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This Summer’s Hottest Trends!

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Oregon chapter.

As the rain slowly drifts out of season and the sun begins to peer around the corner, new trends come into play for Summer. Check out five things that every girl should have in her closet this Summer!

Colored jeans: It’s a great way to add bold color to any outfit, especially when your favorite pair of blue jeans has been outworn. Colored jeans have gone from being a trend, to being a staple in any girl’s closet. The best way to wear colored jeans is to avoid matching them with the rest of your attire, or wearing an array of other bold colors. They’re best paired with natural prints or neutral tones. It makes for an effortless and fashionable look.

Maxi skirt: Although the maxi dress is still a great item to have in your closet, the maxi skirt is a lot more flattering and will enhance any outfit this summer. Whether you’re tall or short the maxi skirt will help to make your legs look longer (never a bad thing), and since most maxi skirts start at the waist, it will make your body have a goddess-like silhouette look.

Vintage bathing suit: This Summer, girls should be ditching the “less is more” mentality and going with the pin-up vintage look when it comes to bathing suits. This style of bathing suit helps to enhance a girl’s sexy curves, just by wearing the high-waisted bikini bottoms. Vintage bathing suits make a girl look Summer ready, sophisticated and still have sex appeal. Just look at Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly for
example.

Neon handbags: While everyone may think that neutral colors are the best choice for a handbag, it’s actually neon that will be trending this Summer. Like colored jeans, a neon handbag makes a boring outfit bold and exciting. To enhance a simple outfit, avoid pairing with other bright, and loud colors.

Pendleton print: Pendleton print clothing is inspired by the Navajo culture, and it is THE hottest trend for Summer. Everyone is investing in some sort of Pendleton print clothing whether it is tops, shorts, pants, skirts or even socks. Pendleton is going to be the fashion statement of the Summer, and it’s going to be a hit for a while. But remember one tip, don’t wear the print with other Navajo prints. Use it as an enhancement for your outfit, not a pattern!

Photo credit:
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Serena Piper will always be a Southern belle at heart, but for now she is a Senior Magazine Journalism student at the University of Oregon. She is an avid news reader and watcher, loves to bake yummy desserts and watch Sex and the City reruns, has big travel plans for after graduation and would eventually like to work for National Geographic. She wouldn't mind one bit if her life echoed Elizabeth Gilbert's in Eat, Pray, Love. To find out what Serena is up to, check out her blog and follow her on Twitter