Flower Power: How To Wear This Year’s Hottest Floral Accessories

By Colette Bouchez for CountryDutchess.com
It’s not just the tulips that are blooming ! As warm weather finally arrives – with summer not far behind – the blossoms of spring-summer  fashion accessories are blooming in every store, poised and ready to be the hot fashion trend of the season.
Indeed, from shoes to belts, bags to scarves, even pins and earrings are bursting with flower power, using a combination of prints and bright colors to help make our dreary East Coast winter a distant memory.
Of course one of the best ways to add the flower power look to your spring outfit is by, well, adding a flower! And nothing does it prettier and more stylishly than these leopard print silk flower pins from CountryDutchess.com ( pictured above). And, they also double as a hair clip or a ponytail holder – in six spring summer shades!
But before your run out and raid the garden, here are a few tips to wear your spring flowers with grace and style.

1. Don’t overcrowd the blooms!  While it may be chic to mix certain prints, it’s not okay to mix florals. Instead max out your look with one powerful floral accessory at a time.
2. Go with the color flow -- to maximize your floral accessory, let it play on your other pieces. For example, if your accessory floral is predominantly pink, either pair it with shades of pink clothing or use it to colorize black, white or khaki.
3. It’s okay to wear a flowery shoe with a floral dress – if the shoe is a solid color. What you want to avoid: A brightly colored floral dress and brightly colored floral shoes.
4. If you’re wearing a floral dress, skip the floral handbag. What makes a stunning duo, however, is a flowered dress or skirt with a solid color handbag adorned with a flower.
5. Turn any handbag into a spring floral by attaching one, two or even three silk flower pins to that plain white or black clutch. If your bag is leather, you can avoid pin pricks by attaching the flowers to the bag’s hardware, using double sided Velcro dots available at any craft store.

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