TRENDSPARK: Bugs

Edited by Princess Glover

As cliched as the whole “ants at a picnic” scence can be, there’s nothing trite about this season’s affinity for insects. As part of her men’s spring/summer 09 collection, Ann Demeulemeester turns beetles into less threateneing sequin and stone encrusted broaches; innovative, albeit a tad creepy. Netherlands jewelry designer Ineke Otte’s ant necklace and Frances Wadsworth-Jones’s 18-karat gold and oxidized silver ring is an ode to the most annoyning of bugs, while

gingham wedge sandal is playful, fun and least likely to make you itch.