Worth Noting: The Worth Collection Reveals the Key Fashion Trends and Must-Have Pieces for Spring/Summer 2008

Couldn’t escape from work or family last week to attend Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2008 Fashion Week in Paris? Can’t run off to New York for the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week? No probleme! One luxury apparel brand, The Worth Collection, Ltd., is bringing Fashion Week to you.

Worth, which designs and shows four collections per year of couture-inspired, ready-to-wear fashions, is bringing its Spring/Summer 2008 collection to cities across the country over the next several months via chic trunk shows. Finally, there’s a hassle-free way for fashion-conscious, on-the-go women to learn about the season’s key trends, see those trends brought to life in sophisticated and wearable styles and plan their wardrobes without having to leave town or pore over fashion magazines.

According to Diane Manley, Vice President of Design at The Worth Collection, looking runway-chic and modern each season is easy. Says Manley, “The key is to start with high-quality, classic anchor pieces like pants and suits and update them each season with a few, fresh trend pieces that have staying power.”

So what are those pieces? Following are the season’s key trends and Manley’s suggestions for what to buy now to update your wardrobe so you’ll look chic and modern this spring and summer:

– ’70s Glam: Think Yves Saint Laurent designs from the era and the Studio 54 look. Underscoring the trend, Christian Dior’s show in Paris featured a mix of music from Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix, and Eli Saab’s couture collection “could have been an ode to the James Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever,” according to Fashion Week Daily.
– Get the Look with Worth: the Pique Biker Jacket in yellow or orange, the A-line Sonic Slicker in ivory or black and the Dinner Poncho in white or black silk charmeuse to wear with highwaisted pants or glam-rock jeans and a pair of stilettos.

– Buds and Blooms: Flowers were positively blossoming on the Paris runways with Valentino showing dresses and gowns featuring large florals but in subdued shades of pink, lavender and yellow and John Galliano at Dior gracing his dresses and gowns with rows of magnificent sculpted fabric roses.
– Get the Look from Worth: The Mini Floral Cinch Waist Shirt, the ahlia Bouquet and Orchid Ice Floral Silk Squares, which look chic worn as blouses, and a jacket structured in the shape of a flower petal.

– Shimmer and Shine: Look for anything with sequins and crystals as emonstrated by the dazzling glamour gowns shown by Elie Saab, as well as glossy satins, charmeuse, lacquered buttons, glazed linens and soft lamb leathers with a natural gleam.
– Get the Look from Worth: The Shimmer Dinner Jacket in ivory or black, the beaded and sequined Fishscale Shell with deep V back in electric pink or black, the Dolman Sleeve Wrap Blouse in laminated cotton voile and the Halfmoon Luster Trench in rain-treated metallic cotton.

– Retro-Safari: “Think Carole Lombard as an archaeologist,” says Manley bout the actress known as much for her earthy sense of humor as her film career and love affair with Clark Gable. Look for tweeds, textures and metallic-glazed linens in sophisticated silhouettes and shades of green, khaki and ivory spruced up with pops of color in key lime, dahlia, aqua and ice blue.
– Get the Look from Worth: The Fichu Jacket and Peg Skirt in metallic tweed, a paper-finished leather cargo “shacket” and the Bacall Swing Jacket and Skirt in champagne-colored natural gloss linen.

– Technicolor: Bright, cheerful, optimistic color was all over the runways in Paris. John Galliano showed gowns in bright purple and red, Lacroix had gowns in parrot green and fuchsia and Armani Prive’s gowns ranged in color from a magnificent royal purple to a dramatic lipstick red.
– Get the Look from Worth: the Snappy Jacket or Shimmer Jacket in royal blue or bombshell pink and the Leather Cool-Down Jacket in bright yellow or orange.

– Sheer Bliss: Translucent textiles and filmy fabrics in sheer styles as shown by Chanel, whose collection featured super light fabrics and chiffon cocktail dresses, and Givenchy, which showed a glorious evening gown in sheer tulle.
– Key Pieces from Worth: The Ruffle Bolero in white silk organza, the Shimmer Wrapper, a wrap jacket in white or navy silk lurex chiffon, and the Scene Stealer Skirt in black tulle with white floral embroidery. “The name says it all,” says Manley.

To find out when Worth’s Spring/Summer 2008 Collection will be shown in your area, and learn more about the season’s top fashion trends, call 1-800-WORTHOK or visit http://www.worthny.com. Pieces for Worth Collection pieces range from approximately $200 to $1,500.

The Worth Collection, Ltd., which designs shows four collections of couture-inspired, ready-to-wear fashions per year, is renowned for its sophisticated and elegant designs, classic lines, impeccable detailing and fine fabrics, many of which come from the same mills that produce fabrics for Chanel, Chloe and Ralph Lauren. “Each Worth collection recalls the tradition of couture society where customers had cherished relationships with the fashion houses they frequented and shopped by appointment,” says
Caroline Davis, Co-Founder of Worth. The Worth Collection is sold nationwide through trunk shows, the 21st century approach to the couture salon. For more information about Worth, please visit http://www.worthny.com.

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