SHROUDED – WOMENSWEAR, COCOONING LAYERS, CRAFTED FEATURES – Ultimate Sportswear Styles

SHROUDED - WOMENSWEAR, COCOONING LAYERS, CRAFTED FEATURES - Ultimate Sportswear Styles

SOURCE Inspired by Yeezy, and Tim Coppens’ sportswear collection for Under Armour, oversized outerwear is paired with compressive, sport-inspired next to- skin pieces; whilst Stella McCartney, both with her own collection and her collaboration with Adidas, continues to experiment with the contrasts of voluminous and form-fitting silhouettes. Color Softened blacks provide the base to off-whites, […]

Sport Code – Unisex, Iconic Language & Bold Logos

Sport Code - Unisex, Iconic Language & Bold Logos

SOURCE Clear nods to iconic sporting language are at the heart of a strong athleisure visual this season. From Louis Vuitton to H&M, via genuine athleisure brands such as Aether and Outdoor Voices, logos stand proud whilst classic notions of color blocking are brought up-to-date through scale, position, and color. Athleisure is celebrating its roots. […]

Shoreline – Faded Hand Finished Classics

Shoreline - Faded Hand Finished Classics

SOURCE An authentic Riviera aesthetic is revisited as we take inspiration from designers focussed on authentic, natural fabrics with an archival look and feel that include dry hopsack-like weaves and loosely woven linens. These traditional craftsmanship looks are found in the collections of Anissa Aida and Orley. COLOUR A palette rooted in traditionally nautical tones […]

Easter Craft – Zeb Basics and Calming Neutrals Casual Wear Fabrics

Easter Craft - Zeb Basics and Calming Neutrals Casual Wear Fabrics

SOURCE Inspired by an emerging renaissance of hand crafting techniques, particularly of Eastern crafts such as bookbinding and origami, we are drawn to a calming and authentic aesthetic created by textilebased artists such as Erin Curry. COLOUR These are the new neutrals. A Zen palette of off-whites, sand and barely there blue, layered in calming […]

Treasured Theme for Casual Wear – Touched by Human Hand

Treasured Theme for Casual Wear - Touched by Human Hand

SOURCE Exploring the human connection within textiles, this eclectic, collected look and feel are developed by layering pieces with an aged or ‘touched by human hand’ aesthetic in vintage-inspired fabrics. We are inspired by the most recent collections of Acne and the scavenged, patchworked grounds of Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens and print design books. Color A […]

Arctic Style for Menswear Casuals

Arctic Style for Menswear Casuals

SOURCE Barbara Vaughn’s rippling photography inspires through her exploration of aquatic patterning and depth of colour. While her work focuses on water, these natural surfaces are photographed with a several menswear graphic designs in high quality – a contrast that is felt throughout this theme, in which traditional fisherman silhouettes are married with contemporary detailing. Color […]

Club Oasis – Desert Wear Prints Concepts for Fabrics

Club Oasis - Desert Wear Prints Concepts for Fabrics

SOURCE Taking note from the late 1960s and early ‘70s, we find a look rooted in free-spirited escapism and eclecticism. A key inspiration is found in Leonard Knight’s captivatingly colorful Salvation Mountain, hand built from clay and junk in the Californian desert. This revisited fascination with analog creation is seen closer to home in the […]

Casual Tonic Youth – Source, Color & Attitude

Casual Tonic Youth - Source, Color & Attitude

SOURCE A new age of sports-inspired fashion championed by designers including Caitlin Price and Ryohei Kawanish of Landlord sees items creatively layered in striking new proportions. Much like the layered, tiled installations of sculptor Phung Tien Phan, clean lines are emphasized by the bold use of colour. COLOUR Punchy levels of green and plastic-like pink […]

Ad Hoc : Democratised Design and Production

Ad Hoc Democratised Design and Production

We are witnessing a new industrial revolution; one that rejects big business and pursues democratized design and production. Consumers are demonstrating new values around consumption, and designers are shifting their focus from polished, elitist design to more ad hoc new crafts that mash together digital fabrication and reclaimed materials, creating a design direction with an […]