A trend is defined as a craze or fad. Keep this in mind when building your wardrobe. Also remember that just because it is in style does not mean you should wear it!

A professional presence in the office can definitely advance your career. This spring the fashion trends include feminine draping and relaxed pants. Budget wisely so that you can add them into your daytime mix for work. The color blue is trendy, as are touches of tribal prints. Nude-colored shoes are popular, and the wedge heel. Select sleek shoes for the office, not towering and teetering platforms. Save those looks for weekend fun!

Trends come and go but personal style stands the test of time. Find your own style and stick with it, regardless of what's "in vogue" for the season.

	Photo credit: Tahari khaki viscose suit with wooden buttons on jacket; NM Exclusive Fragments for Neiman Marcus necklace; Giuseppe Zanotti sandal. Neiman Marcus.

The color BLUE! In every shade, from aquamarine to robin's egg to cobalt.

DENIM! It is now used for more than just jeans, which are not appropriate in the workplace. Add a touch of this season's favorite fabric into your accessory mix: a belt, a handbag, or perhaps even a slim wedge shoe.

It is a feminine spring! DRAPING is an elegant trend! A simple sundress with a draped body; a shirred bodice; a gently wrapped hipline on a pair of softly tailored pants.

TRIBAL prints! Mix your colors and prints for an exotic look. A jacket, a scarf, or even a patterned wedge shoe.

Slacks are important in your spring wardrobe this season. Make the fit RELAXED! Soft cotton, viscose, or Tencel. Opt for a low-slung, side-belted waist; a draped harem silhouette; button-cuff detailing.

NUDE SHOES! A very sophisticated look that goes with everything. Look for peep toes, multi strapping, exotic skins, and a wedge heel.

Simple cotton and spandex NOVELTY TEES! Take your best black, khaki, or navy work suit and add a trendy splash of color underneath.

GREAT WHITE SHIRTS! Embroidery, ruffles, three-quarter length sleeves, cut-out designs, crisp collars, and silver buttons. A far cry from the button-down woven cotton cloths of days gone by!

ACCESSORIES! Chunky jewelry, in bangles and cuffs. Stack them for after-work hours, but keep them "noiseless" during the day. Just a couple of fun bangles will do. A gorgeous woven leather nude handbag, a wooden beaded wide belt, long big-link necklaces or strands of colored beads to fill in the neckline.

Photo credit: Ermenegildo Zegna at Neiman Marcus.

KHAKI SUITS! Soft cotton fabrics. Jackets tapered through the body, with slim lapels. Flat-front slim trousers. Wear with white button-down shirts, shades-of-brown woven cargo-pocket shirts, soft gray crew-necks, and white novelty tees.

DARK AND ELEGANT linen, cotton-blend, and leather-detailed blazers, jackets and vests. Wear with dark denim jeans, dark cotton pants, and matching suit slacks.

For a colorful accompaniment, try VINTAGE PLAID SHIRTS underneath a jacket or vest.

CANVAS BAGS for the gym or for the workplace.

HIGH-TOP SNEAKERS in bright canvas, denim, or black leather.

If you need a light jacket for the weekend, Casual Friday, or the golf course, make it a BRIGHT AND COLORFUL WINDBREAKER.

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