From Winter To Spring Clothes In One Easy Lesson

Dressing for the ever changing weather is always difficult but is at the height of the problem between winter and spring. There are days that are so cold that you need to wear your thickest clothes ever and then those spring days when you are too hot because of the bright sunshine. So what is the best way to dress at this time of year?

Winter clothes are still useful in the next few months because there are always those days when it is too cold and you wish that you could be curled up under a blanket in front of a burning fire. But how do you create a transition wardrobe so that you can move from winter to spring without having days when you are way too hot or cold?

One great way of creating a transition wardrobe is to take up layering of your clothes. You can wear spring clothes on top of each other – for instance a vest top over a blouse is a good look right now as is a sleeveless dress over a jumper or a long sleeved T-shirt. Another great way of keeping warm but not looking too over dressed is to wear a winter jumper out with a bright spring skirt and coloured tights – you can get the spring feel whilst still keeping warm.

There are also still lots of brightly coloured scarves and jewellery in the shops which will liven up any outfit. Wear scarves traditionally, as belts or if you are feeling really confident you could tie one around your head!

What about colour though – winter is traditionally associated with blacks and bright reds and purples whereas spring has a more earthy feel. I think green and purple look great together and this could be one solution for your wardrobe in fact green is the colour of spring and it contrasts well with all the winter colours. Alternatively if you are feeling flush you could go for a whole new wardrobe which could take you from spring to Autumn incorporating greens, browns, yellows, blues and lilacs. This is also ideal if you are thinking of going away and need a bit of colour for your travels.

And speaking of Spring, when looking at clothes to buy for spring summer think about comfort first and image second. You need clothes that you feel right in, don’t just buy something because it is fashionable think about how you will wear it and whether it will fit more than one occasion – if it won’t don’t buy it. Think about how it will look if you have to wear layers with it. Any piece in your wardrobe should be adaptable and should be able to be worn throughout the year. This way you get the most from your wardrobe and can create transition wardrobes easily.

Fiona Muller is a trained textile designer and has written a textile thesaurus. She is interested in fashion and how it can work for anyone regardless of age, size or race.For a range of great clothes that can be worn season after season go to www.east.co.uk