Bring on the spring weather and may CBK (Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy) continue to inspire trends. It began last spring, her inspiration on the runways, and has continued in multiplied force into this spring season as Ryan Murphy’s Love Story series on FX is currently airing. I have to admit, I am quite enjoying the series and being taken back into the 90s – the music, the fashion, life without smart phones, a different era, but the style was still quite timeless in many ways (not all, but quite a bit).

As well as quiet neutrals being trends worth investing in, so too are silk scarves – literally worn as scarves or incorporated into draped necklines, and dress styles. Bold colors along with a perennial styling approach – layering, these trends may be ‘trends’ but they will be dependable style choices for years to come.

Enjoy perusing seven trends worth investing in this season, and as our Spring Shopping Guide parallels the new Signature Style series here on the blog (Part Trois was just posted yesterday), shopping with an eye for quality, saving items you love and waiting or scooping them up as the budget allows – one item for me this month to stick to the 12-month approach the series is exploring, but a worthwhile item it will be!

What you will find in this season’s Shopping Guide below:

• A list of the new trends worth investing in (in other words, they will last for many years to come and transition well with previous seasons).
• 70+ Shoppable, hand-picked items
  • Simply hover over and click the shoppable items and the brand and price will pop up, clicking will take you to the direct shopping site to explore the item further.
    • Note: There are a handful of items that don’t have a link when you hover over them. The links for these items are listed just below the image.
• Posts from the TSLL Archives to provide more Style Inspiration and Signature Style inspiration.

While you shop, don’t forget to save when you use Rakuten (rebates), and if you find something you love, but aren’t ready to purchase it just yet, be sure to save it to KarmaNow. I love using this app and have saved oodles over the years as it alerts me to items I saved when they go on sale, the moment they go on sale, by sending me an email alert. And another reminder when you’re shopping, while likely the new collections aren’t available for applied discount codes, I always search for possible coupons using Karmanow, as well as simply search the name of the item + on sale in the Search bar of my browser, to see if any other site is carrying this item at a discount (department stores, for example). This will happen toward the end of the seasonal shopping season, but I have scored some great savings by being patient and searching for potential savings. 

An update about when you can expect to find TSLL’s annual Spring and Fall Shopping Guides. Fall’s annual guide will now appear one month earlier in August, and both the Spring and Fall Style Guide will replace, for August and March only, the Outfits of the Month posts. And something that is not changing! Each Friday, the weekly This & That post includes sales of note, hand-picked clothing items I think you might be interested in, and many other current culture news, premieres, and releases (peruse back through the most recent This & That posts here), so be sure to stop by throughout the year. 

Also, if you want more This & That finds, even more personal discoveries and recommendations that I come across and cannot wait to share with TSLL readers, you will want to explore becoming a TOP Tier Member as the monthly Ponderings . . . post is essentially a more intimate and personal This & That post. Explore past Ponderings . . . posts here and learn more about the many benefits of becoming a TOP Tier Member here.

Now, to TSLL’s Shopping Guide and the trends worth investing in!

Effortless Layering – aka Poet Core, Literary Chic

~Ann Mashburn Devon Jacket, ivory cotton/linen

~Ann Mashburn Cecile Jacket, flax linen twill

~Rachel Comey’s Upland Top, corn

~Polo Ralph Lauren Double-Breasted Knit Blazer, navy

Shades of Pink

Bold Color and Print Pairings

~Ann Mashburn Amanda Dress, pink nylon faille

~Aimé’s Reverso Top, poppy red

Silk Scarves

À La CBK Style

~Ann Mashburn Tyler Skirt in Flax Twill linen

~Polo Ralph Lauren Cotton Crewneck sweater, white

~M.M. Fleur Meghan Midi pinstripe skirt

Cigarette Jeans – hi-rise, pencil leg

Stylish Slingbacks

—Tibi Ostrich Print Reyner Pumps

Editor’s Picks

~RSVP Paris Batman bag in Tourlerelle

~Ann Mashburn Hilary Wrap Top, sky small bengal stripe poplin

~Rue Sophie Tovi Short Parka Jacket

~LUXMII Amara Cowl Neck Wrap Dress, navy

~Linen Fox Smocked Gingham Sleeveless Top, more colors

~Linen Fox’s Blue Gingham, high-waisted shorts

~Sign up for TSLL’s Style Inspiration newsletter (free!) and never miss a Style-related post – enjoy the new 12-month long monthly Signature Style series — How to Build a Wardrobe to Love and Live In Every Day that kicked off in January (part trios/three was posted yesterday), the monthly Outfits post shared the second Wednesday of each month, the semi-annual Shopping Guides, Shannon’s Travel wardrobes, and more. 

Wishing you a stylish Spring season!

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