Gingham Trend Spring 2012

If gingham prints conjure up images of picnic cloths and days in the country, a look at Jil Sander or Marc Jacobs's pretty iterations might change your mind. Showing off a fresh take on the classic print with pops of bright color and feminine diaphanous fabrics, each of these designers — and the following finds — draw out gingham's charm, without any of the cheese factor. From a nod to '60s glam with a perfect-fit gingham sheath to the most covetable gingham-print slingbacks by Miu Miu, we've culled our favorite shops for a crop of gingham pieces done in the coolest and loveliest ways. Click through to shop the Spring-perfect print.