2013 Spring Dress Matching Recommendation

Spring is everywhere! What to wear to show the world your perfect body line? How to attract the passers-by’s eye at the first sight they see you? We have some recommendation for you in terms of dressing and clothing matching.

 

With graphic stripes, punk, and modern grunge cemented as major trends this season, it’s easy to forget that spring was once dominated by floral prints, pastels, and flowy silhouettes. With the upcoming Easter weekend in mind, we decided to go back to basics and suggest ten feminine and delicate looks to wear now.

From Riiviva’s pro-grade DIY microdermabrasion device—which takes on everything from stretch marks to the tiny goosefleshy bumps, known as keratosis pilaris, along the backs of the arms and thighs—to Skinceuticals’s new hyaluronic acid–spiked Retexturizing Body Treatment and Elemental Herbology’s antioxidant-rich self-tanner, we’ve sought out the best among them. Here, our guide to getting slipdress-ready—and fast.
There are plenty of reasons to consider baring a little (or a lot of) skin this spring:

Balenciaga’s slit-to-the-thigh ruffled skirts, Rochas’s crop tops, and Alexander Wang’s perforated laser-cut dresses, to name a few. Still, after a winter’s worth of whipping winds, dry indoor heat, and general neglect, you may need a head start on exfoliating, smoothing, and hydrating your way into the season’s best body-conscious pieces.
On the professional front, microdermabrasion is probably your wisest jumping-off point. At her Institute of Skinovation in New York City, Dangene and her staff will buff everything from the neck down with a whirring diamond tip. “We do the elbows, the hands, the fingers, the toes, the heels, the knees, the stomach, the back. Every single part of the body, all in one day,” she says. There’s no downtime involved; you’ll look gorgeous, Dangene says, walking out the door.For the truly time-pressed, there’s also a promising range of next-generation at-home power tools and targeted treatments to consider.

Mild scrubs and peels serve a similar function by gently dissolving rough patches on contact. Olga Lorencin-Northrup of Los Angeles’s Kinara Skin Care Clinic & Spa suggests stopping in for a seasonal pro treatment, like her 50-minute Body Peel—a local pre-Oscars favorite that exfoliates with rice flour and glycolic and lactic acids to slough off dull skin (perfect for backless dresses, she says).