The belt is a seemingly insignificant accessory, but in the coming spring-summer 2011 season, numerous fashion designers have made it almost a key addition to women's wardrobe. In the new season, a variety of belts are in fashion: classic skinny leather, ideally complementing trendy high-waisted trousers in the style of the seventies, and, conversely, wide, and even belts with prints and various embellishments.
You can wear a belt this summer in a variety of ways, combining it with cardigans, skirts, trousers and even cocktail dresses.
Wide belt, skirt and top
If your favorite top does not match the maxi skirt fashionable this season, you can fix the situation by adding a belt to the ensemble. The original wide belt is best suited for combining a skirt and a top tucked into it.
Urban Outfitters; Mango, The Limited
Leather belt and swing dress
Very often, a dress with a loose fit, especially made of light fabric, can look a little baggy on the owners of even the most slender figures. In this case, a classic leather belt will help, which can be worn not strictly at the waist, but on the hips - with its help you can create an interesting silhouette in the style of the seventies.
Pixiemarket; Madewell; CynthiRowley
Slim patent leather belt and cardigan
A heavy knit cardigan will often make your body shapeless - especially when paired with other warm garments. In this case, a stylish narrow belt made of shiny leather of interesting colors, which focuses on the waist, is simply irreplaceable.
Jozeph; Zara; J.Crew
Wide "corset" belt and narrow dress
Although a narrow, tight dress, emphasizing the smoothness of the body lines, looks beautiful in itself, a wide, "corset" belt gives a special piquancy to the ensemble - it not only provides the dress with a zest, but also creates additional support for the abdomen and lower back.
Azzedine Alaia; Yves Saint; LinePelle
Embellished belt and printed skirt
One of the most interesting trends of the last few seasons is the combination of several prints in one ensemble. Perhaps the easiest way to follow the trend without breaking the rules of fashion is to combine a skirt with a print and a belt with embellishments that will balance the small pattern on the skirt.
Free People; Zara; Topshop
Braided belt and trousers
An excellent variation on the theme of business-casual style - a combination of traditional light summer trousers and an original narrow belt "woven" from thin strips of leather.
Zara; BP; J.Crew
Double strap and trench coat
The selection of accessories for outerwear is not an easy task; the optimal choice for a light spring trench coat is a wide "double" belt, which sharpens the silhouette of outerwear, focusing on the waist.
Burberry; Forever21; Dorothy perkins