By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL, AP Fashion Writer
NEW YORK – The blockbuster colors and florals, geometrics and ethnic prints on the runways at New York Fashion Week may feel like game-changers in the moment. Then there’s the rest of your life.
Once the looks move from the catwalk to the closet after this round of previews, women may need a little guidance on incorporating the prints, shots of neon and other new colors – purple, yellow, aqua and orange – into existing wardrobes, said Cindy Weber Cleary, fashion director of InStyle magazine.
If you can pull off scubalike body-conscious looks and short shorts, then go for it. Otherwise, look to the many shirtdresses and fuller skirts a variety of designers are going with for spring and summer, she said.
On Wednesday, the seventh day of shows, trends have become clearer: Prints, athletic inspirations, optimistic color, easy elegance, uneven hemlines and a little bit of the ’60s over last spring’s solid ’70s disco vibe.