The Top 5 Must-Have Fashion Trends for Spring and Summer

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The sweaters are folded and coats are back in the closet. Sliding into spring and summer is about mixing it up, embracing color and amping up with accessories. From vacation plans to days in the office, the Cotton Club Collection is a one-stop shop for transitioning your wardrobe into the new season.

Shop owners Jennifer Cunningham (formerly of Foley’s and Tootsies) and John Maguire (formerly of Saks Fifth Avenue, Lillie Ruben and Tootsies) have breathed new life into the River Oaks boutique. Cotton Club knows style and its Top 5 Must-Have Trends for Spring/Summer 2018 will make your wardrobe memorable in all the right ways.

These are the looks everyone will be talking about.

Print Mix

Solids are a wardrobe foundation, but mixing and matching prints adds the pop. Avoid the clash and mix and match complementary prints. Want the freshest take on mixed prints? Incorporate stripes into your look.

Italian label Maliparmi and Spanish design house Vilagallo perfectly embody the mix-and-match trend with versatility and a modern take on classic styles.

Over-The-Top Accessories

Accessories are always the finishing touch, but this is the season to go big or just stay home. The Blakus belt bag gives a girl options and can be carried as a clutch or worn belted. Mignonne Gavigan considers each of her accessories as an invitation for adventure and her beaded fringe scarf necklace and beaded tassel earrings offer the promise of what’s just around the corner.

Looking for a bag that spans weekdays luncheons to weekend evenings out? Sherene Melinda combines ladylike structure with edgy details in her mohawk leather handbags that go the distance. Bigger is better this spring and summer and Vanda Jacintho’s selection of chokers, earrings and necklaces are big and bold, while maintaining a natural feel with wood and acrylic tortoise.

Pretty Pastels

Kiss winter’s dark hues goodbye and welcome soft pastel colors instead. Blushy pinks, mint greens and the palest of blues are the soft touch you need for spring. Cute meets comfort with Ilse Jacobsen pastel perforated slides that can easily worn with breezy summer dresses and a crisp white jeans.

Softness isn’t limited to colors this spring and summer. Smythe’s softly structured blazers in pastels are easy, versatile toppers. An easy way to add some summer style to your handbag is with a Vivo Studios shagreen and napa leather wallet from Cotton Club.

New Denim

Denim is a wardrobe staple, but this season’s crop of denim takes your basic jean and gives it a new fresh look and feel. From fringe hem crops and marble denim high-rise boyfriend denim to slit legs and stardust raw edge, there’s a denim style for every body and occasion.

Sheer Elegance

Spring and summer is perfect for introducing gossamer touches. Sheer blouses are sweet with just a touch of sexy, adding visual interest to your look. Luxe Deluxe sheer blouses offer color and print, while PierAntonio Gaspari’s take on sheer goes edgy with a convertible vest and sheer tuxedo pants.