America does have Ladies getting ready for Spring

By Laura Medina

Selena Gomez in Tracy Reese 12JI76- Pea Coat in Black

Does watching the decorous procession of British ladies in hats and dress suits makes you wish that Americans can do that in our own terms and style?

There are. With Easter kicking off Spring afternoon teas and garden parties both here and across the pond, Tracy Reese and Milly By Michelle Smith prove that American style can be ladylike too, without sacrificing that invigorating get-go American spirit.

Selena Gomez topped her black and white floral dress with a black coat for an urbane but refined appearance.

A couple of "Glee" girls, Lea Michele and Diana Agron dash about a Manhattan set in both Milly and Tracy Reese dresses.

Lea looks well put-together in a white, red, and black dotted Milly Heidi Sundress, simply topped with a trendy but functional red, wrap shrug cardigan.

Spring 2011's color, orange, adds a pop of color, in a practical rain slicker over Dianna Argon's Tracy Reese Mompos Dress.


Lea's Milly dress is at Saks.com and Dianna's Tracy Reese dress is available at Anthropologie.
Clearly, America's First Lady, Michelle Obama bolsters American designers. Here, she is in Spring time Safflower Yellow with Floral prints in a Tracy Reese 9G09F7- 3-D Frock.

AnnaLynne McCord in Starboard Stripe Sweater Dress & Jessica Lowndes in Anna Shift Dress

Even "90210"'s Los Angeleno teen queens , Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord) and Adrianna (Jessica Lowndes) shift into Milly shift dresses.

Naomi sprints in a nautically sleek, striped Starboard Stripe Sweater Dress, a knit that is you can roll up and go.

Adrianna sports the Anna Shift Dress.

American designers, Tracy Reese and Milly by Michelle Smith prove that a woman can be sporty and ladylike all in one package.

This is American sportswear in its original form.