Trend 7# SS 2015: STRIPES ON

We no longer see them on the street crossing, their here now on clothes, shoes, scarves, bags, anything possible you can think off. The code which is none just to convey the message of safety to cross on streets is now the pattern/ print on outfits on the runway too. The history for this trend goes back to Medieval times where prisoners, prostitutes, hangmen and all those condemned with a crime or an act of mimicry that would be assigned to wear striped clothing. 

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Written By: Parmita Dilip Sujan                             Designed By: Jenny Chu

It would be ridiculous to notice the negativity that stripes carried before this as a french cobbler was sent to death only because his attire comprised of striped clothing. However with time this has changed. Not only did we see stripes on the condemned but also on the battlefield, where the french navy men wore blue & white striped shirts as their uniform with 21 stripes that symbolized each of Napoleon’s victories.

Even artist like Gene Davis soon  broke free from the negative notion of crime and started making colorful vibrant paintings with colored stripes in 1972. With time artists and designers have adopted stripes as an unquestionable pattern that give off both a casual laid back as well as a formal element of style when paired with timeless classic workwear.. There’s nothing like that of a uniform in them. They come from all directions in different widths and in refreshingly vibrant hues. They may be horizontal, vertical, thin, thick, black and white, this motif is perfect for the SS15 wardrobe that gives out a strong graphic statement whether day or night.

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Trend 6# SS 2015: CULOTTE CRAZY

Pants have always made it to the key trends season after season, whether cropped, ankle length or any other variation for that matter. This SS15 culottes set forth the edgy chic look. They came in leather, suede, printed and exorbitantly oversized or straight legged. Fashion just reached the helm of comfort with the flowing wide legged baseball loose culottes.

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Written By: Parmita Dilip Sujan                             Designed By: Jenny Chu

Gone are the days where slim trousers, now we see the streets flooded with women wearing wide legged culottes.As much as we love maneuvering over our all clean white bed the culottes give us the exact same comfort, except they don’t restrict us to wearing them at home. This key comfort statement has become the point of fashion conversation and showcases on the SS15 runway.

Culottes are relaxed with volume and an illusionary resemblance to the A-line skirt slight texture and paired with cropped top or tailored longer-line jacket or a short smart blouse. The term culotte originates from the Victorian Era when women called these pants a divided skirt which hangs like skirt but looked like pants. Breaking free from the notion of long dresses and skirts being the only lady like attire for women culottes was now an option that bridged compromise with function.These culottes came to be developed for horseback riding so that women could accompany men and not need to sit side saddle but wide legged instead.

The word culotte came along from the French translation of its meaning as split riding skirt. The freedom in the garment structure of culottes was to give women the liberty to perform activities such as gardening, cleaning, bike riding, etc while still maintaining her elegance of a pair trousers that looked like a flowing skirt.

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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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