Trending: Max Out for Spring

Seventies hippie and nineties grunge collide this spring as a flurry of maxi skirts and dresses will surely pop up on the sunshine-paved streets. You no longer have to pick between sundresses, shorts and mini-skirts to celebrate the season. If you're like me, who doesn't plan on emptying my local drugstore's supply of shaving cream, lightweight ankle-length skirts and dresses are just what you need to add comfortably breezy options to your wardrobe that will last through summer.

Wear maxi dresses with tough accessories, cropped tops and open-toed booties with long skirts. Shorties (because not all of us are supermodels) can opt for sheer alternatives to show glimmers of skin. With these babies added to the game, getting dressed in the morning just got a little more interesting. Oh and don't worry, these picks won't make you look like a pilgrim lost in time.

Sophomore T-Shirt Maxi Dress (pictured above), Bona Drag; Sca Ulven Criss Cross Dress, Pixie Market; Motel Bleach Black Long Skirt, Pixie Market; Cheap Monday Kendra Wrap Dress, Nasty Gal; Cheap Monday Adriana Skirt, Urban Outfitters; RVCA Vanilla Queen Maxi Skirt, Need Supply; Arrows Pocahontas Dress, Wildfox Couture; Chiffon Double-Layered Full Length Skirt, American Apparel. Pictures after the jump!

Text Kristina Bravo

Cut It Out

Despite your Mother's rule to never cut your clothing, we've all taken a pair of scissors and chopped away at an old sweater. It's the feeling of making something your own that appeals to our creative vision.

Now that it's a fashionable trend, start going crazy with your old wardrobe!

Although, if you're a little hesitant, you can actually purchase the skull cut-out sweat shirt here: Show With Asian Stereotypes, they also cut up t-shirts too, so you won't have to they do it FOR you. In this case, the black skull top is a great find if you want to stand out, whether you want to dish out the $80 is entirely up to you. Cheap Monday is a designer where you can also purchase this look. Their spring/summer 2010 collection are full of tops, dresses and scarves that have the signature cut outs. You can wear a tank top underneath or pull it over a strapless dress – nevertheless, this versatile trend will look great for this season.

By: Jessica Moy