Top 3 Spring Fashion Trends Found at Lake Forest's Alixandra Collections

Marking one of the worst winters our communities have seen in almost 44 years, it may feel as though spring won’t ever come.

Never fear! There is enough vibrancy, variety and color in this year’s spring fashion collections to shake the mopiest of winter moods.

There is a constant throughout the Spring 2011 collections that sauntered down the runways in New York, London, Milan and Paris: Fashion is inspired as much by activity as it is about the warmth. Whether it is a trip to the morning street market, an afternoon gallery opening or evening cocktails, there are enough fashion trends to cover every event and task in the busiest of lives.

The top three fashion trends this spring are outlined below, with examples used from Lake Forest’s s. The Lake Forest shop offers high-fashion items at unbeatable prices.

Passion for Prints

From Akris and Givenchy to Moschino and Issaac Mizrahi, prints were everywhere this season. But you don’t have to sport colored animal prints or feel out of place in a bright flower print to achieve the same effect. The two pieces seen here, both by Analili at Alixandra Collections, offer that cool, casual feel while you run around town running errands or attending an outdoor concert.

True colors

Vibrancy marries classic designs in this season’s fashion color fix. Perhaps it indicates a long and bright summer on the horizon or a sigh of relief now that winter seems to be fading away. Whatever the reason, designers went above and beyond; creating elegant designs in bright fuchsias and berries, like this Carolina Herrera, or this elegant bright sheath by Max and Cleo at Alixandra Collections, perfect for a gallery opening or brunch with the girls.

White Bright

Every year, designers improve upon trends from previous seasons.  This year, it was the combination of lace and white that hit it out of the park for us in the collections of YSL, Calvin Klein, and Dolce & Gabbana. More casual, modern silhouettes like this Tracy Reese dress at Alixandra Collections embrace the perfect, carefree feeling of spring fashion in all of its unpredictability.

Alixandra Collections, 259 Market Square in Lake Forest, is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays.  For more information, call (847) 234-1661 or visit www.shopalix.xom.