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WEIGHED down by that winter coat or feeling suffocated by all those snuggly jumpers? Time to lighten the mood and freshen up your style with spring's new trends.

This season, designers acknowledged the credit crunch to rework some classic trends we've seen before – less spring fling, more long-term loves.

Even designer Vivienne Westwood recently demanded we all stop shopping for clothes for six months to help save the planet. So use your money wisely and invest in key staples or rummage through your wardrobe and tweak the clothes you've got.

We highlight the front row trends that had the fashion pack on the edge of their seats. Take a hop, skip and jump into spring mode.

WILD THING

AS SEEN AT: Paul Smith, Chloe, Marc by Marc Jacobs.

No funds for a round-the-world ticket? Get your globe-trotting kicks through the bright and beautiful tribal trend.

Your African style adventure awaits via crazy mis-matched batik prints or more subtle safari suiting.

TOP TIP: Opulent tribal-inspired jewellery is the easiest way to access this look without the airfare.

SORBET SHADES

AS SEEN AT: Burberry, Christopher Kane, Jonathan Saunders.

Lemon, mint, lavender and rose... seems the designers took their inspiration from a mouth-watering Hagen-Dazs menu.

Cool pastels are the freshest shades on the colour palette chart this season and you can go as sickly-sweet as you fancy, no calorie counting necessary.

TOP TIP: Toughen up the look with contrasting stark black accessories if you don't want to look uber girly.

EYE-POPPING PRINTS

AS SEEN AT: Versace, Alexander McQueen, Peter Pilotto.

If computers started designing clothes, they'd look like this.

Advances in digital printing spawned a head-turning, eye-boggling collection of multicoloured prints on the catwalks. Think geometric, psychedelic and graphically challenging!

TOP TIP: Not for the faint-hearted, these prints pack a punch single-handedly so keep fussy accessories and jewellery to a bare minimum.

MILITARY PARADE

AS SEEN AT: Jean Paul Gaultier, Alexander Wang, Balmain.

Dig out your Nineties khakis from the All Saints band-bopping days, military's had a modern makeover.

From combat camouflage to utilitarian multi-pocket jackets, this uniform is making a victorious re-run. Lose the brassy red numbers and opt for a dusty colour palette of khaki, olive and camel.

TOP TIP: Give your khaki a dressy edge with shoulder embellishments or razzmatazz sequins.