Trend Report FW2013: Print on Print on Print…

Checks, stripes, leopard, paisley or camouflage prints; for fall you can put them all in the mix. Wearing multiple print has been as thing for the past few seasons now, so for this season designers have been turning things up a notch. It’s no longer just about wearing multiple prints; it’s about generic viagra price wearing statement pieces in remarkable prints and outstanding colors. The options are endless; just have a look at Burberry, Comme des Garcons, Givenchy, Just Cavalli, Antonio Marras, Marc Jacobs and Anna Sui. No rules, no boundaries here. Just go for that careless, bohemian mix of influences and have a little (a lot of) fun. Suits, dresses, coats, skirts and don’t forget that pair of printed pants worn underneath of it. The upcoming months we’re wearing print on print on print..

Trend Report FW2013: Fall/Winter in bloom

They usually pop up in spring collections, but this season the floral print is just as big. Blugirl, Oscar de la Renta, Lanvin, Valentino and Louis Vuitton all put their fall / winter collections in bloom with gorgeous florals. No pastels or tropical hues here, designers mostly worked in a black, navy, grey, red color palette. Classic, English wall paper inspired roses were (digitally) printed on fancy frocks and suits. A dress with a bright red, orange and blue online pharmacy no prescription mirrored print simply was the show stopper of the Oscar de la Renta show. At Lanvin some looks had actual 3D flowers attached to them. At Valentino countless, dreamy floor sweeping floral printed dresses definitely swept us of our feet. And though the flowers at Vuitton may have been subtle, they sure made an impression. Let the romanticism sprout this season!

Trend Report FW2013: Statement Sweaters

If there was one piece of clothing worth investing over the last year it would have been the sweater and more specifically, the sweatshirt. Givenchy set the sweatshirt trend a few seasons ago and this fall it’s still popping up in countless streetwise collections. Designers are experimenting not only with color or print (if you’re not into Bambi the leopard print seems to be a smart option), but with architectural shapes, materials and graphic logo’s too, making the sweater into a fashion item for everyone’s taste. Now we all know the actual sweating part (thus sporting) has nothing to do with this hit item and even with indian pharmacy a common sweater you can join in on this trend. Just make sure to pair it with some type of skirt (as seen at Blugirl, Moschino Cheap & Chic, Hilfiger, Ungaro, Matthew Williamson, Kenzo, House of Holland and Philip Lim) to give it an extra feminine twist. Look super chic while hitting one of the upcoming holidays cocktail parties or just lounge about indoors in one of those comfy statement sweaters.

Trend Report FW2013: Pinstripe Parade

There’s nothing surprising about a woman dressed in a suit anymore. Us ladies have been borrowing clothes from the lads for ages now. But this season the menswear inspired tailoring is extra sharp! Designers from Yamamoto and McCartney to Ralph Lauren and Margiela all introduced the masculine inspired trend in a new and very feminine version. Now they may have opted for the typical (boring) business pinstripe generic viagra print, they did manage to turn it into the most wanted, extra elegant print on any woman’s fall fashion wish list. They showed the print on a jacket, combined with skirts, bare legs and high heels (Ferragamo), paired with nothing but some lingerie (Marc Jacobs) or a pair of shorts (Saint Laurent), sleeveless (Margiela), on sharply tailored suits (Moschino, Yamamoto) and last but not least used on unexpected fashion items like, dresses and thick winter jackets (Stella McCartney). These labels made it clear: you don’t have to look like a fella to join in on this pinstripe parade. Be inspired by our image gallery below, use your creativity and have a little feminine fun with it!

Trend Report FW2013: Powder Pink Coats

Every now and then a trend hits the surface of which you never, not in your wildest dreams, could have guessed it ever would be in fashion. This autumn it’s the powder pink coat that blew us all off our feet. It suddenly popped up in several major fashion shows like Dior, MiuMiu, Carven and Chanel and it wasn’t long after the fashion scene picked up on the trend and high street brands like Primark and Zara started producing their affordable version of get viagra the romantic statement coat. It might not be the most practical winter coat (cause how long exactly will that pastel pink stay so fresh and clean?). Yet it definitely is a welcome escape from those dark and moody black, gray, navy jackets we’ve all been wearing since.. well forever. Opt for short (Blumarine, Chanel, Dior) or long (Carven, MiuMiu, Mulberry). Combine with bare legs, matching pants of statement boots and just join this super sweet pink party.

Trend Report FW2013: Over the knee

They give you length and viagra online stores they’re super sexy, yet there is a trick to wearing over the knee boots the right way. This season every big designer, from Karl Lagerfeld to Peter Dundas, Donna Karan and Frida Gianni, are showing their way of how to rock the statement boot. Black leather at Chanel (patent leather that is) and DKNY, but colourful at Gucci and Pucci. Next to regular black leather, colored suede seems to be a success formula for this trend too. Especially when worn just a little on the loose side (as seen at Pucci). Combined with a skater skirt (not too short!) the boots form a truly on trend look, but they work perfectly with an oversize woollen dress too. Show a little leg or leave it up to your spectator’s imagination to guess where those sky high boots end. Oh and a skinny or a pair of thick tights will work as well. Just make sure this over the knee footwear gets all the attention it deserves, ‘cause these boots were not just made for walking…

Trend Report FW2013: Skater Skirts

The hemlines may have dropped a few inches into this season’s conservative midi skirt trend. Yet with the nineties inspired skater skirt hype there’s room to put some leg on display as well. The flared, fitted at the waist, often pleated (Blumarine) skirts cheap cialis uk popped up everywhere along the fall/winter collections. Unexpectedly even the chicest, classic brands opted for the playful piece of clothing. Now luckily there’s no need to go (figure) skating in this skirt style. It’s suitable for the chicest events, although you can wear it in a sporty or casual way too. Start with a simple black skirt and try a leather (Viktor & Rolf), pinstripe (Chalayan) or checked (Chanel. Anna Sui, Moschino Cheap & Chic) version once you’re adapted to the style. Combine them with over the knee boots (this season’s hottest footwear!) and perhaps a slouchy turtle neck sweater (Bellstaf). She was a skater girl…

The Big Round Up Womenswear SS 2014, Part 3

This is the third and last part of the 9 big trends we spotted for the coming spring-season: Tribal, Showgirls and Understated.

