There are some trends that we know we love the intant they hit …

We first fell in love with lightweight denim (sometimes called chambray) when designers like Chloe, D&G and …

Remember that scene in The Devil Wears Prada where Meryl Streep reams out a naive Anne Hathaway for foolishly dismissing the importance of a singular shade of color?  And remember how Meryl launches into a monologue on how a color makes it way down the runway one season and onto the store floor of mass retailers a few seasons later? Well for Spring/Summer 2010, the color cycle was on overdrive.  According to Derek Lam, Versace, Thakoon, the boys at Proenza Schouler and Pantone (the global authority on color), turquoise (or Pantone #15-5519) is the official color of Spring/Summer 2010.  Seen on almost every major runway show this season, turquoise has of course trickled its way down to the mass market and has infiltrated retailers everywhere.  We wonder what Meryl/Miranda would have to say about that.  Click through to find out our top turquoise picks for the summer. 

WWD asked several prominent American designers their thoughts on the upcoming Spring 2010 runway and buying season and here are their reactions:

“It’s a heightened state of emotion. …