FOR THE LOVE OF CHINTZ by Lucy Whitehead

FOR THE LOVE OF CHINTZ

U P H OL ST E RY

WOMENSWEAR A/W 17/18

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A BALANCE BETWEEN THE PAST AND THE PRESENT BRINGS A RICH TACTILITY TO THE SEASON. TRADITIONAL VELVET FLOCK AND PLUSH UPHOLSTERY MATERIALS ARE REVIVED THROUGH MODERNIST INSPIRED SILHOUETTES.

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I WEAR MY GRANDMA’S CLOTHES, I LOOK INCREDIBLE.

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NEAR PASTELS PLAY INTO RETRO THEMES THE LIGHTER TONES OF THE ‘FOR THE LOVE OF CHINTZ’ PALETTE HAVE A DUSKY NEAR-PASTEL QUALITY, IN LINE WITH A WIDER SHIFT FOR COLOUR THIS SEASON, WHICH MOVES AWAY FROM OBVIOUS LIGHTS AND DARKS AND TOWARDS MORE IN-BETWEEN TONES. THESE CRISP CLEAN COLOURS WORK WELL FOR THE RETRO THEMES.

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NEAR PASTELS

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PANTONE P 50-4 U

PANTONE P 121-10 U

PANTONE P 152-7 C

PANTONE P 101-11 U

PANTONE P 120-15 U

PANTONE P 8-7 U

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PANTONE P 174-12 C

PANTONE P 50-1 U

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FABRIC FOR THIS SEASON TAKES INSPIRATION FROM JASMINE DEPORTA’S SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS SOFA SAFARI,UNLEASHING A TROOP OF MODELS INTO A WAREHOUSE FULL OF SECOND HAND SOFAS, TO WHICH THEY THEN CO-ORDINATED THEIR OUTFITS.

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SOFA SAFARI

IS THAT YOUR GRANDMA’S COAT?

FABRIC TAKES INSPIRATION FROM INTERIOR SURFACES, WITH A POST RETRO STYLE EMERGING WHERE RETRO COLOUR AND TEXTURES ARE COMBINED WITH CONTEMPORARY FINISHES AND DETAILS - EXPECT TO SEE ALOT OF CHINTZ FLORALS, PLUSH VELVET AND RAW DENIM.

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INDULGENT VOLUME

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EXTREME AND EXTRAVAGANT FORMS OF TACTILITY AND SCALE LEAD TO INDULGENT SILHOUETTES WITH GENEROUSLY SCULPTED VOLUME.

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RUFFLES FRINGING PANELS DRAWSTRING FASTENINGS PLEATS BOWS

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