The color pop trend is catching eyes on and off the runway.
The stores in downtown Auburn are chock-full of bright and bold colors. It's not just tops that use a vibrant palette--pants are making a big statement.
Behind The Glass manager Zach Popwell heads to the Atlanta Mart each year in search of merchandise for the store.
"This year color blocking was everywhere at market," Popwell said, "but it was colored denim and pants that instantly caught my eye."
Popwell ordered an assortment of colored denim ranging from bold sea foam green to light lavender.
"Colored denim can seem intimidating because most people just assume it won't go with anything, but that's not the case," Popwell said. "If anything, colored pants are a great investment because they make such a statement that the rest of the outfit can be pretty simple."
Chloe Popwell, general manager of Behind the Glass, said a boldly colored pant can be seasonally adjusted and will evolve throughout the year.
"Free People's upcoming mid-summer collection at our last market trip included patterned denim, which is similar to the solid, bright-colored pants, but can be carried into fall," she said.
Savannah Spilker, junior in apparel design, recently invested in her first pair of colored pants.
"I would wear a neutral-colored top because I wouldn't want to take away from the brightness of the pants," Spilker said.
She said colored pants easily transition from day to night.
"During the day I'd wear a chambray shirt and a scarf that has a hint of the same color as the pants," Spilker said. "For night I would wear a silky top with necklace, bold earrings and wedges."
Colored pants also have more buyer appeal because they will most likely work with a pair of shoes already in your closet.
"You can pretty much wear any type of shoe," Spilker said. "The colored pants I got were cropped, so I can wear wedges, heels or flats."
Meghan Medford, senior in apparel merchandising, writes for CollegeFashionista.com, an online publication which covers campus trends.
"Right now, since it's still cold outside, I would do a red pant with boots and a neutral top," she said.
Medford also said other bold colors can be incorporated into the look.
"With the red pants I would do a blue blazer or even a muted yellow or goldish color," she said. "You just have to make sure there isn't too much color and that the colors work and it's not overpowering."
Although a skinny pant leg is more commonly seen with colored pants, Medford doesn't limit the styles of her colored denim.
"I really like a high-waisted colored pant with a cropped top," Medford said. "I would do something like a wedge or a fun heel."
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