Resort 25 Key print and pattern trends
Shirting Stripes
In keeping with next year’s strong preppy trend, a variety of stripes were on offer. First, repurposed menswear shirting stripes were used for feminine silhouettes for a Pre-Spring look.
Sandy Liang
Look 1: a pink and white striped shirt and matching tie with a pink pleated skirt.
Rosie Assoulin
Look 11: a strapless dress with an additional layer in blue and white striped cotton.
Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini
Look 17: a cotton button through dress in blue and white stripes with a matching bra top and shorts.
3.1 Phillip Lim
Look 6: a long cotton shirt in blue and white variegated stripes over a matching gored skirt with a white border.
Broad stripes
A perennial Cruise favorite, designers showed tee shirts and dresses in broad stripes.
Chanel
Look 36: a mini dress in a nubby knit and crochet with broad stripes in green, pale blue and orange with white tipping.
Coperni
Look 3: a halter neck dress in a jersey knit with extra-wide navy and green stripes.
3.1 Phillip Lim
Look 27: a mock turtle neck knit top and matching skirt with stitched pleats in broad peach, beige, cream and white stripes.
Rochas: designer, Alessandro Vigilante
Look 29: a sleeveless u necked knit dress in coral and white variegated stripes and a wide suede belt.
Gradient and Ombré Color
In recent seasons designers have used gradient and ombréd colors on garments to create dramatic effects.
PH5: designers, Wei Lin and Zoe Champion
Look 22: a sleeveless vee-neck shift dress in ombré pink, white and fuchsia.
Stella McCartney
Look 2: a short dress with flutter sleeves and a scarf neck was rendered in ombréd shades of green and a faded placed horse print.
Dior, designer, Maria Grazia Chiuri
Look 20: a shirt and open tunic in a faint feathery print had an ombré blue to white border.
Zimmermann
Look 19: a short sleeved mini dress with scalloped edges had an ombré floral print in blues, greens and white.
In Black and White
In a mostly colorful season, looks rendered in stark black and white had an elegant appeal.
Dior, designer, Maria Grazia Chiuri
Look 12: a coat in a black and white print of archive Dior photos was shown over a matching dress.
Elie Saab
Look 9: a sundress and shirt in a black and white botanical print with a pale blue shadow.
Lela Rose
Look 3: a cape necked blouse with a black scroll print on a white background over a black dress with a floral and scroll print in white.
Erdem
Look 14: A white coat with rounded shoulders had a black sketched botanical print.
Splashy Florals
Big bold floral prints gave consumers the option of wearing items for a winter vacation and wearing again in the high summer season.
Ulla Johnson
Look 23: a blue floral on an orange background for long sleeved cotton dresses.
Jamilo Russo
Look 2: an oversized blue and orange floral on a white background for a fit and flare dress with a satin finish.
Badgley Mischka
Look 13: a maxi dress with a fishtail had a pink floral and green leaf print on a white background.
La Double J
Look 4: a matching blouse and mid-length skirt with a large pink floral on a brown background.
Ditsy Flat Florals
Designers took a modern approach to the perennial ditsy print offering interesting color combinations and fresh arrangements.
Anna Sui
Look 2: a dress that laces-up in the front had a blue, white and lilac ditsy flat bud print under a coat with a scroll print.
Gucci: designer, Sabato De Sarno
Look 83: a jacket and pants in a flat yellow and white chamomile print on a dark background with a chiffon scarf in a matching print.
Versace
Look 21: a jacket, top and shorts, and a blouse, bra top and pants: all in a flat floral print with strawberries and ladybugs in red on a white background.
Rochas: designer, Alessandro Vigilante
Look 7: a satin cropped bell-sleeved top, mid-length skirt and pumps, all in the same pink rosebud print on a paler pink background.
Arts & Crafts
Designers showed prints reminiscent of the nineteenth century British ‘Arts & Crafts’ movement which was led by William Morris.
Giambattista Valli
Look 5: a dress with a deep vee neckline and a tiered skirt had a green trellis and bud print on a cream background.