Glamour and Glitter

More Confetti Prints

Last season, we reported on the trend of Confetti Prints: dynamic, multicolour, pointillist patterns.  They have proven to be a very desired look and the trend has held strong for Spring 2010.  We're still very in love.

Elie Saab

Stella McCartney

Etro

Paul Smith

Fish Patterns

Animal prints will never, ever go away.  As an alternative to the die-hard leopard print, we would like to propose some new animal prints found under the sea.  These fish patterns look animal but are fresh, unidentifiable, and most importantly original.

 

 

 

Black and Nude Prints

After a strong showing of Black & White Prints for Resort, Spring 2010 had a junk-load of similar feeling prints, yet softened by replacing White with Beige, Grey, or Nude.  This subtle colour change had an incredible modern feel, and it's crazy how many collections were feeling it.  Black and soft neutrals dominated the runways, so putting them together in print was just a logical step.

Givenchy

Wunderkind

Aquascutum

Chanel

Animal Stripes

For Jean Paul Gaultier, Petit Bateau, Paul Smtih and all the other stripe lovers.

Black and White Prints

Did we say Rainbow Prints? ...  Well Black and White Prints were major too.

Givenchy

 

Pucci

 

Phi

Rainbow Prints

For Resort 2010, we saw lots of multi-colour prints.  Many patterns mixed organic and graphic elements, with gradations of colours crossing the entire colour spectrum.  Saturated versions and pastel versions were apparent - we can't decide which we liked better.

 

Basso & Brooke

Matthew Williamson

Versace

Sparklers

We're somewhere in the middle of Canada Day (July 1) and U.S. Independence Day (July 4), and Bastille Day (July 14).  Thinking about sparklers and fireworks making for good prints... Bonne fêtes!

Dutch Wax Prints

Are African Wax Prints coming into high-fashion?  Both Balenciaga and Gucci showed batik-style prints in their Resort 2010 collections.

 

Balenciaga

 

Gucci

Here in Paris, we see these kind of prints on traditionally-dressed African women all the time.  The fabric is especially popular in West Africa.  It is not silkscreened but rather dyed using the batik technique.  The artisanal technique involves the application of melted wax to cloth before dyeing it.  The dye will not penetrate the waxed areas.  The highest quality fabrics come from Vlisco, the only remaining Real Dutch Wax producer.  Their fabric is so highly regarded that people do not cut off the fabric's selvage which displays the company's name, just like one would wear a designer logo on a t-shirt.  

 

Video Game Print

Congo Style

 

Table Fan Print

Nigeria Style

 

Shrimp Print

Ivory Coast Style

 

What is This?

Congo Style

We're not sure what makes a print in the style of a certain country... Maybe it's the background?

The success of Vlisco fabrics has lead to them developing a fashion brand in Africa, designing 4 collection a year, as well as fancier line of fabrics including silks and jacquards.

A Recent Vlisco Ad Campaign

Siggi Odds

Illustrator Siggi Odds was born in Reykjavik and attended the Iceland Academy of the Arts.  In between those two events, he lived in Vancouver where he was exposed to Northwest Coast Native Art.  For his thesis, he learned the formal rules and traditions of the art style, including its symbolism.  He then applied his own twist on things and produced 'Nang Jàadaas' (The Women).

We too have a thing for native art.  We admire his courage to take on such an established style.  Found through ffffound

Le Love

Swooning over new blog discovery Le Love:  a collection of romantic images.