Marching into Spring of 2018 with style, let’s spring into action with new trends that’ll bring a pep to your step. As you take long walks around the neighborhood, enjoy your Lake Nona endeavors and shimmer it up! Signs of great weather patterns allow the sweet lilac, duck yellow, and smitten green pastels to flourish into your apparel. Let’s go over a few considerable trends that will have heads turning.

I always like to start with “what not to wear,” and I’m sorry, traditional florals aren’t coming back this season. Trending this spring are uber amounts of checkered two-pieces, similar to the hit movie “Clueless” from the ’90s, a fashionable classic. Leap out of your normal blazer attire and try a satin suit two-piece from Celine or a plaid-on-plaid suit from Victoria Beckham. Let’s add a fashion dose of bold, futuristic, daisy-print blouses from Marc Jacobs to create a fresh summery look. Switching up brands is no longer a taboo, and mixing patterns is still on a style high. You can view a snippet from WWD.com NYFW Spring 2018 where designers did a remarkable display of infinite trends like checkers, pastels and sequins within their ready-to-wear looks.

Fringe out your blouses and go for the pastels and boldness of pinks and blues for lunch dates. Delpozo, a luxury couture fashion brand under Josep Font, illuminates pastel silhouettes and illusions of romanticism on the runway for spring 2018. LAIRD BORRELLI-PERSSON examines Delpozo’s 2018 spring collection, praising its sun-shone images on vogue.com. She states, “The music and the silhouette easily communicated a sophisticated Swing Era charm, and the pastel palette suggested blissful summer days lolling by an aquamarine pool as cotton candy clouds float in the azure sky.” I don’t know about you, but every chance I get to peek or run to see the sunset, which is approximately 5:30 p.m., it’s like cotton candy puffs in the sky. So, wind down in your pastel or bold fringe tops and stylishly embellished slacks or jeans; simple aesthetic additions are a hit for multi-tasking styles.

Strapping up your heels before strapping in that car seat is springing into trends. Find easy flats or heels that come with a zipper and straps of no end near. The wedge platform was scarce this season. It’s all about the extravagant American vintage look. A popular figure on Instagram @madison.utendahl tells Glamour that you can find sky-high heels in different colors with tie-ups. I love a two-tone heel; it adds a color to help complete a date night out. Also, agreeing with Utendahl’s idea to complete the look, “add a statement piece like an embellished jacket that can wear from the office to dinner.”

I definitely recommend checking out premium designers like Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Alexander Wang for satin-sleeved embellished jackets and even pants. Yes, ladies, you can bejewel those jeans again! Sheer dress-like shirts are soft and light to wear on those heat wave days, but throwing on that extravagant jacket adds charm.

So, head right down from your Tavistock office or just nearby with a client and share your new trends while enjoying happy hour in the local hidden gems of Lake Nona.

If you’re interested in optimizing your style, follow my Instagram @Aystrawberry.