Alberta Ferrett, Christopher Kane, Proenza Schouler, Calvin Klein and Isabel Marant

By popular demand, I have decided to make this list of this summer’s dress trends. My selection of dresses from various designers will give inspiration and no mores excuses to stay cool and fashionable under the heat. Frocks that you will appreciate to wear everywhere at the beach house in South California or in the parks of your favorite city. From the colorful boho dresses by Isabel Marant to the vintage “pioneer” look by Ralph Lauren, or the modern and minimalist Calvin Klein, these are some of my favorite trends of the current season.

There are those, I know, who will say that the liberation of humanity, the freedom of man and mind, is nothing but a dream. They are right. It is the American dream. ~Archibald MacLeish

Happy Birthday USA! It’s 4th July, a day to celebrate the values and the history that made the USA such a wonderful country. A country that inspired and fascinated all of us for so many years in every domain, from music to fashion, from technology to sports, and so on. That country which adopted me 3 years ago, where I enjoyed every single moment, witnessing the patriotism, the abnegation of defeat, and the obsession for freedom and hope even in the worst situations. The spirit you’ll only find here where every dreams come true. Back when I was a in France, I was one of these skeptical persons thinking that the Americans were nuts, with their beliefs and stereotypes. Today, even if the country has its own good and bad sides, I will always be grateful for the chances and opportunities that came to me.

Follow the all-American Karlie Kloss, photographed by the British Alasdair McLellan, in this editorial dedicated to all things USA. Discovering their American pastimes wearing American-inspired outfits from the latest runway collections.

Backstage at Chloé S/S 2010

What makes our Chloé girls look so radiant? You are going to be oohing when learning models were wearing few or almost no makeup during the Spring/Summer 2010 editions. While summer feels like starting over the city of New York, I was left wondering what would be the beauty trend of this season. Like I always mention “natural” looks will leave your skin flawless and sculptured like our beloved models. As I would rather leave it to beauty experts to talk about make-up, nude tones or something a bit “bronzed” are suggested to create this natural glow on-the-go. If you would like to make a statement, at Versace, we could notice a splash of purple pastel around the eyes which could be a great replacement to the smokey eyes effect.

Constance Jablonski at Chloé

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Pucci, Michael Kors, BCBG Max Azria, Marc Jacobs, Balmain, Alexander Wang, Versace

If you are not afraid to pop your flesh up during Summer, the designers went completely mad with their scissors to make one of the strongest trend of the season. Cutouts were all over the place in Fashion week. Designers like Michael Kors and Versace did not shy away as usual. Even this time, hot players like Balmain and Marc Jacobs got into the exercise with sexy gold sequined bodycons or ruffled dresses. Alexander Wang did try some experiments like his famous cutouts socks for his trendy sportswear collection. And the Versace turquoise dress on Ginta Lapina is the sexiest of the season!

The wild girls of LA-based clothing brand Wildfox are back with a trashy-college-girls-gone-wild editorial shot by Marc The Cobrasnake, and featuring models Tallulah Morton and Erika Braukis. Wearing denim cut-offs, cropped sexy tops and a good selection of infamous sexy cutout pieces, this is the hottest editorial reenacting a sexy Spring Break weekend you’ll only dream in your craziest fantasy. As usual, what I appreciate the most from any Wildfox photoshoots are that sexy rockstar attitude and vintage atmostphere that come blended into the clothes and its perfect casting. I think if you want to bring a bit of sexiness into your closet, Wildfox is the right choice and Cobrasnake’s grand’pa won’t disagree (the photoshoot was done in his house).

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Christopher Kane, Versace, Ralph Lauren, Stella McCartney, Paul Smith, Lanvin

Whatever people may say, you don’t have to just wear camo this season. To tell you the truth, there are plenty of other colors that came up big on the runways and pink is again one of these colors that shall catch your attention. Either in soft cotton candy pastel or bright lipstick, with a strong or soft silhouette, it captures the most of your femininity.

Erdem, Prada, Fendi, Gucci, Versace

A sunny day is always paired a good pair of sunglasses. Either at the beach or in the streets you want, it’s the perfect accessory and what you wear tells a lot about you. The Spring/Summer 2010 season was filled with loads of glamorous sunglasses but also some eccentric ones. As usual Italian playmakers such as Fendi, Gucci, Prada and Versace show their savoir-faire of designing jet-set-friendly shades. On the other hand, I was expecting Vivienne Westwood to make the craziest sunglasses but Londonian designers Erdem and Giles, and French Sonia Rykiel stole the show with some bizarre and eccentric frames. Anyway, whatever you have in mind there is something for you!

For the ones who need a refresher, the mix of patterns are definitely a big trend this season. The masters of mix and play designed crazy and unexpected combinations of prints and geometric patterns whether you like the traditional floral and ethnic prints or patterns coming from the outerspace. For Spring and Summer, the ones who will stand out are the ones who won’t be afraid to let their style go wild.

Spring is there and it feels already like summer is around the corner. It’s time to get sprung and show a little more legs after all these months on the treadmill. But the Spring/Summer runway collections had more to show, the trend from the designers were micro-micro shorts for endless legs. Would you dare?

Natalia Vodianova by Paolo Roversi

Kicking off Spring with this incredible cover from my favorite British magazine blessed my day. For its Spring 2010 issue, i-D magazine featured 3 amazing models on 3 different covers. Sasha Pivovarova and Freja Beha were shot by i-D’s favorite photographer Emma Summerton and Natalia Vodianova was shot by Paolo Roversi. All 3 covers are minimalist, youthful and full-on colors that hint the beginning of Spring. I have to admit that Natalia’s cover stood out by its innocence and childish attitude, like a certain “iconic” cover with Emma Ward. The issue will also feature some intriguing editorials I can’t wait to get my hands on. One of my favorite model, Dree Hemingway will follow the steps of her great great grand-father in Cuba and Natalia Vodianova has been consecrated with an editorial by Paolo Roversi. Not sure when it’s out in NYC, but expect me to check my favorite fashion magazine store in Bryant Park every morning.