Trend report spring 2014

Glossy fabrics, metallic coated fabric, laser cut, embossed croc prints, bright patterns silhouette with mesh fabric, metallic accents, Asymmetric METALLIC... SPORTY Athletic-inspired ap

TREND REPORT-SPRING 2014

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By Suneel Talekar

SPRING 2014 KEY THEMES-WOMENS

METALLIC

SPORTY ARTISTIC INSPERATION

3 D FLORAL GOLD

GOWN MESH AND SHEER

SLOGEN T SHIRTS BRALETS

BLACK AND WHITE FRINGING

Glossy fabrics, metallic coated fabric, laser cut, embossed croc prints, bright patterns silhouette with mesh fabric, metallic accents, Asymmetric

METALLIC

SPORTY

Athletic-inspired apparel, jogging pants, mesh and solid fabric mix, track trousers, boxy basketball shorts, paired with slinky jersey tops and

bralets

Geometric shapes of hand prints, boxy shapes, knee length tops, 3D floral motifs, vibrant metallic colour

ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS

3D FLORALS

3D appliqués and details The shapes that these designs take are more than diverse, including some traditional

thoroughly modern and premiere ones

3D FLORALS

Combination of 3d fabric with art prints as well with mesh fabric and fringes

Perforated (laser cut) fabric

3D FLORALS

3D floral are one of favorite trends for spring

It’s a great way to refresh fashion’s continual spring love affair with floral within mesh or sheer fabrics, flouncy skirt etc

3D FLORALS

3D and floral embellishment, tropical floral prints, floral embroidery,

TRANSPARENCY WITH MESH

Outer mesh silhouette, engineered chunky crochet lace, boxy silhouette, triangle bralet, in spring 2014 mesh overlays with sporty mesh tops, sleeves, and more in snake skin print, transparencies, figure skimming silhouettes, or light colours, palazzo pants

MESH & SHEER

Sheer

MESH & SHEER

Sheer

MESH & SHEER

GOLD

laser cut outs, permanent pleats in skirt, layered silhouettes, floral prints

Gowns came in every style—fluid ruffles, shimmery, thigh slits, chiffon layers, beaded embellishments, and sheer bottoms

GOWNS

Sheer

BOMBER JACKETS AND SHORT

SLOGEN T SHIRTS

harness style bralets, animal prints, body shape curves, 3d floral

BRALETS

Cropped Tops, Pants, floral printed jackets, flouncy skirts, short flounced skirts

BLACK AND WHITE

MIDI LENGTH HEMS

From pencil to A-line to full flares, mid-calf is still where it’s at!, figure skimming, trumpets or edged with flounces and ruffles

FRINGING

The following top popular trend of spring/summer 2014 is the fringed design, which also has diverse color and shape interpretations, coming up with different proportions, and different stylish pairs

CROPPED TOPS AND PANTS

the awesome cropped tops trends, which have evolved as a result of super creative and fabulously cut options and boxy fit pants

LE SMOKING

Boxy fit, shiny material, sheer mesh fabric, crop tops

DESIGNER AND TREND

THE LOOK AND FEATURES

see-through tee, close fitted necklines, triangle bra, and track pants, mesh fabric with floral motifs, boxy tops etc

THE LOOK AND FEATURES

Contemporize boxy silhouette, bra cut topes, pattern mix, bomber jacket

Animal prints, crop tops, bralets, crochet skirt, laser cuts, a line skirts, floral

prints, cocktail dresses, 3d floral, Fringe Sequin, ruffles skirt top, sheer lace

dresses, oversize tux jackets, skinny leather pants, polka-dot blouse and waist pencil skirt, kimono-sleeve cardigan

Business casual?

cotton dress shirt, hem with fringes and 3 d floral embellishment, skirt with thigh slit, flared bottom hems, boxer shorts, pattern mix, pastel colours in oxfords stripes, crisp daywear with a color-blocked, collared take on the trend

