Hot Accessories for winter 2010/11!

The maxi accessories keep being the major fad for next cool season

The accessories are each time more required to complement a look since they are able to transform any look, even the most basic. Not rare they appear to give charm and personality, but can also ruin an entire outfit, so be carefully when choosing.
Just like clothes they suffer trends influences and come gaining even more detach in catwalks. In the beginning of this year the runways had showed the fall winter 2010/11 collection and the accessories don’t be out.
Looks like the maxi accessories trend is still in the fashion scene and if depends the well known brands the next cool season will safe them for trim amazing outfits. Huge pieces are not only in necklaces, but also appear in bracelets, earrings and rings which follows the same line.

Winter Necklaces - Chanel Foto:Style.com	Necklace and Rings - Chanel Foto:Style.com
Necklace - Dior Foto:Style.com	Winter Necklace - Dolce and Gabbana Foto:Style.com

Beyond the size, what also call attention is the bold at the mix of materials, which have sophisticated stones, but also rustic materials as brute stones and quaint plumes.

Necklace - Marni Foto:Style.com	Winter Necklace - Marni Foto:Style.com
Bold Necklace - Marni Foto:Style.com	Sultry Necklace - Marni Foto:Style.com
Winter Necklace - Oscar de la Renta Foto:Style.com	Bulky Necklace - Vera Wang Foto:Style.com
Necklace - Vera Wang Foto:Style.com	Bold necklace - Jason Wu Foto:Style.com

The necklace keep being the major detach during the catwalks during the winter season. The long models keeps in, but the fresh trend bet in the models closer to the neck, with one or more turns, mainly the most bulky. Different shapes and sizes of chains, giant stones, pearls, plumes metal pieces, wood, acrylic and other materials appears in amazing combinations. The neuter tones are the most seen, since the sultry is in the shapes, but we can see the golden and the silver mixed on it.

Bracelets - Roberto Cavalli Foto:Style.com	Wristbands - Chanel Foto:Style.com
Winter Bracelets - Chanel Foto:Style.com	Bracelets - Dior Foto:Style.com
Bracelets and Wristbands - Oscar de la Renta Foto:Style.com	Bracelets - Vera Wang Foto:Style.com

The bracelets are heavier, full of appliances and mix of material. The wristband is delicate and slight, often used in much quantity, in different sizes and thickness, but simple making a contrast of proportion, texture and material.

Bracelets - Roberto Cavalli Foto:Style.com	Wristbands - Chanel Foto:Style.com
Winter Bracelets - Chanel Foto:Style.com	Bracelets - Dior Foto:Style.com
Bracelets and Wristbands - Oscar de la Renta Foto:Style.com	Bracelets - Vera Wang Foto:Style.com

The earrings appears less, however, they come long and full of movement. Dior brought long models but which were delicate and fine, with matched metals with a subtle touch of another materials like plumes and stones. Oscar de la Renta have also fancy models, however heavier. John Galliano came with sultry dramatic ones, full of plumes.

Earrings - Dior Foto:Style.com	Earrings and Necklaces - Dolce & Gabbana Foto:Style.com
Earrings and Necklaces - John Galliano Foto:Style.com	Earrings - Oscar de la Renta Foto:Style.com

The rings were rare, but when came they just appeared huge and exaggerate, like in Chanel models: heavy, big and with amazing stunning Stones on it.

Winter Rings - Chanel Foto:Style.com

Once again the winter will be the bold accessories season. Being with a sophisticated chic style or quaint and modern, the rule is to dare in proportions, materials and textures like the trends asks for, making the accessories the major style for the outfit!

Manuela Casali Cordeiro
Staff Writter Portais da Moda

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