Trend 5# SS 2015: PASTEL POWDER

Observing pastels since a child, seeing it on the runway today has taken everyone by awe with simplicity and subtlety. Pastels were always known to be the little box of crayons we would create artworks with. Now designers have taken on their tool of sketching and transformed it into a whole new palette for the runway.

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Written By: Parmita Dilip Sujan                                    Designed By: Jenny Chu

While putting together this concept, the pastel trend voices a subtle tinge of happiness on the ramp. On a day of scorching heat, Pastel clothes are sure to add fun to your look. While picking out clothes for the day we always look for a balance in color and attire. Pastels sure strike that balance well. In the lightness and delicateness that brings about a girly feminine lady like style the splashes of pastel colors is perfect. No matter which season, weather, or time of the year, the mood set by an ensemble worn in pastel works universally. With drops of these subtle playful colors coming from all around us inspired by food and patisserie delicacies like macaroon, crayons, make-up powders, cupcakes and other sweet treats, the runway and street styles are now Rocking the pastel power in style.

The ethereal essence of this trend is the irresistible girly yet trendy elegant vibe given off by it. The ideal castle of color built in shades of pastel gives women a princess like feeling, washed and painted in soft pastel hues. To  keep the pastel-ism alive by making yourself as elegant as possible with pointed toe stilettos, knee-length hemlines, dainty florals, hats and classic purses. With temperatures rising within an array of pastel perfection from mint green, lavender and blush pink twisting the shades this season to become candilicious to all. Embracing feminine beauty to become overly chic has become the norm for bringing out the women’s true female self.

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Trend 4# SS 2015: SPORT MESH

Always heard that runway was the court of the creative and the fields and playgrounds were meant for the sporty athletes. These two completely diverse realm of work and life have merged into a new fashion aesthetic making the runway a field for trends to play along. Mesh has got out of playgrounds and gyms to now become the fabric of sporty luxe wear. Inspired from uniforms of professional athletes from different genres of sports, designers have manipulated them into creations made from netted, perforated and fishnet fabrics on baggy tees, loose-fitting tanks, ab-baring crop tops and peek-a-boo skirts and hemlines.

One would  be surprised to see how just the simple aspects of being a sportsperson has set forth a trend by designers. Fashion houses take one sporty aspect and into different looks, like a baseball cap design with a rich fabric like leather is  combined to make them totally unexpected (but also awesome) item of clothing.

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Written By: Parmita Dilip Sujan                                Designed By: Jenny Chu

The white mesh–mash all over the streets and the runway has heightened the edgy and classy forms of sweaters, tanks and tops. White known to be the color of peace, serenity and achievement has clearly washed away its co-colors into becoming the staple color for this trend. All the way from the badminton court net, tennis racket, mesh shuttle cock up to the sporty shoes all add to being the athletic and playful chic.

Teaming up anything white washed with mesh adds texture and movement to the outfit. With utmost ease within the realm of fashion the white mesh pushes style to being innovative, trendy, sporty, youthful and versatile all at the same time. Styling the mesh with bold accessories or clean separates streamlines the silhouettes on and off the runway to be sharp and eye-catching even though their all white! The sporty chic aesthetic of the white washed mesh is reigning in this Spring Summer 2015.

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Trend 3# SS 2015: DENIM FOREVER

Looking for a classy chic look, the first thing that you pull out of your wardrobe is denim. The blue white combo adds nothing but comfort to an outfit. Dating back to 40 years ago, denim has transformed in its audience drastically. Where once upon a time denim was worn only by the working class and the lumberjacks while performing laborious tasks, now denim is the “never to die” trend. Even celebrities count on a denim separate as their sunday comfy outfit.

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Written By: Parmita Dilip Sujan                             Designed By: Jenny Chu 

Such a versatile garment that went from the farms in America to todays international runway collections supported by both high-end and high street design houses.

“The Blues” has become the easy to wear chic element today. We wear it frayed, ripped, classy, boot legged and skinny fitted, all to suit our attire for the day. The laid back narrative of fashion is defined by DENIM today. No more do we see DENIM worn just as jeans. We find it taking over our wardrobe by becoming the fabric for jackets, jumpers, dresses, shirts, shorts, skirts, pants, bags, accessories and even furniture.

The fashion industry has kept in mind to manipulate this fabric so much that every time you wear it, there is room to style it up with anything and everything. One can securely say that denim is the one element of everyone’s clothing that will never fade away.

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Trend 2# SS 2015: FLOWER POWER

Bloom Bloom! Flora is the thing this season. We see the garden growing and blooming on the runway with a mixture of happy colors and painterly like feeling combined into a one outfit. Flowers blooming everywhere on outfits by numerous designers has surely spiked up our closet with juicy, fruity and fragrant colors this season. Spring is here with flowers flourishing the right up to the design studios. Spring Summer 2015 is all prepared with a myriad of designers embracing the floral trend. Bound by the winter chills, April showers us with the May flowers forcing us to be drawn to inviting the flowers in to take over our wardrobe. multi-colored and bold freshens up your summer statement.

Written by: Parmita Dilip Sujan                                        Designed by: Jenny Chu 

The small little pot or bouquet of flowers that was once just used for decorating your home or placed in your garden 
has become the element of power in a woman's look. The smooth transition from one season to another comes with elements of nature added together created a rhythm almost music in design. Flowers are known to brighten up your mood, with floral as a trend in fashion they're a clear way to establish both happiness and freshness in your look.

The dawn of femininity on fashion in SS 2015 has tweaked the traditional approach of prints being parse and pushed them to be on of the fabric types in line with adding the girly look to the attire. This blooming affair has taken on the form of light-as-air dresses, exquisite gowns, tailored suits, flowy skirts and silky jumpsuits making you as chirpy as the weather. Flexible to your needs floral separates work perfectly well with basic pants or skirts to matched with accessories to complete your spring summer 2015 look. 

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Trend 1# SS 2015: FLARE LADY

The trend this Spring Summer 2015 saw a revival of comfort and elegance - "The Full Skirt". The extremely tight fitted waist is back from the 1950’s. The figure flattering silhouette with a high waistline adding emphasis to the smallest part of a woman’s torso, hits the runway all over.

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Written By: Parmita Dilip Sujan                                        Designed By: Jenny Chu

We see it in pop, mosaic, geometric and patterned going wild all at once transforming the Full Skirt structure. Once an ensemble to a vintage fashion lover, now has taken on street fashion when paired with either the sexy crop top, bandeau, an elegant blouse or the bold sporty sweatshirt. With a multi matchable styling liberty the full skirt economizes the use of fabric keeping the tone of the era. Laser cut, Geometric illusions and of course the wild patterns woven and bound together add to the voluminous Full Skirt.

Elements of the sunny shade- umbrella open up to form the Full Skirt silhouette. Nature’s call to the centre of attention of a Full Skirt comes from the contours of lilies making the chic outfit look symmetrical and balanced. The architecture of the Full Skirt is closely bound by the alphabet “A” exaggerating the structure of a basic skirt into that of a Runway ready while keeping its aesthetic still as a ready to wear piece.

The Full Skirt has cultivated a fashion statement with the wardrobe must have of the season with a duo of comfort and elegance.

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