 Hey guys, it's Brandon, creator of Happily Dressed, a fashion blog dedicated to self-acceptance and confidence and self-sufficiency and welcome back to my channel. So as you can tell by the title of this video, today we're gonna be talking about spring trends. Now big disclaimer, I enjoy filming these type of videos but I also don't just because I believe you can wear whatever you wanna wear. You don't need someone to tell you what to wear. You don't even need to look to other people to see what they're wearing to wear what you want to wear. But I do film these type of videos just because I also get inspiration from other people besides myself. I get inspiration from people around me. When I see them on TV, movies, et cetera. So if anything, look at this as a big mood board. For spring 2020, they're all my opinions of what I think will be prominent and popular. And for the most part, they're gonna just be what I wanna wear during spring. Update aside, let's get into the video. So I put all these images from Pinterest. If you want, you can go to Pinterest slash Happily Dressed to see the mood board. Oh yeah, it's just spring 2020. So a big thing for me, I think for spring is gonna be color and the use of very bold colors and then also the use of subtle pastel colors as well. Like I have two images that I pulled. I think this is Hailey Baldwin Bieber. But anyway, she has on this bright yellow two piece. And I think two pieces are gonna be very hot right now. But yeah, she's wearing this bright yellow two piece. And one, I think sets are gonna be very popular. I actually made a set last night that I'm wearing right now. Now I'll probably show you guys just because whenever I make something, I love to show it off. But it's like a contrast stitch, black short and vest combo. Dickey's inspired. I wanted to make it out of thrifted Dickey's pants, but they were all here. So I just used this like cotton fabric I had at home. Back to Miss Baldwin Bieber. This bold yellow, I think just like bold colors I'm wearing it in a bold way. I love this two piece. I love the oversized shirt. How it's like half tucked. Love the shorts or maybe it's even a skirt. But anyway, I think that that's gonna be major for spring. And then also there's another photo I saved of a girl wearing this like asymmetrical light blue or powdered blue maxi skirt. Like my skirt links are always wrong, but maxi skirt and one, I think this outfit is so cute. But I just think that using color in like your own unique way, I think will be very on trend for spring. One trend that I've been noticing myself because I've been doing it a lot more and like having the urge to want to do it is gonna be tie dye. I think tie dye is gonna be really big. And like not like elementary school field day tie dye, but like really cool like bleaching tie dye using alternative colors besides just like the normal, like I don't know light greens and light yellows, et cetera. But like maybe tie dyeing a black shirt somehow. And like tie dyeing and bleach dyeing weird objects like pants or jackets, sweatshirts. I think that's gonna be really cool. And it's something that I'm super interested in this spring. I know I've bleached the shirt already in the past. I wish I would have brought it to show you guys, but I really like it. I just think that that look, especially on unorthodox like material like bags, pants, even maybe shoes if you can make that happen. I think that will be really cool and very in for spring. This next one is something that I'm super excited for just because for some reason prints have been a staple for me recently. Like I used to wear, and like honestly, today I'm wearing more of the color palettes that I used to wear in the past. I'm just like one color, all black, all white, all green, or just some mix of neutral colors. But recently I've been really into plaids and prints and like really bold and like funky colors and patterns. And this next one is exciting because it's animal print, but in a big and bold way. It's more like cow print and I love, for some reason, I love a good cow print, whether it's cow print boots or an oversized jacket, a cow print skirt. I have this zebra print fabric actually that's over here. I thrifted this fabric. It's like a stretch fabric, but it's all zebra print. And I did a mock neck. Ooh, it smells so good because I watched it. I made a mock neck a little bit longer than this sleeve shirt and it looked really nice. And I can't wait to pair it with different things I almost wore under this, but I've worn that shirt a lot recently. Oh, and even like imitation fur prints I think will be really popular. Like it won't be fur or even imitation fur, but it's just a print that looks like imitation fur, or real fur, whatever you want to call it. But I think those would be really major as well. Especially in more spring gear clothing, like tank tops, lightweight jackets, skirts, even sandals. As for accessories, I think that this cross body bag, sling bag, fanny pack vibe is not going anywhere. It's just being elevated. And honestly, maybe even becoming more complex. So it's not just a bag around the shoulder, but the bag belts around the waist, but it also belts around the thigh. And there's a bag that sits right in the middle, or kind of how I want to do it this best. This is just like a sample of something that I'm working up. And I like it to have like a zipper here. So not only is it like an item of clothing, but it's functional as a bag to hold all my stuff and things like that. So I think that the sling bag cross body bag is just going to become like more complex and just complement the outfit even more. So like, oh, let's say you're wearing an oversized blazer in shorts, the bag is going to wrap around the middle and then be on the side and maybe even have like some chains dangling down or like it'll wrap around your thigh. But