Fashion trends 2013: Stripes

 Horizontal, vertical, colored or black and white, there's no doubt that one of the hottest trends for S/S 2013 are Stripes. As a true evergreen it's inevitable during summer and this year it's under the spotlights for eye-catching total looks or pieces to mix with basic outfits or other prints, for  a super glamour effect!

Already present in the s/s 2012 collections of Fendi, Marc Jacobs, Burberry Prorsum and Mulberry (just to quote a few), this year stripes are proposed by brands like Acne, Temperly London, Marc Jacobs and Moschino in a contemporary way that winks to 60's twist, the years of Twiggy and mini skirt, for cooler effect.

Mulberry, Burberry Prorsum, Marc Jacobs, Fendi s/s 2012

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Tommy Hilfigher, Acne, Temperly London, PPQ s/s 2013

Marc Jacobs, Moschino, Massimo Rebecchi, Balmain s/s 2013

I'm a big fan of stripes, they're perfect in total look version or mixed each other or with other prints. But there's one rule that you have to remeber when you wear them: if vertical may make you look slimmer, horizontal fatten...

A touch of red - Pribortolon's polyvore

White Stripes - Vassiliki-g's polyvore

Stripe Hype - Kittyfantastica's polyvore

If you have also been conquered by striped power, here a short slideshow of low cost proposes by brands like Zara, Mango, H&M and Topshop.

What do you think?