Fashion Trends

FASHION TRENDS
Spring / Summer 2011
Given some fashionisers are still living through Spring / Summer 2010 and others
are yet to encounter this year's Spring, looking so far forwards towards 2011
fashion trends seem optimistic. And yet the unveiling of the Spring 2011 collections
is mere months away. All trends that span multiple seasons, it has evolved. Lace
influences for Spring 2010 are more to the classic side with quality antique-style
fabrics the key to the trend. Less of the all over, stretch lace and more of the
unique takes. Click to read more about the lace dress trend. The silhouettes of the
1950s and 1960s make a strong return, with shapes that accentuate curves and
foster femininity. A hip-hugging sheath dress with a below-the-knee hem is the
ultimate in hourglass dressing, while the full circle skirt and dress remain at the
core of the trend. For Spring 2010 introduce fresh colours, prints and light
summery fabrics. Click to read about the '60s dress trend. Clunky wooden shoes. It
doesn't sound like the most glamorous or practical of footwear trends, and yet the
clog reached new heights in 2010 and will continue into 2011. Heeled versions are
by far the best, with a preference for Swedish styles. For Spring experiment with
lighter fabrics like canvas or linen, as well as open-toed styles. Click to read about
the clogs fashion trend. Kitten heels are making a somewhat controversial return,
spurred on by the trend of '50s and '60s dressing. More comfortable yet less
appealing than their higher counterparts, kitten heels can work particularly well
when dainty, pointed, and either retro-inspired or minimalist. When it comes to the
kitten heel in 2011 it's all about the theming. For Spring, kitten heeled sandals are
also an option.
Interfiliere, a fashion industry body dedicated to lingerie and beachwear correctly

peg Spring 2011's fashion trends as an evolution of several recent fashion trends;
key amongst them is the continued reinterpretation of classic styles along all
heavily influenced by the 'lingerie as outerwear' trend that Fashionising.com has
been touting for some time now. For the latter, they've coined a new term:
loungerie. With the elements of lingerie, be it girly or overtly sexual, so prominent
in street fashion, Interfiliere see Spring 2011's key street wear trends as a mixture
between lingerie, swimwear and streetwear (which they group as loungewear), and
lingerie.
The themes for this season are an atmosphere heavily loaded with, memories but
reinvented by using, technical innovations. To maintain the feeling of softness and
a nostalgia of charm, there are sophisticated constructions, digital prints, placed
jacquards, audacious accents, and subtle featherweight effects, silks, fine cottons,
blends. Then there are the refined, luxury lines of coordinates made to last: it's the
triumphant return of the camisole, bodices, teddies: all expressions of an eternal
seduction. Happiness lies in non conformity. It's not a question of being good or
reasonable, but the passion colours evoke, the explosions of prints, geometrical
accents, Indian flowers, folk music kitsch, cartoon influences and the naive
primitives that all mix create a wild patchwork of fashion. A liberated celebration of
all that everyday life is about. Amusing creativity, beachwear influences, mixes of
ethnic and otherworld, ardour and femininity, the whole trend being based on
strong lines. Pleasure gorged on the sun and freshness you'll want from Spring /
Summer 2011. On the one hand, the exotic: exuberant nature inspired by
Gauguin, luxuriant foliage and cat-like beachwear motifs. On the other hand, the
desert: a landscape of sand, primitive embroideries, Berber stripes, beautiful laces
patinated by the years, ikats and metal accents.
For ample shapes such as caftans or djellabahs, dry knits, charming linens and
cottons for the loungerie trend. The essence of a new luxury, ostentatious and
astonishing with a hint of theatrical and urban roughness. Haute couture meets
high-tech. The scene is ostentatious, emphatically astonishing, and unique. In the
corridors of this new theatricality surface effects, contrasts of opaque and
transparency. Think transfer prints, graphics and bondage accents. This is the
essence of the new luxury, exceptional beauty ready to conquer the land of
modernity. For their take on the colours for Spring 2011 clothing trends, cloth
manufacturers Lenzing believe that we won't just be throwing off the darker colours
of Fall 2010's trends but possibly even the mentality that has gone with recent
financially tough times. Thus they see Spring / Summer 2011 colours as those
which are "uplifting" and "soften, energise, and excite." Spring personified in a
palette, the colours that make up this Spring 2011 colour trend are mostly named
after flowers: iris, viola, daffodil, poppy, and geranium. Unsurprisingly, should this
colour scheme take your fancy, this one should be worked into your Spring 2011
wardrobe as a part of your florals.
According to Lenzing new and unexpected twists on classic elements, and naturally
bright pigments, will develop into new classics. "Fabrics are classic, materials the
same but all elements are somewhat twisted: fibers in unusual yarn-spinning and
-counts, classical weave patterns in atypical materials clashed with a curious
checkered design, an embroidery where you didn't expect it - nothing loud, just
enough to make you startle." Sitting as our favourite Spring / Summer 2011 colour
trend 'aqueous' is also the most dangerous. An obvious colour theme for Spring
2011 because of its nautical tones, such obviousness is also what is likely to see it
lazily interpreted and applied - a danger for designers and labels looking to apply
seasonal colours to their basics. To avoid such misapplication Lenzing believe it
should be used with "floating" pieces where the fabric is the focus; an
interpretation of the sheer clothing trend seems a strong contender if you intend to
work this colour theme through your wardrobe.

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