With winter wear well and truly banished to the back of the wardrobe, it’s time to stock up on fabulous summer fashion. From footwear to headwear – and everything in between – it’s all change as this year’s new lines start to hit the high street.

In 2007 big shoes are expected to make a big hit! It’s time to mothball those delicate, feminine heels because it’s chunky wedges and platforms that will feature this year. During the day, rope-wrapped espadrilles will be ‘de rigueur’ and for that glamorous night out, the step up to sexy, evening platforms will be the norm. But, what will you be wearing on top to match footwear that makes such a statement?

With 42% of the average UK women’s wardrobe consisting of entirely black items, its bad news for your bank account but great news for your shopping alter-ego, as you head to the shops for this summer’s super colours. With most designers choosing bright and bold colours incorporating vivid blues, yellows and poppy reds, you’ll need to find the perfect match for you in terms of both the latest fashions and the spectacular colours on show.

For the mega-bold, neon clothing screams ‘dare you to wear me!’, while for futuristic fashion, the space age look is set for a meteoric rise – with metallic silver becoming the ‘must-have’ colour.

But, if you think those colours are just a tad too bold, then fear not. Grey will still feature heavily this year, thanks to stylish ranges from most of the high street fashion stores. And although it may be frowned upon on its own, black is definitely on the racks this summer – mostly when combined with white. Everything including swimwear, accessories and dresses will carry this bold combination in prints and solids, stripes and checks, and dresses and two pieces.

Designs showcased on the catwalks during fashion week highlighted the return of 80s power-dressing. So prepare yourself – shoulder pads are coming back, but hopefully they won’t be accompanied by endless re-runs of Dallas and Dynasty! Also quite bold, but less obtrusive than the pad is the puff sleeve, also favoured by designers and guaranteed to be in plentiful supply throughout 2007, both on tops and dresses.

Denim accessories will feature heavily this year; whether its handbags or shoes, all are designed to be worn with this season’s colours. But, also expected to sell strongly this season will be the evergreen denim shorts, both as hotpants for the bold or on-the-knee versions for the more conservative amongst us. Whilst we’re on the subject, leg-fashion is most definitely back, with the mini-skirt expected to feature heavily in this summer’s must-have fashion items, alongside the recently revived leggings look. With zig zags, panels, pinstripes, pleats, flannel check and countless other designs, you’ll find mini skirts in abundance, while many high street stores will carry extensive ranges and with a similar, massive choice in leggings, you won’t be left wanting.

So, it’s good news if you want to stock up on summer fashion. But, while there is plentiful choice, the secret to making that ideal look will come down, as always to shopping around, trying on all the styles and seeing exactly what suits you!

Your personality shines through with the kind of fashionable clothes that you are wearing. Most American designers try to integrate the specific style, time and fashion era on their clothes that can become a milestone in fashion history.

Fashion trends come and go. What was in a few years ago will surely make a comeback soon. This means that fashion trends usually are classy and timeless.

How would you know if this particular fashion style is for you? We must determine that the clothes that we are about to buy suits our personality and personal taste, and we have to make sure that it suits and complements our weight, height and skin tone. These are the qualities that you have to be conscious about when you look for a fashion article. Your weight and height will determine what part of the body you have to accentuate or what kind of clothing you should wear (long, short, loose or tight). Your skin tone will determine what kinds of colors would be the best choices for you, whether you have to buy light colored or dark colored clothes.

You are the only person who can decide what looks best for you and what king of clothes can show your true identity to the world.

Remember that you should not wear something just because it is in fashion. Make sure that you are comfortable with what you are wearing. You can always wear something that is classic like black and white because it is always in style.

Online fashion games are a great way to develop and express your sense of fashion. If you love fashion models, like Gisele and Tyson Beckford, and hot fashion brands like Hotkiss, or PointZero, you’ll love playing online fashion games. At GirlSense you can design your own eBoutique, and develop your own fashion line. Once you create your own eBoutique, you can sell items to other girls for virtual money. It’s cool, free, and loads of fun.

The really cool thing about GirlSense fashion design games is that you can design an entire an eBoutique from scratch. It feels incredibly real, as if you were opening a fashion boutique at your local mall. And you know what? If you think about it that way, you’ll get a lot out of playing online fashion games.

With the GirlSense fashion design games, you get to design everything in the virtual store: the floors, the furniture, the accessories, the mannequins, and, of course, the fashions.

The choice of furniture is incredibly important. When you play online fashion games you want your eBoutique to look as real as possible. You also want your choice of virtual furniture to reflect the mood of the clothing line. I am going to offer you some examples.

If you are going to design cute party clothes, then maybe you want to have a comfortable sofa for girls to lounge in – just like in a real party. If you want to create beach wear, then maybe a wooden bench will reflect the mood that you are looking for. That’s because you would probably find a bench at the beach. A bench would also work if you were creating a fashion design game that was inspired by the countryside. Think of a girl cycling down a country lane in a pretty floral dress, and taking a break under an oak tree, where there is a bench. Can you think of more examples when a bench would work in an eBoutique?

If you are thinking of fashion design games with retro fashions inspired by the 1960s and 1070s, you might think of adding a bubble chair to your eBoutique. These cool items are great for lounging in, and you can sometimes see them in real fashion stores that sell retro items.

These are just some examples of how you can think creatively about your fashion design games. You can follow the same process with wallpaper, floors, and accessories. Other girls will probably enjoy your eBoutique, and buy more items from you (with virtual money of course).