HISTORICAL ARCHIVE - 1st Edition July 7-9, 2009
TRENDS
The trends for fall-winter 2010-2011 rediscover the return to simplicity
The underlying theme is always the same, and it’s music to the ears of designers in search of inspiration for the fabric collections we’ll be wearing in the fall/winter 2010 - 2011.
Restrictions, rethinking, reducing, re-establishing, reproportioning, research. In the vocabulary of trends created by Li Edelkoort and made available to Pratotrade for its members who will participate in Prima – Moda Tessuto, the by-word is reconstruction: it is the attempt to reconstruct the fabric of society through the art of weaving, with a special eye for ecologically-minded consumers. Grid-like compositions and geometrical designs produce the effect of well-defined, reassuring garments in this way.
Restrictions
Who wouldn’t love to have a tiny waistline? Fashion lends a hand to those women who still have not found their limit, metaphorically speaking. Corsets in soft, powdery tints are tight around the waist, with the aid of stretch fabrics, inspired by the traditional corsetry and lingerie.
Rethinking
A hymn to everyday and the tranquil life. Apparel as a metaphor for a quieter existence, highlighted by the basic garment that favors natural fibers and simple contours. The strong colors are in, with a preference for beige that shades into warm grey and brown
Reducing
All excess in luxury is out. This is the time for heavy winter woolens, compact, bulky garments to protect the consumers and envelop them in comfort. Grey is the symbolic color to rediscover the essential lines and the importance of classical styling.
Re-establishing
Time to get rid of those tailored jackets. The fashion inspiration leans toward the ethics of technical apparel like sweatsuits and woodcutter’s pants. Metal dust and sheen to renew the entire outfit with a luminous touch, combined with denim, velvet and corduroy.
Reproportioning
Weaving on the tip of the pencil. Playing with geometrical shapes and forms that become blurred and speckled to produce winter fabrics suitable for coats and daywear. Intense, intellectual colors predominate, like tobacco and burgundy, inky blue and the grey of rainy winter afternoons.
Remembering
This is a homage to art nouveau and art decò with all the charm of another era. It will be like living in the romantic atmosphere of Vienna or Budapest in the 19th and early 20th century, with touches of sophisticated shades like burnt orange, scarlet, powdery violet, that inspire graphic drawings reminiscent of the prints in old books. The wardrobe rediscovers the silks and velvets on a base of wool and cut fur.
Research
Technological is beautiful. Better yet if it becomes ecosustainable and respectful of the environment. New synthetic materials vibrate with robotic movements and articulated diagrams, for an apparel that is light and airy. The hands of the designer-scientist give them the cosmetic tints of grey, beige, taupe and mauve.
