Spring / Summer 2010 fashion is all about mixing a few out-there trends with some seriously elegant and classic pieces. Sure, there is always a nod to clothing trends gone by (hello 70s this season!) but I reckon it's one of our better looking seasons and one that allows you to mash-up the colours and fashion styles you like without feeling like you are being told what you have to wear! Yep, those fashion dictatorship  days are well and truly gone.

Baggy pants

For the last decade, fashion style has been about skinny or much slimmer pants, which of course included our universal wearing of footless leggings and heavy opaque tights. This season, though, trousers are higher-waisted; looser; pants are baggier and more man-style in their shape.  Loving it!

Neutrals

Neutral tones create an extremely elegant, barely there look. Champagne, beige, soft apricot and just about all shades of grey are incredibly in. The main reason for neutral push is that there are so many fast and loud prints that we need some neutrals to balance them all.

Big and bold prints

Just about every style from pants to skirts to shirts and dresses are being found in brash geometric patterns and good ole animal prints. The trends really enhances those neutrals I just spoke about. Stripes, too, are big news, but they have to be big and bold and not small and insignificant.

Great legs can wear short shorts

Get out some hot pants (yes, I said the 70s were back) while boy shorts are making the season really emphasise legs. You can wear them with knee opaque or over-the-knee socks for a younger look but if you are thinking 'short',  don't go too tarty short. Always remember the mutton dressed as lamb analogy!

The blokey vibe

Blazers and vests are still in, but now they're worn with shorts and leggings. Big shoulders are still with us (a nod to the 80s and the Dynasty and Dallas eras) but have fun with your masculine vibe with some more 'girly' accessories like hair bands, some lace accents, coloured-stone jewellery and some fantastic brooches worn on your lapels.

Denim

Expect denim shirts to be peeking out from underneath leather jackets and oversized blazers. Love them! They're a nod to the 90s clothing trends and also adds a nice layered look that is relaxed and tres chic. And speaking of denim,  a few torn jeans and denim patches are back too. You have been warned! And always team your denim with some good, crisp white Tee shirts and don't forget some denim on denim (double denim) action too.

Lopsided lengths

T-Shirts, blouses and tunics are short in the front and long in the back or vice-versa. Often called the fishtail shirt, the back can be a few inches longer than the front, as far down as the knees but as with any extreme fashion style, dress this style with something simple so it is the star!

The sporty jumpsuit

A jumpsuit has gone beyond being found in the pits of a Formula One racetrack and has made the leap onto the fashion racks. For Spring, lace-up shorts, v-neck sweaters and fashion-conscious sweatpants have also made an effortlessly sexy segue into fashion dress too.

Feathered friends

Feathered skirts and feathered dresses are turning the volume way up as hot fashion trends this season and we can expect them in mini-skirts, on party dresses and as accents on jackets and simple tops. Many feathers are in neutral tones so if it's a skirt, pair it with a simple neutral tone top, but keep it simple. Feathers are a show all by themselves.