Spring 2017 Fashion By the Numbers

This story originally ran in the March 2017 issue of ELLE

6 SPORTS TO TAKE UP THIS SPRING

Athleisure enters the big leagues with runway-worthy uniforms.

$Fashion model, Clothing, Fashion, Runway, Fashion design, Footwear, Human, Costume design, Fashion illustration, Fashion show,$

Baseball/Gucci; Synchronized Swimming/Miu Miu; Soccer/Dolce & Gabbana; Fencing/Dior; Surfing/Louis Vuitton; Cycling/Alexander Wang

7 COLORS OF HAUTE CROCS WE CAN'T WAIT TO CHOOSE FROM

$Footwear, Product, Shoe, Mary jane,$

In its first runway collab, the chef-and-gardener fave proved a shockingly chic match for Christopher Kane's tenth anniversary collection

98 CUTOUTS IN OLIVIER ROUSTEING'S SUPER SEXY SHOW

$Fashion model, Clothing, Fashion, Beauty, Haute couture, Fashion show, Long hair, Dress, Fashion design, Model,$

He reveals all sorts of new erogenous zones.

3 PYTHON MUST-HAVES

$Footwear, Shoe, Fashion, Beige, Fashion model, Dress, Pattern, Fashion design, Plimsoll shoe, Sneakers,$

Model on the Altuzarra runway. Python handbag, Miu Miu, $3,420, visit miumiu.com. Python espadrille sneakers, Tod's, $1,495, at Tod's boutiques nationwide.

We're cuckoo for all things (natural-hued) ophidian.

2 MEGA-PEARLS

$Face, Pearl, Skin, Nose, Ear, Chin, Jewellery, Earrings, Head, Fashion accessory,$

Model on the Céline runway. South Sea pearl, diamond, and gold earrings, Retrouvaí, $1,115, collection at ylang23.com

Gorgeous, glittering orbs to channel your inner Vermeer muse.

7 SHADES OF GOLD

$Human, Style, Pattern, Fashion, Fashion model, Waist, Fashion design, Illustration, Design, Costume design,$

Roberto Cavalli, Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, Haider Ackermann, Gucci, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, Kenzo,

From chartreuse to rose—not to mention good old 24k—make AU the metal du jour.

3 MAKES A TREND

Show us an idea once, we call it original. Show us twice, we call it a coincidence. Thrice? It's a thing.

LEGGINGS ARE PANTS

Supersleek = superchic.

$Footwear, Blue, Sleeve, Shoulder, Textile, Joint, Standing, Collar, Purple, Style,$

Versace, Balenciaga, Alexander Wang

$Clothing, Purple, Violet, Sleeve, Pink, Outerwear, Leggings, Trousers, Magenta, Neck,$

Silk blouse, Topshop Unique, $250, similar styles at topshop.com. Nylon-blend leggings, Diesel, $498, visit diesel.com.

STYLIST'S TIP: Take the look out of the yoga studio with an elegant silk blouse.

ACID WASH

The '80s strike back in bleach-battered denim of all shades.

$Clothing, Fashion, Jeans, Fashion model, Outerwear, Denim, Trousers, Footwear, Neck, Fashion design,$

Carven, Véronique Leroy, Tibi

TUCKED BLAZERS

Style them just like a shirt—sans shirt—for a one-and-done effect.

$Clothing, White, Fashion, Fashion model, sweatpant, Sportswear, Trousers, Suit, Human, Footwear,$

Stella McCartney, Baja East, Céline