Spring is a time when fashion collections blossom together with the first folowers, and we all want to follow fashion rules blindly. Its much easier this season, as Spring/Summer 2005 fashion trends allow us to make our old boring clothes hip again by using popular accessories and our imagination.

Brooches
They are back and they rule the fashion world. You can pin them on every detail of your wardrobe, even on swimwear, if it is a pretty diminutive perly twig. As for vintage clothes it is simply a must to decorate it with your favourite bright accessory especially the one that symbolizes revival of nature, for example butterfly, bird or flower, but you can use any jewellery in tribal, animal and ethnic style.

Ruffles
Ruffles also can add a fresh note to your usual image. The main thing to remember is an accurate texture and color matching and you will create a really outstanding design. Wide, narrow or multi-layered ruffles can be used to decorate the edges of your sleeves, collar  or skirt - gypsy skirts with fuller bottom halves are in this spring.

Spangles
As Gypsy motives are one of the most popular, according to last fashion collections, spangles and shells are the easiest way to give your old handbag a second birth: just sew or glue them on to make your bag sparkle. Pastes, brooches, glass and pearly beads or semiprecious jewels can serve the same purpose.

Piping
Volume look is another modern tendency this season so pipings can decorate any kind of
clothes including business costumes. The common way of using pipings is sewing middle-sized pipings along skirt, sleeves or collar edge. Bright contrast color will revive any detail of your clothes, so you can use pipings even on top of your pockets. Popular color combinations for the season are black and white, red and white, red and black, blue and white, black and yellow. Contrast can be emphasized by using piping with texture that differs from clothes one, for example chiffon or silk edging on your favourite tweed costume.

Buttons
Another extremely easy way to refresh the look of your costume or coat is change your buttons. They should be large-sized and interestingly shaped and colors of pipings and buttons should be the same or match. String from heterogeneous  buttons can decorate your old hat or bag as well.

Borders
That's the name for edging decorated with colourful geometrical or floral patterns.
Borders have a long history as decoration of womenwear and will be perfect for ethnic style.
Modern versions can be made with perl embroidery, applique' work from different fabrics or the same multicolored buttons.

Drawings
Patterns and drawings are in style as well. There is a simple way to redecorate your old clothes: draw a picture to your liking with a piece of soap on your clothes. Then put an oil-cloth and thick rags under your drawing to prevent liquid spreading and draw your pattern again with bleach powdering from a syringe. Keep bleach powdering for 15-20 minutes, then wash away with cold water.

Pleating
Pleating is considered to be an effective element of decoration this season. In addition to its traditional usage for skirt decoration, you can edge a dress or blouse collar with it, the same way you use borders or piping.

Laces
One more element of decoration that is worth mentioning is lace. Laces are having a new life this season as it is one of the best way to add volume to your dress: gathers and ruffles are back on stage.

All of the above advices are easy and don't require professional skills. Yet if you wish you can create a haute couture piece using numerous websites. For example, www.studio.com provides its visitors with free clothes patterns  from Galliano and Yamamoto.