Somewhere over the rainbow...

... there's supposed to be a leprechaun and a pot of gold. I'm rather hoping it's Tom Ford standing by a pot of gold lame Gucci ballet flats!

Bernardo is also a fave for tantalizing tootsies in shimmery shades this season. Strangely enough, Aerosoles also has some smokin' glittery footwear. What's up with that? Aerosoles used to be strictly octogenarian-wear ... now they've made a leap into the realm of 'hip'. OK, maybe not completely 'hip', but they're trying. A+ for effort, I say. (FYI, Lucky mag this month has, on Pg. 72, rocked the fashion world by declaring that not only is preppy back in -- oh please, I called that over a month ago -- but Oxford shoes are to be IT for spring. Ick. No way, no how, not on these polished-to-perfection peds. Even with menswear trousers the look is just too 'Annie Hall' for a diva. Double ick.)

So, aaannnnywayyy... Now that it has FINALLY stopped pissing rain here in the lovely Bay Area, and it is gloriously SUNNY, I am expecting a deluge of COLOR to hit the streets. Yessirree Bob. (Who IS Bob, anyway?) The word for spring is color. Or colour if you're from across the pond.

Yes, yes, yes. Black & white is also STILL the big, fat trend. But there's a virtual color explosion out there, so hop on it. Release your inner rainbow. And diva darlings, rainbows in the Diva's world ONLY come in bold, bright jewel tones (no matter what they told you when they did your "colors", everyone looks fabulous with a dash of brightness) -- so don't let me catch you in any drab pastels. These fab color trends will last right through Fall -- the NY 2006 Fall Ready-to-Wear runway shows were filled with jewel tones. (And FYI, sneak preview good news for those of us with Bridget Jones' thighs: pantsuits are back, and WAY better than ever.) But me ... well, right now I'm forward-focused on summer and bright warm colorful light. Bring it ON. I mean, dreary winter is just sooo last year!

RED (Herve Leger) YELLOW (Donna Karan ... drool, sigh)

We've already talked about Kelly Green, but LOVE the new indigo by Anna Sui as well -- with boots to die for.

And of course, April showers have brought May flowers, too.... and we don't mean the kind with pilgrims in them. Ha. New England joke. Ehh.

The flowers we mean here are two specifically: orchids and lilies. There seem to be flora sprouting everywhere, but these two genres are taking the cake. Or the plant food. Or your hard-earned dollars. Er, or mine, more likely.

In any case, I'm seeing absolultely everywhere HUGE flower prints. Like Pucci exploded in floral form. Forget my previous Burberry Prorsum obsession with tiny blue bulbs (OK, don't forget it, exactly, just put it aside momentarily until I've saved up the 2K its demanding even on eBay). BIG flowers are IT, my lovelies. Check out the April issue of Shop Etc. Or run over to your local Tarzhay and check out Mizrahi's "Design for All" lilies on shirts, skirts and bedclothes. Big flowers everywhere. Big time. Even for bed time.


To adore ...

and to snore!

You know what they say ... be sure to take time out to shop and sell the flowers!!