Crop Top

Crop top is a big trend for this season. You can see it in many runways from Paule Ka, Balenciaga, and Chanel.

Bao Ho

Geometric shapes

Throughout the semester learning about each individual country from clothing to accessories and to even retail spaces I found that they in common some qualities in their retail spaces. Majority of them had wood floors fixtures, and had geometric shapes on walls or as fixtures and the spacing was very clean and spacious.


Dirk Van Saene - Holland/Belgium

Ann Delmeulemeester - Holland/Belgium

Viktor & Rolf - Italy

Anges B - France

- Kate Johnson

Hightops

This past week learning about the trends in Holland and Belgium I noticed a trickle up theory with the high top shoes. The first shoe above in the blue is an Adidas sneaker where the other two are shoes from a famous designer Kris Van Assche and Raf Simons. These shoes look very similar from each other but the biggest difference is the price where you have the Adidas shoe at $75 and $513 all the way up to $735!

- Kate Johnson

3D Isn't Just For the Movies -Courtney Crowley

3D printing for clothing and accessories has become very popular throughout Belgian designers.  We saw the different stages Iris Van Herpen went through to create her 3D dress.  It takes a lot of work and patience but the end result was like nothing we have ever seen before in fashion.  Technology has gotten so advanced and designers are starting to take advantage of this. 

Belgians Do It Bigger & Better -Courtney Crowley

This week we learned that Belgian fashion is more extreme and lavish than many other country's fashion.  Throughout the quarter we have talked about the different trends and looks of numerous countries and I have to say that Belgium won my vote!  The Belgian fashion designers take the same basic idea of other designers but they take their designs above and beyond.  A few of my favorite Belgian designers are Ann Demeulemeester, Viktor & Rolf, Haider Ackermann and Dries Van Noten.  The list could go on and on!  I love their out of the box ideas and creativity in the pieces.

Airy and Etheral for Spring

Spring 2014 is all about pastels! Although Chanel is French fashion house and Burberry Prorsum is a British fashion house they are following the same trends. Sheer is huge for Sprig this year and both designers are doing that in different ways. Chanel has a beautiful sheer shimmery material while Burberry Prorsum is using more of a pastel lace. Both collections are absolutely beautiful in their own way while following the same trend.

-Devon Pezzano

Real Men Wear Floral

Givenchy's Spring 2014 RTW collection is floral all over. Men are showing their feminine side with these pastel, airy prints. Givency mix matches these prints in such a way that they have a feminine feel with a masculine edge. He pairs them with an army print and a flannel which are two very masculine prints. That with the floral is the perfect mix of masculine and feminine. Floral is a huge trend for men this spring not only in clothing but in shoes and accessories. The shoes are also a chunky sandal with a white sole which is also on trend as well as layering.....and the pink hair is an awesome touch!

-Devon Pezzano

Sporty Spice

Sneakers are no longer the go-to for giving a sporty look. We are expected to see lots of tracksuit inspired ensembles. Unlike the Run DMC days, these outfits are being paired with heels to add a feminine touch.

Who's for the Sexy Sporty combo!?

*Alexis Ambrosino

Dries Does It All

We've been seeing major florals and hemlines rising with many designers for this upcoming Spring season. Here, Dries Van Noten masters a few things: florals for men, mixing bold patterns, ankle-length pants, above-the-knee shorts, and even a sporty look with the jersey-inspired top. I'd say Dries nailed many trends that are surfacing, without overdoing it!

*Alexis Ambrosino

This look is from Prada Spring 2014 rtw collection. The art pop trend is making it's appearance in this look along with the neutral colors. Also building on more trends that we have talked about in class, the sports trend is also apparent from the striped leg warmers that almost remind me of soccer gear. The tomato red bag is also a big trend that we see here as a pop of color. Layering is also a big trend and in seen in the look by Prada.

-Devon Pezzano