Key Trends for 2011

It’s a new year and that means that it’s time to get out our crystal ball and look at some of the key trends and looks that we predict will be big in 2011. Want to start the new year on top of the fashion game? Well, here’s what’s hot and what’s not for the coming twelve months.

A shaggy hair story..

Make a statement with a new, 70s inspired hairstyle. Supermodel and star of the Max Factor ads, Carmen Kass takes the lead with this look. She has re-invented her image with a hot new hairstyle that’s short with lots of texture.

2011 will see the classic ‘shag’ making a big comeback. The 90s had its own version with Meg Ryan and now the look is being updated yet again by Carmen and Carey Mulligan.

My key hair colour trends for the year are subtle, delicate blondes tinged with a palette of soft pastel shades with my favourite being apricot blonde.

Other key trends for the year are:

Chunky hair slides and clips are the new way to accessorise your hair instead of wearing an Alice band.

Less poker straight pony tails and more rolls and flicks to give fly away texture.

Big hair remains a fashion staple but this year it’s all about curls, curls, curls!

Brace yourself ladies for the return of wax and tweezers as bold, bushy eyebrows are so 2010 and the groomed look is back in.

When it comes to make-up, goth shades and smoky eyes are out and it’s all about emphasising healthy, bright red lips and pastel eyeshadows. But the same rules apply: eyes OR lips, never both.

2011 will be the year of the owl with tawny tones as the palette to suit blondes, brunettes and redheads.

Top fashion colours for Spring/Summer 2011 are tangerine, lime, coral, fuchsia and honeysuckle. And the model we’ll be seeing wearing them at the hottest fashion shows is Lindsey Wixon.

To sum up the hair, fashion and make-up are the three B’S: big, bold and bright. The 70s will also be a big influence but with a modern twist. The ‘shag’ will be the key hairstyle of the year.

Another big influence on how we dress at the start of the year will be ballet. Black Swan hits cinemas at the end of this month and Natalie Portman’s diva ballerina look is sure to have everyone running out for tutus, cross over tops and strapped ankle flats.

Other cinema inspired influences over the next year will be superheroes when a whole host of masked men including Batman, Spiderman, Green Hornet, Green Lantern and even Captain America coming to the rescue of glamorous damsels in distress. Break out your invisible planes, ladies because Wonder Woman is back too.

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