Prints great and small dominate
Wondering what to wear for your summer holiday?
Plenty of colours and bold prints in all shapes and forms, according to designers who presented their latest creations on the catwalks of New York, London, Milan and Paris.
After nearly four weeks of runway shows that began in New York in early September, the spring/summer 2020 womenswear catwalk calendar wrapped up in Paris on Tuesday with colourful presentations at Chanel and Louis Vuitton.
Bright wigs and plenty of animal prints at the Jeremy Scott show in New York kicked off the trend.
There were florals at the Carolina Herrera show.
“For spring everyone loves a good print,” Marielle Bobo, fashion director at Essence magazine, said.
“Mixed prints was something we saw a lot of on the runways here in New York.”
Bobo said she noted a lot of lime green creations.
Bright colours opened the London shows, which kicked off with Mark Fast’s rainforestinspired line.
Bold colours also popped up on dresses and shoes at Molly Goddard and Victoria Beckham.
“We’ve seen some great use of colour, whether it’s nude tones mixed in with saturated oranges and greens and blues,” London stylist PC Williams said.
“I loved particularly the feathering and fringing detail used in a lot of designs.”
Fringes appeared at Burberry, where creative chief Riccardo Tisci decorated skirts, sleeves and dresses with them.
He nodded to nature, putting trees and animals on printed tops and skirts.
The nature theme was also evident in Milan, where Giorgio Armani called his collection “Earth”.
The jungle theme took over the Versace and Dolce & Gabbana catwalks, where tropical prints dominated.
Dolce & Gabbana catwalk, models also wore safari-inspired khaki ensembles, before giraffe, tiger, zebra and leopard prints took over.
Parrots and pelicans adorned designs as did florals, fruit and tropical leaf patterns.
The green theme continued in Paris, where Christian Dior unveiled looks marked by vines, thorns and thistles, while Stella McCartney’s used recycled polyester, organic cotton and sustainable raffia in her fluid and floral creations.
“The big colour of the season is teal-blue,” Godfrey Deeny, editor-in-chief of FashionNetwork.com, said.
“It’s maybe an expression once again of the environment.
“It’s a colour associated with nature, with a bird.”
Sustainability was another big buzzword of the season, Deeny said.