Fans of look-at-me underwear can rejoice - the visi-bra is back, and fashion network FabSugar approves. Rihanna was working the look recently and she got it just right. The trick? It's all about contrast, apparently: ie. make sure you pair a bright bra with a loose top, like Rihanna's billowing white shirt.
Fancy giving it a go? Below, three zingy bras to try, from Cleo by Panache, Calvin Klein and Pour Moi?
The Met Office has predicted a "barbeque summer" this year - ie. lots of lovely hot weather worth staying at home for. So here's hoping that we finally get to swish around all summer in an on-trend maxi dress: after all, there's nothing more insouciantly chic than a long, flowing frock when the weather hots up. And, since it will take you effortlessly from beach to bar, a maxi dress is a holiday investment that will last long after your tan has started to fade.
Above, three of our favourites: French Connection's printed bandeau; Figleaves Swim's Grecian jersey; Figleaves' waterfall silk.
We have all gone crazy for coral this season - and we're not the only ones. The celebs are at it too: Vanessa Hudgens, Jessica Alba and Milla Jovovich were among the stars featured in Marie Claire's coral gallery yesterday.
Romantic, bright and universally flattering, it's a big trend not only for womenswear (see our angel sleeve dress, £80, above) but on the beach and in your lingerie drawer too. From camis to lingerie sets, we've put together a collection for every savvy fashion-lover building herself a coral reef this season.
Trust The Sunday Times Style to get right to the heart of the burning questions of the day: "Can a grown woman really get away with knee-highs?" asked the magazine yesterday. After much investigation, intrepid journo Kate Spicer concluded that, yes, she could. Recommended? Chunky knits by Jonathan Aston, like those on the left, for example. More socks that rock here.
The weather is still rubbish so we might as well go straight into autumn/winter. Trend news? The waist is back, everyone (see Dolce & Gabbana, above left), so here are three of our favourite ways to get that all-important hourglass shape this season.
Left to right: Miraclesuit Shapewear Inches Off waist cincher, Spanx Power panties, Rago waist cincher.
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Not so summery, then, this weekend - at least in the UK - so we might as well get started on autumn/winter. One of the big trends coming up (and one of UK Elle's "10 essential buys" for the new season) is coloured opaque tights, so here are a few suitably colourful examples by Jonathan Aston to cheer us up over another waterlogged week.
If any one garment sums up the Eighties it's this one. Yep, the body - the mainstay of executive women who spent the decade striding around Manhattan dressed head to toe in Donna Karan - is back, with these two Wolford bodies newly arrived at figleaves.com and more to follow in the autumn. Best thing about the body? The nice smooth line it gives, with no danger of your t-shirt coming untucked or your thong showing. Worst thing? Wasting precious seconds doing up the poppers every time you go to the toilet.
Bored of the sales? Me too. We have some big spring/summer lingerie trends on the way, but in the meantime here's the first of this season's mini-trends.
Sure, black and white always looks chic but, thanks to catwalk endorsements from the likes of Chanel, Luella, Giorgio Armani and Ralph Lauren, it happens to be looking particularly good for 2007.
Allumette (left) and Princesse Tam-Tam (right) are the first lingerie houses off the mark. Go buy it.
Lest you feel that we have been neglecting the men, here are our top five men's underwear trends for this season, as selected by figleaves.com menswear buyer Amanda Lepar:
l to r: Polo Ralph Lauren's city stripes, Calvin Klein's seamless trunk, Tommy Hilfiger in khaki, Playboy's Lucky Pants, Calvin Klein 365 logo waistband
