While it’s too early to wear spring fashion from head to toe, we can’t help but want to put on something lighter and brighter. With the official start of the season over a month away, here are three tips on how to start transitioning your wardrobe over to spring:

1. Brighter Colours: Start by incorporating more vivid colours into your outfits. Here we paired the Plum Kimono Cardigan with some dark denim for a pop of colour. For later in spring, we paired it with some white boyfriend jeans to brighten it up.
2. Lighter Layers: Lighten up your layers with some spring fabrics. To wear the Kimono  now, we layered it over a thick cotton top but you could even layer it over a longer sleeve shirt if the weather is cooler.  Later, wear it over a simple ribbed tank like we've shown below.
3. Updated Accessories:  Update your accessories to satisfy the spring trends you’re coveting. In small doses, we can fully embrace the coming season. Now, we signaled the shift to spring with a fringed pendant necklace. For later in spring, some fine layered charm necklaces complete a breezy look.

What are looking forward to wearing when it warms up? 

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Radical Rags

A Rare Live Model Vintage Fashion Show

February 22 at Vancouver's St. Andrew's-Wesley Church, 2-4pm

Explore the history of fashion for social activists at "Radical Rags", a rare live model vintage fashion show. Hosted by fashion historian, Ivan Sayers, live models feature looks that your suffragette great-grandmothers fought to wear up until the clothes worn by the peace-loving protestors of the 60s and 70s. As the models parade during the show, the social change brought on by these activists becomes as revealing as the fashion.

All proceeds from this show go to support Civil Rights Now, BC’s advocacy organization for persons living with disabilities.

Buy your tickets at any Plum lower mainland location

or purchase them online here.

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There isn’t much in fashion as dependable as denim.  An icon in fashion history, denim is in everyone’s closet for good reason-it’s classic but updates every season.

For Spring 2014, we are moving towards lighter washes and true blue jeans. Distressed, faded, frayed and ripped jeans are highly styled and fun. Even though denim is looking rougher than in seasons past, it doesn’t mean that we are reverting to more casual styles. The look for the season is a hybrid between polished and edgy, sporty and refined. But because denim is always up to your own interpretation of style, how will you be wearing it?

The light wash on Mavi’s cropped denim jacket works well with this season’s shortened, fitted style. It’s the perfect companion over printed rayon dresses.

The Mavi's Samantha jean jacket is available in three different washes: a faded black called Slate $98 (as shown above), Bleach Random $98 (for those craving a lighter wash) and Dark R. Vintage $108 (for a classic dark denim).  

Mavi’s denim vest was introduced into our closets last spring/summer, but this year they are set to surge. The denim vest adds some edge when contrasted with short pretty dresses.

We’ve seen the layered look on street style blogs but Mavi’s contrast sleeve denim jacket with detachable hood doesn’t have any awkward bulk.

Mavi's Emma boyfriend jeans aren’t just reserved for casual weekend looks. Style them with heels and a red lip to polish up their rough-and-tumble look.

Need some more inspiration? Check our our Denim Obsessed Pinterest board.

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