The season's fresh new fashions have us jumping for joy.

Shades of green - from celadon and chartreuse to emerald and olive - make us want to leap out of our cold-weather sweaters and into spring's casual-cool styles.

Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, green has made a return to fashion headlines. Whether you choose a sheer and summery printed blouse, a slimming tunic or shamrock-patterned shoes, you can't help but feel a renewed bounce in your step in the latest crop of clothes.

The wearing o' the green never looked so good.

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Photos: Ellen Jaskol / Rocky Mountain News

Models: Elvis and Aja / Donna Baldwin