on a springlike day at the Gucci show.
A look in green silk with florals at the Gucci show – beautifully put together, especially the scarf tied at the wrist.
A pretty look in red and white on Tina Leung – and a good lesson in layering spring dresses when the weather isn’t cooperating!
A flowy floral kimono is the perfect topper on cool late summer days, as seen on photographer and blogger Tamu McPherson of All the Pretty Birds at the Altuzarra show in NYC.
Loved this somewhat unconventional and unexpected look on Anna Wintour – so many florals! She hits a trend and hits it hard. Brava. At the Gucci show yesterday.
Anna Dello Russo hit two trends with one dress: florals and sequins, both of which have been making a splash outside the shows.
