Spring 2012 fashion trends: Feminine florals bring back the pretty

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN

Updated 1042 GMT (1842 HKT) October 21, 2011

Fashion will be frothy, frilly and feminine next season. Models walk the runway during the Chanel Ready-to-Wear Spring/Summer 2012 show during Paris Fashion Week at the Grand Palais.
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Fashion will be frothy, frilly and feminine next season. Models walk the runway during the Chanel Ready-to-Wear Spring/Summer 2012 show during Paris Fashion Week at the Grand Palais.
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In Paris, a model presents a creation by Italian designer Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent. Retailers will put an emphasis on shape and color blocking to accentuate fluid silhouettes.
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In Paris, a model presents a creation by Italian designer Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent. Retailers will put an emphasis on shape and color blocking to accentuate fluid silhouettes.
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Models present creations by British designer Clare Waight Keller for Chloe on October 3 in Paris. Expect to see loose layers, creams and whites in picked up by retailers in malls and high-street stores.
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Models present creations by British designer Clare Waight Keller for Chloe on October 3 in Paris. Expect to see loose layers, creams and whites in picked up by retailers in malls and high-street stores.
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A detail of a model on the runway during the Balmain Ready-to-Wear Spring/Summer 2012 show in Paris. Always a hit with buyers, Balmain's show followed light-palette and structure trends.
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A detail of a model on the runway during the Balmain Ready-to-Wear Spring/Summer 2012 show in Paris. Always a hit with buyers, Balmain's show followed light-palette and structure trends.
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Models present creations by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen on October 4 in Paris. Experts predict next season will be about celebrating the female form.
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Models present creations by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen on October 4 in Paris. Experts predict next season will be about celebrating the female form.
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A model displays a Vera Wang creation at New York Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2012. Spring/Summer 2012 will see a lot of prints, according to buyers.
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A model displays a Vera Wang creation at New York Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2012. Spring/Summer 2012 will see a lot of prints, according to buyers.
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