Macramé at Malandrino

Malandrino shied away from the seemingly popular trend of preppy and colorful this spring. Catherine set her collection apart from the neon pops of color and peppy prints of Tommy Hilfiger and Peter Som with a more grunge-chic meets bohemian edge. Along with the mostly black, grey, white, and khaki color palette she incorporated beautiful watercolor-inspired prints in her gowns and harem pants. But the details and draping is what really made her collection special. Leather macramé garnished every look, whether on a neckline or adorning a thigh-high gladiator sandal, giving each a genuine, hand-crafted distinction.

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Ripped Tights-Best When Worn with Black Boots

One trend that's lots of fun right now is ripped tights. They look good with the wildest of your outfits, or the simplest. They can give a little bit of grunge to a girly outfit, or add to your all-out rocker look. The best part of this trend? It can be totally free! You really only need a plain pair of black tights you don't wear anymore and scissors. While you are wearing them, snip big holes, little holes, medium holes, whatever floats your boat! Then, tug on the tights, pulling the holes away from each other, to create runs. An easy DIY project like this is customizable so you can make them the way you want. You can slash holes all around your tights or just give them a few tears. Whatever look you go for, these tights will give any outfit loads of spunk and get you double-takes as you strut your stuff!

Ripped tights look great with black ankle boots, florals, bright colors, jean skirts, off-the-shoulder shirts, short dresses, and layered necklaces.