Aquamarine & Mint Green Colour Fashion Trends Summer 2012
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com
Aquamarine & Mint Green
Women's Fashion
Trends
This is a review of the importance of aquamarine and mint green
as two of the hottest colours for 2012. Pretty Pastels may be important this
summer's season, but so is Aquamarine.
Left - Debut Flower Print Maxi Dress, £100/€155 Debenhams
Stockist Number: 08445616161.
Right - South Floral Tunic Dress €59 - Littlewoods Ireland.
Top Colour Trend To Watch
Mint Green & Aquamarine are colours that are fresh and clear.
These shorts with coordinating top are from budget retailer
Penneys in Ireland. Primark will have similar stock. Note the
neat precise early 60's touches with crisp white under collar
and fine white belt trim.
Left - Mint Top - Penneys Double Collar Crepe Shell Top €13.
Right - Shorts in Mint - Crepe Belted Co-Ord Tailored Shorts €13
- Also Penneys Ireland.
Whether your style is to wear trousers or a
ladylike dress, mint/aquamarine tones add the perfect unusual
pastel colour to your next new pieces.
Left - Blouse £25, Pants £39 La Redoute Stockist Number: 0844
842 2222.
Centre - Marks & Spencer SS12 - Deco Diva M&S Jacket £49.50, Top
£25, Wide Palazzo Mint Green Trousers £35, Earrings £7.50, Belt
£35, Shoes £29.50. Also shown in header.
Right - Blouse £25, Pants £39 - La Redoute Stockist Number: 0844
842 2222
Left - Dorothy Perkins Duck Egg Bird Print
Dress.
Centre - Dress Detail & Right - Both Dorothy Perkins SS12 Turquoise Bird
Print Polyester Dress £32.
Feather Print Patterns
Left - Green Feather Print Dress. Monsoon SS12 Neo Mexico
Right - Isme Blue Feather Print Tunic Dress.
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Easy Scarf Print Shifts
Tunic shift dresses show scarf prints to good advantage
since
the dress is cut simply.
Paisley pattern in foulard silks is often
combined with kaleidoscopic design and in the digital age some
of the fabric prints are truly outstanding in spectacular form
and design.
Centre - Betty Barclay SS12 Print Dress.
Centre &
Right - Turquoise Taupe Mix Tropical Scarf Print Shift Dress £45 -
M&Co Womenswear.
In these tunic/shift dresses above and below you
will notice how variety of scale adds lightness and contrast to
the design enhancing overall pattern interest.
Left - Oasis SS12 Scarf Print Full Skirt Dress.
Right - On Trend Colour & Print Mix - Marks & Spencer Per Una
SS12 Pastel Aqua Lemons Paisley Border Scarf Print 60's Retro Dress.
Texture and contrasting textures such as brocade, lace and
beading are important for 2012. Quilting has made a welcome return
and combined with a floral print looks fresh and new. The suede shoes also add textural
interest and hone on one of springs hottest trends of pastel
colours - mint green and aquamarine.
Left - ASOS SS12 Mint Green Floral Rose Print Jacket.
Right - Marisota SS12 - Aquamarine/Mint Green/Jade - Strappy
Heeled Sandals.
Soft Fabrics such as chiffon add a lightness especially suited
to breezy summer days.
Left - SS12 Mint Velvet - Mint Green Chiffon Hip Yoke Summer
Skirt £59/€79.
Mint Velvet SS12 Stockist Number: 0845 456 2200.
Right - Sequin Top Topshop SS12.
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This is a review of the importance of aquamarine and mint green
as two of the hottest colours for 2012. Pretty Pastels may be important this
summer's season, but so is Aquamarine.
The use of mint green and aquamarine adds a freshness to the
sugary sweetness of pinks and lilac pastels.