Stand collars, 3d floral, Fringe Sequin , 3d floral skirt, crop top with

asymmetric skirt, sheer, boxy fit loose top, , pattern mix, knitted socks

Flashy silk, gilt brocade and slinky chain mail are fabrics

a night out,

repositioned metallic for daytime this season

From Alber Elbaz's liquid-silver jumpsuit for Lanvin to the foiled, reptile skins

With every new season, we see a huge variety of metamorphoses with metallic shades, which happen to be put with the color shades, the stylish backgrounds, and the garments combos For this season the metallic trend has acquired a

universal character, put for any time and occasion pieces, generally with the

royal golden and silver shades

Bar trouser suit, animal prints, crop tops, harness style bralets, mesh tops, floral-printed pleats, bar silhouette, floral prints, cocktail dresses, 3d floral,

acid-Fringe Sequin , ruffels skirt top, sheer lace dresses, oversize tux jackets, skinny Axl Rose leather pants, polka-dot blouse and high-waist pencil skirt., see-

through tee, triangle bra, and track pants with a kimono-sleeve cardigan

SUMMERY

DGABBANA

Sheer

PRINTS-SPRING 2014

• FLORAL FANTASY

• POLKA DOTS

• THE ABSTRACT WORLD

• TEXT PRINTS AND DOODLES

• IRIDESCENT PRINTS

• ANIMAL PRINTS

• PORTRAITS AND SCENERY

Sheer

FLORAL FANTASY

Sheer

THE ABSTRACT WORLD

Sheer

SHIMMERING/ IRIDESCENT PRINTS

Sheer

PORTRAITS AND SCENERY

Sheer

POLKA DOT

polka dots have been given a fresh breath, presented via very eye-catching and attractive

designs, created with a variety of colors This color diversity refers to both the background and the dot colors

TEXT PRINTS AND DOODLES

overlapping patterns, clearly legible text prints, at times being brand names as well, or just some key messages the brands want to convey The examples are found

in DKNY, Rebecca Minkoff, Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Zoe Jordan, and

Moschino Cheap & Chic

Sheer

ANIMAL PRINTS

QUIRKY PRINTS

WHITE KNIGHTS

TRENT REPORT

BLOOM TOWN

It’s time to flower-up Having appeared on a whole host of

catwalks, we’re calling floral as the print of the season

The dominant motif of the Spring season was a tropical floral

BLOOM TOWN

SOFT POWER

Say good-bye to the stiff power suit The new tailoring emphasized fluid lines, softer fabrics, longer jackets, and looser pants

MID-CENTURY MODERN

The look of the fifties—and, to a slightly lesser extent, the forties—influenced the collections in Milan and Paris this season with the high waists and spread collars of fifties casualwear but updated them with painted-on details

BLUE PERIOD

The color of the season, full gradient of blue tones, raw indigo blue, engineering prints

THE TUNIC

Tunic dressing with new look, with periodic resurgences , floral prints, long placket, digital prints, sporty look, nineties-leaning street wear-, oversize tee shape, Asian kurta

SPRING 2014 KEY THEMES-MENS

RUBY RED

BLUE FOR YOU

FLOWER POWER

ALL OVER PRINTS

STRIPE & CHECKS

BLUSON BOYS

OVERSIZE SHORTS

T-SHIRTS

BODY SKIMMING TAILORING

CONTEMPORARY KNITS

ON A TECHNICALITY

SLEEK SILKS

MISSION 2

ANNA SUI

Fabric transparency, animal prints, asymmetric silhouette

Representation of print, shoulder cut, handkerchief hemline appeals most

ANNA SUI

Fabric transparency, fringes, animal prints, asymmetric silhouette, triangle bralet Perfect festival attire inspiration

Fabric transparency, abstract, fringes

Silhouette shape, use of fringes, transparent Guayabera top appeals most

CHANEL

3d floral, use of pleats on top, pattern mix, dolman sleeve appeals most

RALPH LAUREN

Fluid ruffles on side seam of gown, use of kimonos, floral prints, pattern mix flouncy

hemline which appeals most and more resemble like Russian inspired collection or luxury skin

MISSION 3

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