UTILITARIAN STREETWEAR READY-TO-WEAR 2021.
Comfort. Practicality. Easy to wear.
The first era of fashion bread utilitarian streetwear, featuring simple lines and minimal trimmings for both men and women.
Historically relating back to the 1940’s practicality has become a trend that has travelled on for decades and but in recent years has become more about self-expression, relating certain aspects back to Hip-Hop underground urban movements in the 1970’s.
Utilitarian streetwear now re-adapts and produing a creation of new meaning with structual, youthful pieces.
If you look at fashion now, you see that the street really leads to everything.
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How to incorporate utilitarian streetwear into your wardrobe
This is a style that can be easily worn today, with connotations to the subcultural streetwear trends emphasising all aspects of work, sports and combat-wear.
Playing with proportions is key, losse and baggy are two different silhouuettes!
Create layering with oversized utility vests balancing the overall look, reflecting the approach to the hi lo style.
• Refresh your wardrobe with balanced oversized silhouettes with #utilitydetails, including large pockets and ring buckles to give a stylish work-wear feel.
• Readapting the idea of combat wear has introduced sports-wear fabrics such as nylon and neoprene, making utility wear more breathable with #fucntionalfuture.
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Essentials for your wardrobe: - Cargo Trousers - Utility Vest - Plain body suits - Chunky Trainers Kenzo Tre by Natalie Ratabesi Private Policy4. 7.6 5.
evolving utilitarian streetwear - the future
The future of this trend will see a prioritised balance between casual streetwear and utilitarian, sartorial structure.
• #elevatedbasics will add newness to utilitarian streetwear, including cargo trousers, utility vest and oversized blazers.
• Oversized silhouettes will still be a main focus and introducing summer materials such as denim and cotton will add structure to hybrid designs.
Comfort and funcntional modular designs.
Utilitarian streetwear will return back to its original roots in some aspects, driving updates within hardware details such as buckles, suits and classic neutral colours.
Key fabrics to keep a close eye on for utilitarian streetwear:
- Soft ribbed
- Recasted denim
- Cotton and cotton blends
Also, with sustainability being a huge importance in the fashion industry we may also see fabrics such as sea weed and algae hitting the high street.
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evolving utilitarian streetwear - designs and colours
Key prints and graphics.
Utilitarian fashion is becoming more of an art form and a way of self-expression through this we will see a new appearance of high contrast panelling within streetwear.
• #re-rootednature will also make an appearance within utility wear introducing more earth tones including brown and bringing back historical colours such as dark greens.
• Arty graphics and cut and sew will make a statement to any utilitarian look, by pairing tight tops with art patterns to oversized trousers you get the hi lo style.
Designs will include brighter colours relating to nature, with silhouettes being larger, with basics being elevated with patterns and tight fabrics such as lycra and polyester blends with elastane to give a skin like look to items such as body suits and t-shirts.
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IMAGE REFERENCES.
1. Priavte policy (2021) fall ready-to-wear collection vogue runway (online image). available from <https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2021ready-to-wear/private-policy/slideshow/collection#26> (accessed 18th march 2020)
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14. Gabriela Hearst (2020) fall 2020 ready-to-wear collection, brown utility suit (online image). available from <https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/ fall-2020-ready-to-wear/gabriela-hearst/slideshow/collection#1> (accessed 17th march 2021).
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Image references
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