Designer Victoria Beckham recently took to the streets wearing this spring 2018 runway look in of-the-moment lavender.
In Phoebe Philo’s final spring collection for Celine, she takes the sweetness out of pastels with an asymmetrical-hem skirt and a long, oversize pink jacket.
A partnership between Puma and Sophia Webster begot this pale blue suede sneaker with fun yellow accent. Also available in pink with pink accent stripe. $96, bloomingdales.com.
Marc Jacobs’ metallic crewneck knit sweater is only available in a few sizes in both peach (shown above) and pale blue. $350, shopbop.com. The matching skirt is $350, too.
This lilac-colored rib-knit dress would help take the hassle out of packing. Look, ma, no wrinkles. $175, nordstrom.com.
See the world in Dior’s “So Real Pop” sunglasses ($395, neimanmarcus.com). Also available with blue or yellow lenses.
Keep your cool under the hottest of circumstances with Simon Miller’s pebbled leather bucket bag in splash. $590, nordstrom.com.
Indulge your feet with lush pink velvet sandals with laces that tie around the ankle ($550, gabrielahearst.com).
Joie’s cotton and linen pants with self-tie sash belt are made for casual summer dos and look smashing with white sneakers. $248, bloomingdales.com.
THIS WINTER went well past its expiration date with cold, damp days and even snow flurries, so what could be more cheerful than the sight of blush pink blouses, pale yellow jackets and lavender capris?
Fashion designers must have been prescient when they filled their runways with a parade of pastel fashions for spring 2018.
I can already hear the snorts and sneers from my NYC pals whose color of choice is black. Ice-cream shades for spring. How groundbreaking!
Park the cynicism. Take a look at Phoebe Philo’s spring collection for Celine—I’m talking about that pale-yellow asymmetric pleated skirt paired with a purple top underneath a long pink blazer and beige booties. Then there’s Gabriela Hearst’s pearl-pink satin evening pantsuit and sorbet yellow at Hermes.
Think of these pastel colors as a palette cleanser after all the somber hues of winter. Want to avoid the saccharine-sweet, prim associations? One answer: Think beyond the baby-blue twinset.
You can mix and stack pastel fashions very easily, just like a multi-scoop ice cream cone. Pair a persimmon halter top, pale-pink belted jacket and hot pink purse with jeans a la Brandon Maxwell. Victoria Beckham recently wore her own collection’s trouser suit in tonal lavender accented with celadon green pumps, dark tortoise sunglasses and a beige cross-body bag. Oft-photographed Amal Clooney topped off her cheetah-print dress with a powder-blue coat and fur collar, black stilettos, designer bag and oversize shades.
Still, if you can’t just see plunging into pink—or yellow–take a dip with an accessory. Sunglasses, sneakers, sandals and handbags come in plein-air pastels this season and can put a welcome shot of spring into your step.
—Janet Kelly
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