Vivid bursts of juicy colour are popping up in clothes, accessories and makeup this spring. And although they are inspiring to see and indicative of warm, sunny days to come, such bold hues can be intimidating to wear.

It's easiest to start with bright-coloured accessories, such as shoes or a bag.

Wear them with basic neutrals such as a white or black top and jeans or a simple white dress so the accessory pops and becomes the focal point of the ensemble.

Bright accessories are certainly fun. Kate Spade's Scout bag comes in an eyecatching lemon yellow, as well as a watermelon pink for the daring. A pink stripe down the front of an orange Marc Jacobs bag is the right amount of flash for those who are more conservative when it comes to color. The Belle shoe by Sigerson Morrison is a fuchsia flat with a tan cap-toe that's a nice blend of bold and neutral.

But what might be a trickier aspect of this trend is how to wear brightly coloured separates without looking or feeling like a clown.

Kate Spade publicist Lauren Urband pulled off the look recently, showing how bright colours worn together can look bold and beautiful.

Urband was wearing a vivid purple sleeveless Kate Spade blouse with a pair of shocking-orange cropped pants from Jil Sander. She tempered the bold pieces with nude pointy-toe Valentino heels with little spikes on the shoe and a pair of tortoise-shell sunglasses from Norma Kamali.

The combination of colours and neutrals was just right, and she certainly stood out in the crowd, but without looking over the top.

So take a cue from this example and pair brightcoloured separates. Just temper them with nude shoes and subtle or no accessories.

If wearing an acid-bright piece with jeans or trousers, opt for dark indigo denims, so the look is clean, or crisp white pants, which is fresh, modern and 100 per cent summer-y.