trend 2011

TREND BOOK2011 A/W

womanswear

CONTENTS

Tokyo Geisha.........................................06

The Queen ............................................14

Space Age...............................................22

Equestrianism Chic ...............................30

References..............................................38

Womanswear A/W

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The white skin, red lips and expressionless face are a beauty

trademark.

Geisha in Japan are almost a conscious anachronism nowadays.

However, geisha still exist in modern Japan. The kind of music

and dance they perform, the kimonos they wear, the hair and

make-up that create their distinctive look: all hark back to 19th-

century popular culture and traditional Japanese ideals of femi-

nine beauty and deportment.

Back then, geisha were fashion leaders — all fashionable women

used to whiten their skin. The kimono was the common style

of dress, and adjusting the collar at the back of the nape was

considered sexy, so the geisha pulled theirs back further than

anyone. An obi, or sash, worn low on the hips, was considered

chic, so, of course, the geisha’s were worn lowest. Not only did

geisha accentuate everything that was feminine and erotic in

popular culture, they started most of the trends in clothing, hair

and make-up.

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INSPIRATION08

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THE LOOK

Western fashion has taken considerable

direction from geisha style over the years.

On the spring/summer 2006 catwalk, Val-

entino had mask-like geisha visages, with

pomegranate lips floating on porcelain

faces, and Dries van Noten had geisha

hair, sculpted into curvilinear rolls and

adorned with oriental ornaments.

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The growing interest in geisha and their exotic appearance have spawned various popular culture phenomena both in Japan and in the west. Geisha always wear kimono. Apprentice geisha wear highly colourful kimono with extravagant obi.

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Colours and Materials13

Fabrics

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INSPIRATION

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Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee, 2012In the United Kingdom and other Com-monwealth Realms such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand, a Diamond Jubilee is held in the 60th year of a mon-arch’s reign. Queen Elizabeth II will cel-ebrate her 60th year on the Throne in 2012- her Diamond Jubilee.

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THE LOOK19

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Colours and Materials21

Silk

Fabric

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On July 20, 1969, NASA as-

tronauts landed on the moon.

They set off a style revolution,

one small step for man, one

giant leap for fashionkind.

Taking inspiration from space

suits, the designers creating

the most iconic Space Age

looks.

INSPIRATION24

One small step for man, one giant leap for fashionkind

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THE LOOK27

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Colours and Materials29

Fabrics

Prints

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INSIRATION32

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Olympic Game London

2012

THE LOOK

Equestrian style, there’s something

incredibly chic about such a pulled

together look.

Usually, it’s associated with some-

thing slightly pretentious but there’s

definitely room to have fun with it.

So saddle up and sport this.

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Colours and Materials36

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Fabrics

REFERENCES

Tokyo Geisha01. http://animeonly.org/Fantasy/Fantasy-art-series/Geisha-by-lostxero-85306p.html

02. http://photo.blog.sina.com.cn/photo/3fd6673dh6a6bb05cb4e5

03. http://lotushaus.typepad.com/lotushaus/kimono/

04. http://slide.ent.sina.com.cn/slide_4_163_207.html

05. http://www.linguapax-asia.org/contents.files/proceedings2005web/website2005/coverphotos.htm

06. http://www.harbourcity.com.hk/brandstories.php?id=237

07. http://www.coutorture.com/Jean-Paul-Gaultier-Spring-2009-Haute-Couture-2746024?page=0,0,16

08. http://www.haibao.cn/blog/post/196115.htm

09. http://www.newsurl.net/the-biggest-challenge-in-the-history-of-project-runway/

10. http://hope-julycarol.blogbus.com/tag/%E5%85%AB%E9%98%AA%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE/

11. http://photo.blog.sina.com.cn/photo/3fd6673dh6a6bb05cb4e5

12. http://www.flickr.com/photos/17623868@N00/2504724

13. http://bcquilter.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/

The Queen01. http://www.getaclueamerica.com/?p=8

02. http://www.liveinternet.ru/users/cdefg/post115930366/

03. http://pw.wst.cn/read.php?action=printable&tid=1291106

04. http://firstsliveone.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/buckingham-palace/

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05. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/gallery/2009/jul/24/the-queen-dresses-fashion-display?picture=350782977

06. http://desk.2u.com.cn/pic_408025.html#t

07. http://en.ce.cn/subject/cfw08/200711/05/t20071105_13481377_8.shtml

08. http://www.chanel.com/fashion/7-spring-summer-2009-chanel-collection-look-15,12#7-spring-summer/

09. http://dallasvintageshop.com/?p=53

10. http://desk.2u.com.cn/pic_408036.html#t

11. http://fashionsmodelstyle.blogspot.com/2009_11_15_archive.html

12. http://littleplastichorses.blogspot.com/2009/03/snejana-onopka-is-fairytale-princess.html

13. http://www.etsy.com/listing/25848272/custom-couture-corsage-handmade-silk

14. http://shirley.en.alibaba.com/product/235216458-0/100_polyester_plain_dyed_fabric.html

15. http://discountdesignerfabricatschindlers.com/multipurposethumbs3.html

Space Age01. http://www.alienresearchcorp.com/space/hd-wallpapers/amazing/

02. http://daralang.wordpress.com/2010/01/23/transparency/

03. http://64.34.171.171/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=1774&start=90

04. http://www.springleap.com/posts/view/space-fashion

05. http://facesofdesign.com/design-competition/focused-december-09-competition

06. http://somelikeitfashion.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/london-fashion-week-print-trends-for-aw09/

07. http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=10hswaq&s=5

08. http://www.fotoglif.com/f/y87aa68e1167/g6f1dmzvvmih

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Equestrianism Chic01. http://equestrianism.wordpress.com

02. http://www2.canada.com

03. http://rogersequestrian.org

04: http://medway.gov.uk

05: http://commons.wikimedia.org

06: http://poshglam.com

07: http://districtofchic.com

08: http://horseridingshop.ie

09: http://smbup.com

10: http://www.t100.cn

11: http://www.fotoglif.com/f/y87aa68e1167/g6f1dmzvvmih

09. http://blog.forever21.com/blog/search.asp?cid=000&archive=200909&keyword=afternoon

10. http://www.global14.com/balenciaga%E2%80%99s-space-age-shoes-%E2%80%93-fall-2010/

11. http://www.exposenewspaper.com/theeye.aspx?album=4

12. http://greenacresalpacastore.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=52

13. http://picasaweb.google.com

14. http://penguinforum.miniclip.com

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