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Do It: Brocade for Spring (Yes, Really)

March 19, 2013

By Marisa Swanson

Brocade was a major trend for Fall 2012, and why not? Done up in dark hues, this heavy-looking textile seems like the perfect embellishment for cold weather dressing. But wait, brocade doesn't have to be relegated to heavy layering and dour colors, you say? It can be light and frothy? Some of our favorite designers prove just that with a bevy of brocade looks…

A contributing writer to theFashionSpot, Marisa has penned articles and features in over a dozen online and print publications. She's worked as fashion critic and creative director for papierdoll.com, been the managing editor for Caribbean-based Ocean Style Magazine, and worked with Set Magazine, a luxury lifestyle magazine based in Zurich, as a contributing editor. She splits her time between New York, Los Angeles and her hometown as a freelance fashion and cultural copywriter, editor and journalist. You can find out more at her site marisaswanson.com and follow her on Twitter @mraswan.