I initially found these via pinterest and then entering the sites that they were pinned from.
| Von Trapp |
This first trend I picked up on focuses on and rustic, Austrian based theme. I includes a lot of open weave wool, tartans, furs, small hats, long or billowing dresses and skirts, and capes. And the color pallette features mostly deeper browns, blues and greys with pops of red and yellows. I have included an image of the Von Trapp family from 'The Sound of Music' as a silhouette reference, most of the clothing I have seen adheres to this, with the main focus on the midi skirts.
| Cosmic |
This next trend is named Cosmic for obvious reasons, if focuses on a very futuristic and extraordinary nature theme, taking on images of the Aurora Borealis, illuminating and iridescent underwater life and other creatures, and beautiful images of space; i.e - The Milky Way and The Crab Nebula. There are so many gorgeous colours in all of these images, air-go, when you take a look at the colour palette, you will see that there are a whole range of colours that are included in this theme, but the main idea is that there will not be just one that would be used on a garment, several of these would most likely be used at one time with a metallic finish.
| Wonderland Eclectic |
This trend is really beautiful, it, again, like the previous trend, focuses on a nature theme but this time, with a surrealist twist. The idea behind this trend is so simple yet so compelling. I love the picture of the far right of the side profile woman wearing the matching turban to the backdrop, such gorgeous image and really effective. I really like the soft, off-whites in this collection which are also included alot in the last trend I have included (below) and a lot in current fashion weeks. The whole pallette is really pretty, mostly greens blues and greys with just a pop of peach meaning that blue stands out even more! (Blue and orange are opposite on the colour wheel). Fabrics in this trend haven't been overly indicated, but I am going to make an educated guess and say that there would maybe be alot of natural fabrics relating back to the theme, i.e- Cotton, linen, wool, silk... and maybe some chiffon too depending on the look.
This trend really reminds me of the work by German Photographer, Loretta Lux. Her work takes on a similar surrealist vibe. Her images are mostly portraits of children and are manipulated in Photoshop to create a painting like aesthetic. They are really quite beautiful.
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| Loretta Lux |
| Scanned |
This last trend is by far my favourite. Although I really love the other trends I have listed, this one, for some reason, really stands out to me. Although the sheer look is 'en vogue' as we speak, this is a really refreshing take on it; with the x-ray concept, known as 'see-through chic'. Obviously this trend will rest heavily on sheer fabrics like Chiffon, Georgette and Voile but it may take a more unconventional route because of the daintiness of this trend and pull in some Latex rubber which is naturally translucent or some of the clear plastic fabric used for rain macs. The colour palette for this trend is just gorgeous, really classic colours. I think buying into simple garments based on these concepts would be a really good investment for a timeless piece.
All in all, I am really excited about what we will see in the A/W 16-17 shows if these forecasts are anything to go by!
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Sites used : http://www.lorettalux.de/
http://www.fashionista.com (referenced from WGSN.com)
http://www.pinterest.com
http://www.eclectictrends.com
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