TOP TRENDS (from the Telegraph UK)
• Iridescence and transparency Reveal and conceal in tulle, organza and mesh; tutu-looks at Charles Anastase and Roksanda Ilincic; barely there at Jasper Conran; shimmering at Emma Cook and Nathan Jenden
• Orange, khaki, black, white, shocking pink “We’ve been tango’ed!” Designers love the Vitamin C colour (Betty Jackson), along with deep khaki (Amanda Wakeley), black and white (Giles) and Diana Vreeland’s “navy blue of India” (Richard Nicoll)
• Extreme prints Inspired by pixillation, butterflies, Monet (Farhi), kaleidoscopic florals, Copacabana
• The LWB (Little White Dress) From Issa’s broderie anglaise to Margaret Howell’s sheer shirt-waist and Giles’s sheath, it’ll be a white hot season
• All-in-ones Overalls and jumpsuits make the leap from function to fashion (Jaeger London, Goldin, Wakeley)
• Harem pants Gathered, droopy, tied at the ankle; best at Paul Smith with a French Foreign Legion/North Africa vibe and fringed scarves
• Minis There were thigh-grazers at Schwab, Kane, Temperley, Jenny Packham, Nicoll and Peter Pilotti
• Heady decorations Bee-keeper veils at Farhi, veils and bows at Luella, knotted fabrics at Danielle Scutt, Sahara Desert straws at Vivienne Westwood, metal Pac-Man helmets at Giles - get ahead, get a hat or at the very least tie a ribbon in your hair
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Posted 26 September 2008 @ 04:32 by fashion-curator |
