Antique inspirations abound in London with 18th and 19th century references like corsetry, ribbons, rich brocades and poufed sleeves. Historic is the new retro.
Tag: Spring 2017
Thrift Store Denim
The latest denim items draw from the 1980s for silhouettes as well as finishes. Pegged legs, culotte shorts and acid wash never looked so good.
Color Theory
Paris designers indulge in the joys of color this season. Although each hue is beautiful on its own, it is the placement of whitened pastel against pigmented bright against soft cosmetic tone that gives these palettes their modern edge.
Logo Love
The beloved YSL motif is back, heralding a return to logomania. Logos appear in fanciful applications in Paris this season — beaded, bejeweled, as ironic logo-tape or cleverly fashioned into a signature heel.
Room at the Top
Paris designers seem to have fallen under the spell of Vetements’ designer Demna Gvasalia and his radically roomy broad-shouldered silhouette.
Poster Paint Peepers
Beauty artists get out their finger paints and crayons this season, with highly-pigmented colors either streaked across lids or smeared to the brow.
Fringe Binge
Fringe trims grow into long silky strands, bringing movement and boho allure to tops, dresses, skirts and accessories.
The Age of Collage
Milan designers embrace pastiche this season, as a range of disparate references, from active sport to 70s hippie to 18th century rococo to marabou nighties, come together in exuberant eclectic mixes.
The Young Edwardians
Antique inspirations abound in London with 18th and 19th century references like corsetry, ribbons, rich brocades and poufed sleeves. Historic is the new retro.
Ginghamania
Gingham, that innocent/sexy fifties favorite, is back with a vengeance. London designers give the pattern newness with mixed color, over-printing or souvenir patches.