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olor Blocking is seen throughout New York runways, but not just any colors are used. We see a reoccuring theme of desingers using the same color pallette of red, orange, yellow, and blue through color blocking. These colors together can represent jamaican regge, or as Tommy Hilfiger suggests: the colors of the inspirational regge artist Bob Marley. As Laura Yiannakou explains, “Statement-making bucket hats in Jamaican-inspired colour complemented string vests and retro tracksuits, which combined Caribbean cool with comfort and commerciality�. Although this specific theme may not be the focus of other designers, there is a pattern in the complimentaty pairing orange and blue along with the other warm colors used.
Carmen Marc Valvo
Warm
Jil Sander
Tommy Hilfiger
Milly Mils
Ground Zero
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S16 London trend: The mordern buisness women in white. Through out the runway looks of london we see an on-going appearance of the clean professional pant suit. The purity of white and structure of the blazor create a simpilized contrast and hide any sense of feminitiy. Joesph’s titled the theme of his collection as: Masculine made Feminine. This is a theme that is clearly influence throughout many London desingers of SS16.
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lame has taken over Milan for SS16. Many desingers have been showing a lot of metallic materials and glossed leathers. This look is showing and also appears to be futuristic. It is nicely contrasted with the simple silhouettes. In Antonio Marras’ SS16 Anna Ross describes the collection as “The clothes delivered on this thought; humble, easy to wear silhouettes in an earthy palette, juxtaposed with rich and regal embellishment and excess ornamentation. Fairy-taleesque trims conjured up a romantic nostalgia, counterbalanced with plain utility layers, in practical shapes.� This additude is demonstrated through the other desingers with the exception of using earth tones for a color scheme. Many of these metallic garments look rather unnatural.
Alberto ZambellĂ
Jil
Sander
Au Jour Le Jour Aquilano Rimondi
Antonio
Marras
Versace
P A R I S LOOSE KNITS
Spring and summer knits are everywhere in Paris. But not just any knits. These are specifically black and white loosely knit garments that appear to be rather delicate. It is also seen through out a lot of these knit cat walks that desingers are covering the faces as if they are hiding behind these unstructured fibers. A. F. Vandevorst’s line especially hides almost all of the body, while still allowing see through elements.
VĂŠronique Branquinho Redemption
Lanvin
Alexander Mcqueen
A.F.Vandevorst
Mugler
VERA WANG V
era Wang is a desinger New York based designer who was bron in June 1949. Vera wang was one of desingers who did not have her name brand world wide until her 40’s. First starting in the fashion industry being an editor for Vogue, Wang found her niche for wedding gowns. She opened her first bridal retail shop in 1990. And they became famous. Vera Wang’s bridal line is by far her most successful and is her best money maker. Her aesthetic is very elegant, feminine, and simplicistic. Although she is very high-end and many celebrities wear her gowns, she does wisely market much more affordable wedding growns for a broader customer.
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is a newer desinger from New Zealand. She was born in 1969 and moved to New York for school and later to work as a desinger for Cynthia Rowley until she started desinging for herself with her first catwalk in 1999. Even just for being a new desinger, she has made her name well known and she did it fast.
Rebacca Taylor’s aesthetic is delicate, feminine, and recognizable. She has an eye for detail and thris is shown through her embroidered trims and elegant laces that are always accented through her seasonal lines. “Today, Rebecca is inspired by her clients: charismatic and creative women who demand a beautiful, versatile wardrobe”. -Description of aesthetic on RT brand website.
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