Forecasting Sportswear Styles A/W 20/21?

Forecasting Sportswear Styles AW 2021

The power of the collective over the individual is brought to the fore once more, as sportswear sets aside the cult of the celebrity in favour of pragmatic product focus and a knowledge-driven core. With ‘outsider status’ rapidly losing currency as a means to inject desirability into flagging brands – even in an age where […]

Fabric Direction for Athlete & Sportswear

Fabric Direction for Athlete & Sportswear

Fresh Mesh Digital tie-dye printed effects, 3D structural raised surface features, space-dyed yarns, and multi-sized mesh hole constructions are just some of the ways mesh is being rejuvenated to become as aesthetically interesting as it is functionally astute. Plush As it is a winter season we expect warmth and insulation to be a big feature […]

Redefined Casualwear – Learn from the Best

Redefined Casualwear - Learn from the Best

ReBORN Oversized and re-structured A neutral stripped-bare palette. We imagine a new, hyper-digitalized and advanced world born from the ashes of dystopia. As new Sci-Fi movies like Passengers, Arrival, and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets are about to be released, we imagine a game influenced by the new space race. The retro […]

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 […]

100% Linen Denims for Summer – Sustainable Fabric Trends

100% Linen Denims for Summer - Sustainable Fabric Trends

SUMMER BREEZE • LINEN/COTTON BLENDS • 100% LINEN • AIRY ASPECTS • SACKCLOTH WEAVES • MESH-LOOK STRUCTURES • LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMBRAYS • SHADED FADING • DUSTY-LOOKING SURFACES • DRY HANDLES • BREATHABILITY & SUMMER COMFORT HEAVY DUTY • COMPACT 3D STRUCTURES • DENIM BONDED TO POLAR FLEECE • EXAGGERATED HEAVY WEIGHTS • RIGID & STURDY • […]

Latest 3D Textures on Denims Now Trending

Latest 3D Textures on Denims Now Trending

• TEXTURAL & TACTILE SURFACES • HOPSACK, OXFORD & DOBBY WEAVES • HAIRY ASPECTS • TACTILE RAISED “TWILL” LINES • CORDUROY TEXTURES • FLOATING STITCH JACQUARDS

Camo Culture – Camouflage Prints in Denims

Camo Culture - Camouflage Prints in Denims

CAMO CULTURE • JACQUARD DESIGNS • MULTI-STRUCTURAL INTEREST • URBAN PIXELLATED MOTIFS • OVER-PRINTED PATTERN • LASERED OUT PATTERN • LEAF MOTIFS • BRUSHED ELEMENTS

MIlky Blue Denims – The Eastern Influence

MIlky Blue Denims - The Eastern Influence

MILKY BLUES • A FADED PALETTE OF LIGHT INDIGO HUES • NATURAL-WEAR FADING • 1980S OPEN-END LOOKS & PROMINENT TWILL LINES • SUPPLE, TACTILE SURFACES EASTERN INFLUENCES • IMPORTANT BOTH IN FABRIC & STYLING • TRADITIONAL WEAVES • KIMONO SHAPES • TRADITIONAL WORKER JACKETS • BELTED & WRAP-OVER DETAILS • LOOSE, LIGHTWEIGHT LAYERING • ASIAN […]

Fabric Direction – Shout Out on Denims

Fabric Direction - Shout Out on Denims

SHOUT OUT • BOLD SLOGANS + HUMOUR • LARGE ‘MARKER PEN’ STATEMENTS • SMALL SCALE EMBROIDERIES • LASERED-OUT • PATCHED ON • SAY IT LOUD / SAY IT PROUD! EMBELLISH • DIRECT EMBROIDERIES • PATCHED ON BADGES • ASIAN INFLUENCES • PLAYFUL PLACEMENTS OVER SEAMS, COLLAR EDGES, PEEKING OUT OF TURN-UPS • DECORATIVE BORDERS • […]