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Lounge Knit Dressing
Cold-shoulder, off-the-shoulder, ladder and slit sleeves and lace insets are by far, the biggest issues in tops, and continue to get bigger.
Caging, strapping, cutouts, draping, lace insets and yokes. This look is newest and adds a new element of skin exposure.
Emerging as a hot classification, taking its cue from athleisure. Head-to-toe soft knit dressing is making a comeback.
Textured Knits
Beach Pants
The Shirt
Gauzy textures, slubs and ribs. Solids are key with the focus on new shapes and details including trapeze, cutouts, pleats, mixed media, shoulder details and embroidery.
Gauzy, linen textures are key. Stripes are the stars. Wide-leg cropped lengths add newness for a more career feeling. Don’t forget the soft short.
Tencel continues in mixed media while prints add newness. Look for ruffles, pintucks, shoulder details, cutouts, dropped waists, tassel ties and embroideries to add interest.
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Third Finishing Pieces
Destructed Denim
Easy Dresses
Bombers appear especially in soft fabrications and prints. With vests and sleeveless toppers, newness is in the length. From cropped swing silhouettes to 3/4-lengths and maxi looks, high slits add drama and ease.
28� skinny is the favorite with the addition of embroidery, destruction, frayed edges and released hems. Rayon blends and soft hands. Color emerges in both denim and twill. Soft blush tone colors, olive and eggshell.
Midi is the buzzword. Swing dresses and casual looks emerge and look right. Knit dresses have a major place in this category. Lace details, cutouts and shoulders are the focus.
The Buzz Fabrics
Standout Details
Color Me Right
Gauze: knit & woven
Cutouts
Blushes
Slubs
Caging
Apricots
Cupro/sueded hand
Embroideries
China blues
Chambray
Screens
Eggshell
Tencel
Lace up
Anything tie-dye
Ghost
Sleeve interest
Olive
Ribs
Ruffles
White
Denim
Tassels
Indigos
Linen
Lace & crochet trims
Reds
Eyelet
Pleating
Lace
Laser cuts
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