Un-expectations.

I was recently browsing through Tommy Ton for style.com's photos from the streets of Milan and noticed something uniting almost all the pictures, an unanticipated element of color. The past few seasons have been dragging in neutrals or super subtle pastels, which I won't say is a bad thing (I am an avid all-black wearer), however Tommy Ton's pictures proved otherwise from across the seas. From neon pink cardigans to rainbow buttons, a pop of color was added to all-camel, all-black, or all-gray ensembles at the menswear shows in Milan, making for an unexpected freshness and well-needed sigh of relief. Breaking up the all-neutral outfits, these bright hues take on almost neon tones and provides a sense of forward styling and newness.

Things to Note:

1. Super saturated, a puffer vest being worn with suiting, OR, just wear color-blocked suiting
2. Neon trimmed cardigans, furs and shoe soles
3. Bold brights seen on socks and hosiery
4. Cuffed pants reveal colorful prints
5. Rainbow stripes or highlighter hued florals decorating menswear scarves

Interesting choices - I personally enjoy them all (but I really love those acid-yellow/green soled snake skin oxfords)... what do you think? Do you like this styling trend?

Photo Credit - www.style.com , Tommy Ton

Mixing spots

Photo Credit: Tommy Ton

Style.com reported on their "Global Best Dressed" and the top trends for fall from photographs that JakAndJil's Tommy Ton had taken at FW'10 Fashion Week. For the past few years mixing florals on florals or stripes on plaids has blown up, especially in editorial spreads where louder style choices are encouraged. This fall, mixing animal prints is on the move. Leopard prints have always been hot, but now a new level of "spot on spot" print mixing is appearing - - see the mis-matched leopard heels and tights combo above. My personal favorite was done in an Alexander Wang shoe for this Spring; three different designs of leopard print were coordinated together creating one wild shoe.

Alexander Wang
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