Spring 2009 Trend: Jumpsuits

Spring 2010 collections have just been shown on the fashion capitals of the world, and while Europe and USA are starting winter, here, on the southern hemisphere, summer is about to begin, which concordes with the spring 2009 collections. So from now on i'll be showing some of the hotest trends for the season. One of the biggest trends for summer are jumpsuits, and not only for this season, but they were also on the fall 2009 and even on spring 2010 runways, which means you can buy one and re-use it again, because they won't be going out of style soon. You can find them in any color or shape, there's one jumpsuit for every ocassion or personality, you just need to find the right one.
As i said, jumpsuits have been around for a while, and will prevale a lot more. Here are some jumpsuit fashion moments on past and future seasons:

Spring 2008: Limi Feu, Sonia Rykiel. Fall 2008: Dolce & Gabbana. Fall 2007: Sonia Rykiel

Fall 2009: Lanvin, Lacoste, Chloé, Paul & Joe

Resort 2010: Costume National, Matthew Williamson, Zero+Maria Cornejo, Stella McCartney

So now let's get back to what's important to this post, jumpsuits in spring 2009. You can literally find millions of different styles, so i tried to narrow them to a few so you can get ideas. I separated in categories thta show different looks, here are some of the best:

1. Too Cool for School:

Would you define your style as grounge? Then this is your sort of jumpsuit. Short but cool, simple but original, and very accesorized. Use belts, necklaces or sunglasses to make them 'your own'. Important: this kind of jumpsuits, all short, look good with flats, specially with gladiator sandals, they don't look good with heels, mainly because they are for daily wear, not evening.

Miss Sixty, Marc by Marc Jacobs (2), House Of Holland

2. Beach Wear:

Short jumpsuits are perfect for the day, and some of them look incredible on the beach. D&G showed several of them, all prepared for a day of sun, and can even be confused with swimwear, but they are actually jumpsuits.

All by D&G

3. Evening Shorts:

Some short jumpsuits are made for the evening. They are too formal for the day, but too casual for a fancy dinner, so they are perfect for a night on the town.

Salvatore Ferragamo, BCBG MaxAzria, Nanette Lepore, Dolce & Gabbana

Veronique Branquinho, Peter Som (2)

4. Stick to Classics:

You can never go wrong with Black or White. This two colors represent class and elegance. Wear a long jumpsuit to a dinner and you'll look perfect.

3.1 Phillip Lim, Ralph Lauren, Phi, Francesco Scognamiglio

MaxMara, Proenza Schouler, Hanii Y, Tibi

Anne Valérie Hash, Rachel Roy, Stella McCartney for Sonia Rykiel

Alessandro Dell'Acqua, BCBG MaxAzria, Collette Dinnigan, Derek Lam

Iceberg, Sophia Kokosalaki, Karl Lagerfeld, Lanvin

Chloé, Stella McCartney, Michael Kors, Chanel

5. Colour Me a Bit:

If you preffer to put on some colour, but want to play it safe, here are a bunch of beautiful jumpsuits that use one colour, but look incredibly chic.

Akris, Bottega Veneta, Docle & Gabbana, Givenchy

Roksanda Illinic, Stella McCartney (2), Richard Nicoll (Resort 2010)

Tommy Hilfiger, Francesco Scognamiglio, Chloé, Etro

6. Dare To Colour:

Then there's this group. Those who dare to take a risk. Here are very colorfull jumpsuits, with jewelry and mized with other trends, like denim or transparencys. None the less, they are amazing.

Hussein Chalayan (2), Topshop Unique, Danielle Scutt

Emilio Pucci, Emanuel Ungaro, Matthew Williamson, Lacoste