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Jewel Tones
Jewel Tones
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From Ruby to Sapphire to
Amber to Amethyst to
Jade, every jewel colour
you can think of was
represented in the A/W
catwalk shows. Jewel
colours work well on
their own or else to add
a flash of colour to a
dark outfit, such as
Balmain’s Amethyst fur
jacket. Allover prints
in jewel colours were
also common on the
catwalks, such as
Erdem’s Opal like print
which combines Topaz,
Sapphire, Aquamarine,
Citrine and more. Wear
these colours with bare
legs on warmer days but
when the days begin to
get cooler, these bright
jewel colours look great
with a pair of black
opaque tights!
Decadence
Decadence
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It’s all about
luxurious fabrics,
lavish finishes and
gold, gold, gold!
Think ‘over the top’
– chunky brocades,
gilded embroidery,
velvet and heavy
satin finishes. We
saw metallic foil
printed dresses from
Jason Wu, softer
metallic jacquard
from Aquascutum,
velvet cutwork from
Alexander Wang….
Of the two main
collections that
stood out from the
crowd with this
trend, the first was
of course Alexander
McQueen’s final
collection with
Medieval and
Byzantine references
which was shown in
an intimate setting
in a magnificently
ornate room. The
second was Balmain
who kept to the body
con powerful
shouldered dresses
of the last few
seasons but
incorporated
wonderful black and
gold brocades and
gold fringing.
Feathers also
featured heavily
throughout the
designer
shows….golden
feathers at
Alexander McQueen,
feathered shoulder
detail at Alice and
Olivia, feathered
collars and jackets
from Ann
Demeulemeester.
Cosy Up - Fur & Wool
Cosy Up - Fur
Cosy Up -
Wool
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There will be no
shortage of warmth
for fashionistas
this year as the
Autumn days turn
into Winter. There
was more fur than
has been seen on the
runways in a long
time with Chanel
taking it to
extremes with yeti
style get ups
complete with a
melting arctic scene
runway! Wear a fur
coat over delicate
sheers as seen at
Phillip Lim, go
multicoloured as at
Band of Outsiders,
or keep it classy
with a fur pencil
skirt from Michael
Kors.
We also saw a huge
amount of knitwear,
sweater dresses at
Halston, a cable
knit bustier and
skiwear at D&G,
oversized chunky
knits at Akris and
even an allover
knitted jumpsuit
from Chloe. Wadded
coats and tops were
seen at Akris and
Balenciaga to name
but a few.
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