Laura McDowell Quotations

This season, spring fashion differs dramatically from years past. The colors are much more muted, with very natural embellishments.

For men, unless it's a pretty casual affair, it's usually best to leave the shorts at home. And while there are many nice dress sandals for men, most of them don't go with business casual or formal attire. Of course, you can always check with your employer about the dress-code policies to see if dress sandals are OK to wear.

People get very nostalgic. They're probably doing traditions that they've done in their family for years.

I think my official answer is it depends. It absolutely depends on where you live. I think if the weather is nice enough you don't need to wait until Memorial Day to start wearing white and lighter colors.

The whole quilted look is very popular but in bright, vibrant jewel tones.

So many different things are in this year. The overall look and feel is a little more modest than in years past. We're not seeing bellies. The jeans are back to a normal height. On boys, we're seeing lots of layering.

You can wear a lighter-weight Bohemian skirt if it's light out. If you want to wear it at night, and it's cooler, add cowboy boots.

We're coming to the mall because it's a higher traffic area. The idea is more traffic, more customers, more sales.

The Bohemian look is the hottest look right now.

There aren't any rules in terms of one thing that's in. There are a lot of different trends, which is great for kids.