Blocked and spliced, cut on the diagonal, the horizontal or the vertical – bold and graphic black and white stripes – look set to be a huge trend this Spring season. Ever since classic Breton stripes returned to the fashion floor last Spring 2010, designers have looked for new ways to update this best selling [...]

. Volume is a key trend this Spring season, and turns up in many different forms. Paperbag waists – never an easy trend – have transformed shorts, pants and skirts by adding volume. This time round though – faux paper bag waists – created through stitched down pleats and tucks will prove to be more [...]

. For the past season or two I have been keenly aware of new shapes in skirts hitting the fashion floor – leading me to believe that skirts may once again be on the fashion radar. Firstly, we had draped ‘tulip’ skirts appear, then pleated schoolgirl styles and slim cut pencil shapes. For Resort an [...]

. With hosiery uptrending, it makes sense that we see a renewed interest in skirts – particularly – mini skirts! One skirt, all of a sudden, appearing all over the fashion floor is the pleated ‘schoolgirl’ skirt – or kilt! In plaids, solids and even sweater knits, the ‘schoolgirl’ skirt plays on a trend to [...]