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Vol.08 Issue 01/03, 03.01.2008 |
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CPD Womens' Wear Trends Spring/Summer 2008Sportier and yet light and smart, matt/shine effects and functional details, ...
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Alexandros Talianis
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The fashion for next summer will be sportier and yet have a light and smart feel
about it. Across all product groups CPD Düsseldorf showcased
uncompromising modernity driven by minimised design elements and a playful slant
on new proportions. CPD Düsseldorf proposes three themes for the coming 2008 Spring/Summer season based on the trends elaborated by the DMI: |
Bandolera
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Smart Easyness |
Nonstop
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In addition to high-quality gabardines, twills, fine crepes, cretonnes and accordion pleats it is light self-coloured shades and white nuances like paper, cream and ivory that emphasise the lightness of this look. In combination with subtle beige and all shades of grey from cool mid tones to glamorous silver and platinum, they form the colour base of this theme. While black and white stress the often graphic-art looks of these styles, yellow, blue and jade green set accents with Bauhaus styling: either as stand-alone colours, geometric colour surfaces or abstract flowers and foliage. Shiny tech-look fabrics, satins, chintz finishes and glossy PU coatings as well as many silk blends enrich fashion with thrilling high-gloss stories.
City Hopper |
Suat Bahceci
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Yokes, hoods, loops, flap and bellows pockets, drawstrings and zippers feature as
insignia of functionality for this look. Parka styles, biker and bomber jackets form
the backbone of sporty outdoor outfits that predominantly make a statement with
intense, almost artificial colours, shine and opalescent looks. Loose-fit pants,
Bermudas, shorts and short skirts are equally modernised through cargo-details. |
Mills
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Natural and earthy colours are combined in camouflage style but often translated in man-made fibre blends to take away that heavy feel. Classics such as olive and khaki are combined with slate or tealeaf green getting a kick out of blue shades, silver and platinum grey. Almost synthetic and therefore surprisingly new are such accent colours as sulphur yellow, emerald, chlorophyll and turquoise and bright orange.
Sunny Smile |
kookai
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Even very fine twills, gabardines, soft-lustre chintzed fabrics and satins suddenly look up-to-date and modern thanks to these radiant colours. Like smooth fabrics they consistently stress the clear, often unpretentious styles of garments in this theme. Elements taken from active sports such as zippers and reflective ribbons set accents thanks to their novel positions, for example. Coloured denim garments are considered key basics. Furthermore, we should not lose sight of simple tennis and strappy dresses which, like short skirts, T-shirts and V-neck pullovers are revamped by colour blocking, bright contrast-colour facings and ring stripes. The language of this theme is artificial even including print designs. In addition to the graphic details already mentioned -; facings and ring stripes - the imagery of Andy Warhol and Tom Wessel has inspired the collage-type, graphic-art motifs while Pucci designs and large-repeat abstract florals characterise the surfaces.
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