Stripes are elegant and chic. They are perfect for office style garments. But for Spring/ Summer 2012 designers offer us to wear casual clothing in stripes. Both vertical and horizontal, and even diagonal stripes will make you look really trendy.

Bags are as important as clothing, shoes or any other items of the wardrobe. They reflect your style, show the world who you are and make you look unique. So, it’s essential to be able to choose the piece that is close to you. And it is as important to stay in trend. So, we offer you to get acquainted with our list of TOP 5 Bag Trends for Spring/ Summer 2012 fashion season.

Bag Trend #1: Large clutches. While clutches are usually small and fancy those designers offer us to carry during Spring/ Summer 2012 are large enough to hold all necessary stuff a woman needs daily. Such clutches come both in neutral colors to be good for office wear and in brighter hues for less formal outfits.

Bag Trend #2:Knitted bags. Just as shoes come knitted in Spring/ Summer 2012 season, so do bags. Knitting looks unusual and stylish but you should be sure you have the right clothing to pair it with.

Bag Trend #3: Printed bags. We are normally rather practical and choose bags which are more or less versatile. But designers advise us to be bolder during Spring/ Summer 2012 fashion season and invest into bags which are not ordinary, those which feature interesting patterns.

Bag Trend #4: Foldover bags. Foldover bags have been popular for a couple of seasons already and they will stay in fashion for the entire Spring/ Summer 2012 season. Foldover bags come in a great variety of sizes, colors and prints.

Bag Trend #5: Small shoulder bags. Shoulder bags have always been in vogue. But in Spring/ Summer 2012 only small shoulder bags will be trendy. And despite they are called ‘shoulder’ bags they can as well be carried in hands.

Snoods are very trendy this season. They are warm, comfortable and look good. Choose brighter colors to freshen up your outfit or go for pastel tones to make your look elegant.

Snoods can come knitted or made of fur, worn around the neck or as headwear. Versace snoods come in a variety of bold colors and are worn more as a stylish accessory than a practical item.
Christian Dior snoods look luxurious and are perfect for wrapping to protect from winter cold and winds.
Hermes brand offers us to wear snoods as headpieces.

During Winter 2012 pastel colors as well as dark brown and black are very trendy. These tones are neutral that makes them really multifunctional. No matter what your outfit’s color is such a scarf will finish it ideally.

Knitted scarves have always been in fashion and will probably always be. Their secret is simple – they are versatile and always look appropriate. Wear such scarves over your coat or under it if you feel it is comfier for you.

Fur scarves are at the top of scarf trends. They look beautiful and make you feel really gorgeous. If you can’t wear animal fur many designers offer fake fur scarves as an alternative.
Fur scarves can be worn with everything, including evening dresses.

For colder seasons designers normally prefer using neutral or reserved colors like black, brown, navy, cream, dark violet, etc. However, Fall/ Winter 2011/ 2012 collections abound in brighter hues like crimson, neon orange, purple, sky blue and others. Besides, these eye-popping tones can come in daring combinations. See Haider Ackermann, Alberta Ferretti, Victoria Beckham, Tommy Hilfiger, Burberry Prorsum, and other designers and brands for inspiration.

Miniskirts are always popular, especially with teenagers. But for Fall/ Winter 2011/ 2012 you better embrace the longer length skirts. These can look as sexy as minis because your sex appeal depends on how you wear your clothes, not the type of clothing you wear. Find midis and maxis in Dries Van Noten, Chloe, Balenciaga, Roland Mouret, Antonio Marras, St.John and other designer collections.

Miss sixty hats are made of luxurious fabric which looks similar to velvet, Nina Ricci trimmed hats with fur and changed the shape of brims. Lanvin hats have very wide and stiff brims, and Dior hats are softer and more feminine.

Wide brim hats are even more popular during Fall/ Winter 2011/ 2012 fashion season than fedora hats. Gucci, Dsquared2, Reiss, Monsoon, Miss Sixty, Christian Dior and other designers and brands have offered their vision of this type of a hat.