After a couple of seasons, Miu Miu look of the tiniest short skirts and shorts has resonated with the younger set with lots of layered shirting and knitwear.

Versace, the party girl animal showed off demin on demin, betting on comfort as we head for the outdoor beach cafes and roof top bars.

Designers have focused on spring colours such as fuchsia, hunter green and butter yellow. There is a lot of green in our fashion boutiques this week, but predict these trend colours to be more popular with accessories such as shoes and handbags.

Another favourite spring summer look is all-white which has luxury vide which originated back in the early 1900’s.

All white look has always caught my eye as it was the look of leisure back in New York during their hot summers. Wearing white in the summers months was how the ultra-wealthy to self-identify as separate from the common people who wore black year-round.

The European spring luxury fashion trends have offered up a new style passion to celebrate the return to life outside. So, let’s get out there with your new summer look for 2022.

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Elegant and enveloping, they have the ability to transform your look into a sophisticated ensemble, regardless if you are into t-shirts and jeans. 

Visit your favourite European designer boutique downtown Vancouver and you will find luxury fall coats that touches the ankle and come in natural fibres such as wool, cashmere, and mohair plus offer a variety of styles and silhouettes. 

Fendi’s fall collection offers pale rosette pink and cream-coloured coats with their iconic logo on pocket trim.

Chanel continues with its iconic tweed and surprised us with a gold leather coats to brighten fall days.

Valentino presented daring black and white checkered style coats, perfect for getting back into the lounge scene.

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Max Mara continues with their classic camel tones and natural fibers that will keep you warm for your fall social calendar.

The final touch is with your accessories and many designers did away with grey tones.

For fall, accessorize with bright colours

This season, Versace, Prada and Gucci have introduced us to scarlet orange, lemon yellow, and pink.

So, consider a brightly colored scarf, handbag or shoes to brighten up your look this fall.

As we reconnect with family and friends, luxury fall coats bring back elegance and warmth we rightly deserve. 

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After a hiatus from the runway, the mini skirt made a strong showing for spring/summer 2019. Prada offered ultra-short tennis skirts paired with oversized cardigans. Versace presented preppy inspired skirts with knitwear and smart blazers and Burberry gave us colourful thigh-skimming cow prints.

The return of the mini skirt trend to the catwalks of London and Milan comes at a time when the iconic item is being recognized more broadly for its influence on style and culture. A V&A exhibition, which opened last month in London, celebrates the life and work of Welsh designer Mary Quant who popularized colourful tights, tailored trousers and, of course, the mini skirt.

Mary Quant challenged convention by inspiring women to rebel against the traditional dress worn by their mothers and grandmothers. She ignited a global fashion trend that stretched from America to Asia and beyond. The V&A exhibition, which spans her career, begins with a scene of post-war London which saw the opening of Quant’s experimental shop Bazaar in 1955. Situated on Chelsea’s King’s Road, it was here that she began her career as a fashion designer.

In 1966, Quant began working with fabrics to create 10-inch pleated mini skirts. Worn with flat Mary Janes, zip-up knee-high boots and bright coloured tights, this scandalous short skirt was named after her favourite car, the Mini Cooper. 

Beginning in the 1950s, skirt lengths had gradually become shorter but Quant’s mini skirts sparked outrage from such illustrious figures as Winston Churchill. Coco Chanel described the mini skirt as “just awful”.

In contrast to the disgust felt my many, Quant described the mini skirt as liberating. “The short skirt,” she said in a recent interview with the BBC,  “was so you could move, run and dance.” It was dance that gave Quant the inspiration for the mini skirt, which she followed with designs for hot pants, slip dress and PVC raincoats.

All London teenagers in the late 60’s wore mini skirts along with bright colour tights. Those who didn’t just looked out of place. The trend then began to capture the imagination of young people around the world. I can still remember the day my father took me with him to the bank as a young lad and seeing every woman inside wearing a mini skirt.

Mary Quant’s success with the mini skirt overturned the dominance of luxury couture from Paris. She dressed liberated women and made designer fashion affordable for the working class while transforming the fashion landscape with youthful, revolutionary clothes, inspired by London’s creative scene. It could be said that Quant made making street style the global influence it is today.

Along with The Beatles and the Apollo moon landing, the mini skirt trend represents a keystone cultural moment of the last century. It’s popularity may wax and wane. Hemlines may rise and fell. But, while it may go in and out of fashion, the mini skirt is without a doubt an icon of the 60’s that stills endures today.

Mary Quant Exhibition at the V&A London until February 16, 2020.

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