that trend is not going anywhere. And I actually like it. I really do enjoy it. I think fashion and function is the best of both worlds. I'd love something or I love something that looks nice, but it's also functional and can carry all my stuff when I don't have pockets at the time. So yeah, that's just another trend I see being big in spring. Another trend that's not going anywhere anytime soon is denim. I think that denim is going to be really hot as well. I mean, yes, one, you're going to be really hot, but we choose to wear it anyway. But I think denim and like different washes than your basic light wash denim. I feel like light wash denim now is kind of like boring and played out and like, yeah, everyone has like a light wash denim jacket. I feel like during the spring and maybe even into fall, we're going to get more dark denims, whether it be like navies, blacks, even some grays, we're going to get contrast stitching on denim, pockets galore. I feel like whatever can just elevate your basic jeans silhouette, we're going to see. But I think bleach denim will also be coming back too to kind of tie in the like tie dye bleach vibe. I think dark denim that's like bleached and contrast stitching, that's really hot pockets, kind of in unorthodox places. I think that's really cool. And I see denim coming back too, like as a set, like you have the denim jacket and the denim shorts or the denim tank, if that even exists, and the denim pants or whatever. Or even like denim pants that are intricate and like there's a bucket hat that's like the same wash and style as the pant. But I see denim as a pair, it's its own standout piece that it'll only be paired with like basics or a piece just like it, if that makes sense. I think silhouettes are going to be really big this spring and just like offering us different silhouettes, like maybe even bringing some fall silhouettes into spring fashion, like big, puffy sleeves, but instead of them being all the way to the wrist, it's just like short sleeve. I think a lot of like shapeless, and this is more leaning into fall as well, but I think spring transitioning into fall, there's going to be a lot of like shapeless outerwear and like shapeless topwear, like a big oversized sweater, or that same big oversized sweater, but like cropped shorter and then like it has ties, like around the arm or ties around the waist. So that way, any body type can wear and I really like that. And like whenever I'm making clothes for half a dress, I always think about what can make this one size. Because I personally enjoy when clothing fits different body types differently because then that makes that clothing item unique to that body, which I think is something that's really special. And when you're wearing something you want it to feel unique to you. So I think towards the end of spring moving into fall, we're going to get a lot of shapeless wear, or like just yeah, shapeless outerwear, shapeless pants, tops, and then you kind of get to make it your own through accessories like a belt bag or rings or necklaces or ties, ribbons, whatever you want, get creative. But that's a trend I'm actually very excited for because I think clothes should fit all body types, obviously. And then you get to add your own unique flair to it and make it yours. So the last trend I like predict or am excited for or want to happen for spring is this kind of like print matching color block situation of just like having a bunch of different patterns and prints kind of together. I did this with that zebra turtleneck I wore or the zebra mock neck that I made. I wore it with a bleached crop t-shirt over it. And it was kind of a nice mix of like two different patterns, but it felt really good. They were all like kind of the same color base of like blue and navies. And it just looked really nice. And like I'm always a fan of pattern mixing. There's some people who I know who do it so amazingly. And sometimes it's scary to mix patterns. I'm like, oh, should I stay in the same pattern family? Like should I mix two different plaids together? But I think the crazier the better. Like mix a plaid with like a cheetah print or some kind of bleach material with a strong like complimentary color block to something. I don't know. But I think that just playing around with the rules is gonna be really fun. And then you get to kind of be free. So you get to wear it with a short. It doesn't feel so constricted. You're showing some skin. The sun's out. It might be a deep V. Who knows? But I just think that playing with print blocking or I guess color blocking and print matching kind of all together is gonna be really fun. I'm just excited for what spring will bring in general. Like this outfit I'm wearing today was very inspired by the spring. I wanted a pair of shorts that were a contrast stitch and then I made this vest to kind of compliment it. We're just still a little work in progress because right now it feels like a bib if I'm being honest. But there's something there. I feel it. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed this video. I know that situations aren't still like we want them to be. And a lot of us have to be cooped up and away from others and it's not fun. Trust me, I was literally just in the house for like five days straight and I almost lost my mind. Today it was good to just drive. Especially some way where I knew no one else was gonna be. Get some sun and like talk to you guys even though I'm still talking to myself. You guys are hopefully listening. To keep up with what I'm just trying to make to fill the time during this quarantine time you can follow me on Instagram at happily dressed. There's also some new stuff in the works that hopefully will be done soon if I can stay productive. I'm very excited to share with you guys. But until then I'll see you guys in my next video. See you guys later.