Prognosis for the fashion trends SS 2012

For every Milanese it is not a secret that a very special event which everyone is waiting for so impatiently is coming in less than a month – Milan fashion week spring /summer 2012 womenswear.  It becomes more and more noticeable even  from the early stage when the city seem to acquire an international attitude – any public place like café or restaurants is fulfilled with an English dialect, Italian men are flirting around with  the young  foreign  models, fashion students walking around with their cameras.  For a week of the fashion show, Milan transfers into a fashion victim place – people who are not even relevant to the fashion industry term, put on their best suits to match the city rhythm.

So how would the upcoming  SS 2012 collections look like? I have decided to schedule the prognosis and projections by comparing the last three-year spring/summer tendency results. So the trends listed below  are the ones repeated  predominantly. 

1.      Pattern play 

                                                                                     

Gareth Pugh SS2011

  Philosophy by Alberta Ferretti 

 SS200Givenchy SS2010

2.      Goddess worship 

Chloe SS2011

 Chrisitian Dior SS2010

 Donna karan SS2009

3.      ‘We wear pants’

Diane von Furstenberg SS2011

 Gianfranco Ferre SS2010

 Tibi SS2009

4.      Seeing the light

Cerruti SS2011

 Fendi SS2009

 Matthew Ames SS2010

Untitled

Untitled by anya-stepanova featuring a double breasted wool coat

Miu Miu floral print dress
$4,105 - net-a-porter.com

Stella McCartney double breasted wool coat
$1,775 - net-a-porter.com

Jeffrey campbell wedge
$197 - modcloth.com

Celine animal handbag
€2.400 - colette.fr

Alexander McQueen brass jewelry
$950 - net-a-porter.com

John Lewis Women cream glove
£65 - johnlewis.com

Prada Prada Parfums 1.7oz. Eau De Parfum Spray
$75 - lordandtaylor.com

Ellis Faas L102 Creamy Lips
£22 - liberty.co.uk

British countryside.

British countryside by anya-stepanova featuring clutch handbags

Elle US September 2011 by Laurie Bartley

Just this evening, after finishing my previous post about the latest trends for FW 2011/12, I was about to go to bed, when i have decided to quickly look through the latest fashion editorials and i saw one which left me astonished so i decided to share it with you -  Jeneil Williams by Laurie Bartley for Elle US September 2011. Amazing photography, choice of colors and model (Jeneil Williams) who is probably among few models with such a strong face expression. It is a tropical storyline about the escape of the artist  supported by the Brian Molloy (stylist) likes of Versace, Chloe, Max Mara and Balenciaga.
Enjoy :) 

 

 

Trend report FW 2011/12

As the autumn comes rapidly, i think it is time to talk about latest fashion trends even though the summer is still taking over especially in my case (the weather in Milan would be quite warm until November) . This season, there are quite a lot of them, different in its nature so I would like to concentrate on the ones i prefer the most:

Tux
I cannot even express my joy when i realized that classical form of tux is coming back in fashion - minimal, 'no print', 'borrowed-from-the-boys, A-la Viktoria Beckham style along with the matching color, above the ankle, a little oversized trousers can work perfectly for both - everyday and evening wear.

Vogue China  
Victoria and David Beckham 

 Michael Kors FW 2011, New York streetwear

Russian Vogue august 2011 issue





Spots

What can be more girly than spotty dresses? This season we see the interpretation from the diaphanous Gucci gowns to the complete 'spotty commitment' from Marc Jacobs. 

Gucci FW dress from FW 2011, Marc Jacobs FW 2011, Fashion shooting by Steven Klein



Color Forms

And again fashion comes back to the 'geometry basics' like Ennio Capasa's collection has a definite recall from the famous 'Mondrian dress' by YSL from 1967. Structured colorful pattern wool jackets from Chloè or the minimalistic black/white garments from YSL represent the modern way of the 'print architecture'.

 

Costume National FW 2011 vs Mondrian dress from YSL 1967


Editorial from www.fashiogonerogue.com 

YSL FW 2011
Prada FW 2011


Steel chains

Rough, massive, one piece design which by itself can be seen as a
'too much' accessory, along with a simple minimal no print garment
is in its perfect harmony. The brightest representatives this season would be Phoebe Philo and Stefano Pilati who found great solutions in order to create the 'perfect accent' for their collections. 

    Celine FW 2011 

          YSL FW 2011 

 

Bow tie

Even though,the 'boy alike' look was twigged at a latest FW 2011 runways, there have been some celebrities spotted during with the   dandy-ish neckties which is somehting new.