I Test-Drove Spring's Biggest Color Trends—These 5 Are Absolute Winners

Spring has finally arrived, and what I am most excited about is finally embracing color in my wardrobe again. While I know you technically can wear colors no matter the season, there's something about the cold and gray of winter that just brings out more neutral colors than anything else. I mean, who wants to wear bright pink or pastel yellow when it's the dead of winter with the sun going down at 4 p.m.? It just doesn't feel right to me. But now, New York City has flowers that have been planted all over the city, the parks are starting to populate again, and having a cocktail outside is just in our midst. So with my desire to start having fun with my wardrobe again, I did a little research on which color trends for spring I would want to try and found five that were so good I had to give them a go.

Keep scrolling to see which five spring color trends I tried and even shop the trends for yourself.

Metallic Moment

Metallics are having a major moment in 2023. From the runways to street style, it seems like every fashion person has a metallic piece in their wardrobe. I tried out this color trend with these BY FAR boots and a mini bag. I have to say I think these touches of metal made the whole look. While great black boots and a bag would have worked, the gold really turns up the heat. 

Mermaidcore Blue/Green

New York Fashion Week was filled with mermaidcore moments, and at first, I wasn't too obsessed with the idea. On a recent trip to Miami, I wore this blue-and-green Retrofête dress with a body-hugging, mermaid-like silhouette, and I loved it. I have a feeling I'll be embracing the trend more and more as it gets warmer.

Bring On the Sequins

So many of my favorite brands and fashion people have been saying yes to sequins lately. I decided to try a sequin set for my recent Miami trip and loved it. It's such a fun night-out choice with tons of main-character energy. I got so many compliments on this one.

Balletcore Pink

Of all the trends that have come and gone recently, balletcore has been one of my favorites. As a former ballerina, I'll admit I'm a little biased. But I have so much nostalgia for those days in the dance studio, so any opportunity I get to incorporate balletcore elements into my look, I usually take it. With spring just arriving, I see myself embracing this pastel pink on repeat.

Lavender Chic

When it comes to colors I'm usually attracted to, lavender and lilac are not hues that I am drawn to, but after seeing so much purple on the runways during fashion week, I thought, "Why not?" and tried this dreamy purple midi dress from Bronx and Banco. While I wouldn't have picked this color out in the past, consider me officially converted. I have never had so many people tell me they liked a color on me.

Next up, 7 Spring Color Trends All the Fashion-Girl Celebrities Are Wearing