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Beige, camel, cream, white, stone and ecru are all great colours for springs neutral trousers. The beauty of neutral trousers is that are amazingly versatile. They go with just about any colour and can be dressed up or down as the occasion dictates. This year the whole neutral and minimalist trend is huge with neutral shades in safari inspired outfits, frilly and ruffled dresses and jackets and suits.
How to wear neutral trousers?
Generally speaking white or cream shades of neutral look a little smarter than the beige shades. They look fresher and crisper especially when combined with black or navy. A black or black and white top with white trousers is also a great way to wear the seasons monotone trend. A navy blazer looks really smart and can be accessorised with red accessories for a nautical or french look. Navy or blue and white stripes are a really eye catching option.
Beige, stone or camel trousers are a great alternative to jeans for the summer and are just as versatile. They look great with a whole range of colours including red, orange, pink, blue, khaki, brown and purple. Richly coloured prints look great for a complete contrast to neutrality of the trousers. Animal prints also compliment neutral trousers and give a much subtler look than when they are teamed with black trousers.
Another option that works really well with neutral trousers is the military jacket. This can be smart or casual and was seen all over the catwalks for spring summer 2010. Khaki looks good with all skin tones and for the most flattering option choose a tailored jacket.
Ecru wide band trousers – a smarter option great for work or parties.
Trousers with a draw string - a casual option that can be worn with flat lace ups and a t shirt.
Mock fly front trousers – can be dressed up or down for a smarter or more casual look.
What length to wear?
You can wear whatever length of trousers you like. Cropped styles are very on trend this season but longer wide legged styles are classic and always very acceptable.
What shoes to wear?
For a smarter or more formal pair of neutral trousers a pair of court shoes or strappy sandals will look great. Depending on the colours that you are wearing with the trousers, you may be able to wear navy, brown or metallic shoes. For the safest option that will go with any neutral trousers either white, cream or tan leather shoes are best. Cropped trousers can be dressed up with heels down with flats. Long wide legged trousers will usually look best with heels.
How to accessorise?
There are a whole range of accessories that will look great with neutral trousers. Generally brightly coloured, wood or brown leather accessories are the best option for shades of beige. For white and cream black and white jewellery can look really stunning. Animal print accessories are a good way of making a statement. A leopard print bag is the perfect accompaniment to a neutral outfit.
This spring and summer there will be two very strong but contrasting trends. Bold, bright and busy including all of those tribal, floral and abstract prints sometimes all mixed together in clashing eclectic outfits. On the other hand there is an abundance of minimalist, neutral and pastel shades for spring. Which ever camp you fall into there is plenty of choice in all sorts of different styles to suit all shapes and sizes. Perhaps you will follow both trends by mixing some of the seasons neutrals with some full on patterns.
This seasons neutrals come in a variety of hues ranging from white, cream and beige to warmer pink, peach and rose tones. There is also a great palette of cool pastels to choose from. Ice Cream, sherbet or candy colours are all great descriptions of these colours. They are sweet but not sickly sweet. Cute but not too cute. Perfect for those who want to look feminine but in a sophisticated way.
You can take inspiration from how these neutral and pastel tones were worn on the catwalk. There were plenty of both military and safari influences with crisply tailored jacketsin shades of beige, camel and stone. From Celine to Oscar De La Renta safari shorts, utility trousers and tailored jackets were all hot looks.
At Jil Sander, the master of minimalism clean lines and tailoring in unbleached shades of hessian and hemp had unfinished edges for a raw, earthy feel. At Chanel the neutral colours were balanced by textured fabrics in classic Chanel style.
From Calvin Klein to Dior, Versace and Tommy Hilfiger to name but a few there were sheer and floaty creations in sugary pastel shades. Baby blues, pastel pinks, pale yellow, spearmint and lilacs all gave a very sweet and feminine feel which was balance by thigh skimming skirts and splits. There were also plenty of frothy and frou frou dresses in shades of cream, white and rose. The swirls of ruffle and tiers of pleats seen at the catwalk shows of Valentino, Gianfranco Ferre, Roksanda Ilincic, Roberto Cavalli, Chanel, Fendi and Chloe (the list goes on) were as romantic and feminine as it gets but carefully balanced by their neutral colours for a fairytale frock heaven.
Then there were the underwear inspirations. Flesh coloured and cream corsets were very visible at Bottega Veneta, Dolce and Gabbana, John Paul Gaultier, Louise Goldin and Just Cavalli. Wearing ones underwear on the outside seems to be all the rage. But if this look is too much for you a delicate satin camisole or corset top worn with a jacket is a far more wearable way to work this trend.
Finally, we couldn’t talk about neutrals without mentioning the ever popular trench or rain coatsas seen on the catwalks for spring and summer at Charles Anastase, Pringle, Burberry Prorsum, Sportsmax, Dior and Marc by Marc Jacobs. Each version had its own slightly different features. The Burberry Prorsum mini trench worn with a short skirt and socks and sandals may well be one of the biggest looks for the summer.
A great way to wear this trend for a really relaxed look is to combine neutral stone and beige tones with pastel and baby blues and tan leather accessories. Most of us will look good in some sort of neutral, but you may need to try a few before finding the perfect shade to suit your skin tone.