TRIBAL

From left to right: Missoni, Moncler Gamme Rouge, Givenchy, Missoni, Givenchy

Make way for the fashion tribes. It was all feathers and fringe, African inspired patterns and crafted textiles. At Missoni a subliminal strand of exotica trailed through the collection embracing tribal artisanship and textile crafts; Monclers Gamme Rouge touches on the feathery froth of the urban jungle, celebrating diversity in a multiracial catwalk and a natural assimilation of urban cultures; Givenchy shows the car crash of  two cultures—the fragility of Japan and the draping of Africa – brewing a hot and exquisite mixture of African romance and Japanese elegance and fragility.

 

UNDERSTATED

From left to right: Hermès, Salvatore Ferragamo, Donna Karan, Stella McCartney, Paul Smith

There is value in simplicity, in effortless and sophisticated silhouettes, impactful and strong in execution. Hermès shows the look particularly long, lean, light and relaxed, executed in a late Seventies vibe; Salvatore Ferragamo makes it polished in an unpretentious way; Donna Karan shows the fundamentals of a beautiful line up, showing languid dresses in an inviting palette; Stella McCartney shows easy feminine shapes, designed on instinct, staying true to her aesthetic;  Where Paul Smith shows a sexy, shrugged-on attitude and a carefree confidence.

SHOWGIRLS

From left to right: Rodarte, Julien Macdonald, Miu Miu, buying viagra Roberto Cavalli, Louis Vuitton

Dressed to face the spotlights. Rodarte exclaims “Los Angeles” – staging fringed brocade bras and satin leopard diner jackets; Julien MacDonald shows a metropolis-reminiscent body matching his glambassador status, his motto – “you can’t have enough of glitter!’; Miu Miu displays a rebellious view on femininity – pretty and perverse, the classics of a bad girl; Roberto Cavalli keeps it savvy and seductive, in clingy, webby laces and repurposed reptiles – telling stories of silver-screen dreaminess; Where Louis Vuitton tries to awaken “the showgirl in all of us’ with an emphasis on fearless and fabulous denim with crafty lace patchworks.

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Trend Report FW2013: Folded 'n Pleated

This season designers are taking the Eastern inspired origami trend to the next buy viagra uk level. Dresses. coats, skirts and jackets are given the folded/pleated – sometimes draped and ruffled – treatment and the variations seem endless. From a basic pleated maxi skirt at Jean Paul Gaultier and a simple folded version at Chanel to impressive architectural pieces at Bottega Veneta, Céline and Dior. Who needs busy prints, bright colors and delicate embroideries when you can have folded, pleated details as the eyecatchers of your look? As seen at Kenzo, Stella McCartney and Alexander Wang the trend seems to work best on Japanese inspired clothing, like kimono’s. Yet don’t hesitate to throw in an extra pair of pleats on a party dress, a suit jacket or an elegant blouse. It will make up for an original, on trend fall look and will have everyone guessing on how exactly your piece of clothing (or should we say piece of art?) is constructed.

The Big Round Up Womenswear SS 2014, Part 2

This is the second part of our Round Up for the coming season, which focuses on the designers’ favorite print for ss2014 – Flowers – and the glamor of shiny fabrics.

SHINE & SHAPE

From left to right: Rodarte, Prabal Gurung, Balenciaga, Ports 1961, Christian Dior

This is all about personal fixations and idealized heroins acting on a contemporary stage. Rodarte reveals tacky satins with  faint 80s references on a sunset strip and a Hollywood boulevard in outfits that show stardom and cool couture confidence; Prabal Gurung shows urban glam in Marilyn Monroe inspired dresses and outfits; Balenciaga sculpts to go where couture and twenty-first-century technology meet; Ports 1961 merges the bold and the boxy with silk, satins and lace; Where Christian Dior concludes that respect for the past is all well and good – but the future won’t wait…

 

THE FLORIST.01

From left to right: Antonio Marras, Aquilano Rimondi, Christopher Kane, Dries Van Noten, Hermès

Botanical gorgeousness was all around. At Antonio Marras with otherworldly fashion sensibility; At Aquilano Rimondi jewel-like in its coloring, couture like in its obsessive polish and exotic in its pattern; Christopher Kane shows flower activism “We live because of flowers and trees”, his spreading blossoms show a lush physicality and he emphasises viagra online pharmacy cheap the flowers’ reproductive capabilities; Dries van Noten finds paintings of bulbous tulips at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, he translates them, as if stenciled by magic, onto cloth; He might have met the Hermès team there – scanning the same sources.

 

THE FLORIST.02

From left to right: Comme des Garçons, Mary Katrantzou, Jonathan Saunders, Preen By Thornton Bregazzi

Here sweetness comes with en eerie edge. Comme des Garçons looks nearly pretty, in pink floral nursery patterns; Mary Katrantzou pumps up the psychedelia of her prints, showing florals exaggerated with embroidery; All-new Summer of Love for Jonathan Saunders, showing psychedelic sunsets and giant globes that glow like alien suns while trance music drowsily drones and opium poppies shimmer on organza starburst floral prints, all to show perverse delight; Where Preen shines brightly with foil silk floral anoraks and shiny pink shifts in cellophane nylon.

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