Ask A Boston Expert: 3 Items To Freshen Your Spring Wardrobe
Leah Terrill is a customer experience coordinator at TJ Maxx, where she has held several different fashion-trending roles over the past 7+ years. Her current role has evolved to keep her acumen on the cutting edge of fashion and has included training in all departments of the store so she can better service and advise the customers. Terrill previews the arriving merchandise or "hot trends" at T.J. Maxx before the new items hit the selling floor. She helps gauge and design some of the features or displays, as the public knows them, for the retail store. When not helping her customers pick and choose the perfect fashion trends for spring, Terrill also works as a Child Life Specialist at a local healthcare pediatric facility.
T.J. Maxx
Auburn Plaza Shopping Center
711 Southbridge St.
Auburn, MA 01501
(508) 832-5361
Terrill has some great ideas to freshen your spring wardrobe with some color and a few fun accessories. The fashion-forward colors for spring include wonderfully subtle pastels. When mixed with sparkly, richly-jeweled accessories, the outcome is a winning spring outfit that will turn heads as you enter the room. Make your spring wardrobe one that will make you feel good and be noticed and admired by others. Start setting the trends now and follow Terrill's fashion tips for spring.
The satchel-style handbag is a versatile and use-anywhere kind of bag that became popular back in 2008. This soft-sided bag usually has a top, flap-style closure that fastens in the front, a flat bottom, and it looks triangular in shape from a side view. There are short but versatile top-carry handles plus a longer strap to convert the satchel to a shoulder bag. Terrill says that the updated version of the satchel or any other spring handbag is the color. It needs to be a pastel, preferably lavender or pastel purple to make a spring fashion statement.
Druzy gemstones are "glittering rocks", which have become popular with trendy jewelry lovers. They are found along riverbeds and shorelines, actually anywhere water collects and then evaporates on rocks. The evaporation causes the minerals to rise and form crystals on the rock's surface, which result in Druzy gemstones. Druze is actually a set of crystals that resemble sugar crystals as they glitter, sparkle and catch rays of light. They can be white, pink, blue, purple, green or black, depending upon the minerals in the rock. It is believed that Druzy has metaphysical properties, specifically purifying and amplifying the body's natural healing properties and strengthening the spirit. The popular spring fashion items include Druzy earrings, dangling or studs and Druzy rings. These are must-have accessories to complete a fashionable spring outfit.
Terrill's advice is to incorporate some pastel pieces into your spring wardrobe. It was a toss-up for her between pastel-colored corduroy pants or an over-sized pastel-colored cardigan sweater that can be belted. The corduroy pants will segue nicely into spring while still keeping you fashionably warm as the weather evolves into warmer temperatures. An over-sized pastel cardigan, especially one that can be belted with a beautifully thin belt, is a perfect topper for any casual outfit. Pastel colors like lavender, pale pink, baby blue, pale yellow and light peach are perfect choices for spring.
Nancy is a native Bostonian. She enjoys the sights, sounds and tastes of Boston while exploring the city by day or night. Nancy is also a school nurse at an independent middle/high school. Her work can be found on a variety of websites, including Examiner.com.
