By Janine Stafford

This year’s spring trends bring good news to those fashion junkies who are sick of over-sized silhouettes and the all too familiar slew of dark, dingy colors.

Soon the pages of the world’s favorite fashion magazines and even the streets of Boston will bear a shocking resemblance to a piece of Andy Warhol’s art. The world will be alive with color. The trends of the season are extreme: bright, neon colors; playful sheer fabrics; and bold floral patterns.

While reviewing the spring collections of fashion favorites – Marc Jacobs, Diane Von Furstenberg and Michael Kors to name a few – any fashionista can see that although the designers have different interpretations of the season’s trends, the ideas were generally universal.

Sam Mendoza, a local fashion designer and senior at Boston University, said it’s understandable that these trends would appear this season.

“They’re fun, daring and positive and I think that is the mood a lot of people are in,” he said.

The patterns are an exciting change, although they may seem a bit abrasive at first. Mendoza has been designing women’s clothing since January 2005. His sixth (and most recent) collection was a line of dresses inspired by his Spanish roots. His collection can be found at Stil, a boutique on Newbury Street specializing in high-end and hard-to-find designers.

Although it’s easy to appreciate bold moves in fashion, it can be harder to imagine wearing anything of the sort. The idea of wearing a bright yellow, transparent, barely-there dress with almost nothing underneath is clearly a style designed to stay in the pages of Vogue. However, hope is not lost. The flirty, fun trends of this spring can easily be made accessible (and more importantly wearable) to the average college student.

Jean Brodian, a style consultant at Stil and a Northeastern senior psychology major, had a few recommendations of her own. Before joining the Stil team, Brodian worked as a sales associate at Diesel and Puma, giving her a broad scope of fashion knowledge.

“Layer with neutral colors to kind of tone [bright colors] down and pair floral patterns with solids,” she said.

This will help dilute the colors to make the outfit more wearable around campus and for a day out in the city.

Accessories are also an important part of every look this season. Anna Sanders, former Anna Sui intern and freshman communication studies major, recommended carrying a bright colored purse.

“We all have neutrals like khaki that we will have forever,” she said. “So instead of splurging on a new wardrobe, put some money into one piece that you can use with everything.”

Mendoza said he encourages women to take chances this season. In his latest collection, he said he “wants to [work with] a crazy mix of florals and prints.”

“I think people should be wearing more than one print in an outfit, but sticking to similar color schemes to be safe,” he said.

So for the people ready for a drastic change – just go for it. The great thing about this season is that it is difficult to go wrong when sticking to bold fashions.

Luckily, Boston offers a variety of shopping choices. It can be difficult for a college student on a limited budget to go out and invest in new pieces every season.

For students with a tight budget, Brodian said she recommends stores and lines like H ‘ M, Go International for Target and DSW for accessories. If there is a look that is appealing but not worth breaking the bank for, go to any of these stores to get the trend at a good price and try it out, she said.

Another store worth checking out is Zara, which will be opening on Newbury Street in the near future. The store’s press release brags that it comes out with more than 10,000 designs a year, all of which fit with current trends but are classic enough to be in style for seasons to come.

This season is about taking risks. At least try some new things, because who knows what will look incredible on a body that may look not as great on the hanger?

“Nothing [in the fashion world] is really ‘wrong’ if you do it with enough confidence and attitude,” Mendoza said.

This season, whether it’s just adding a little bit of color to a comforting, all black wardrobe, or wearing a voluminous, patterned dress, do so with confidence.