Calm and quiet Breton stripes were just not enough for designers this year! Stripes went big—literally, big, bold, and bright. We saw chunky and bright nautical spin-offs, seventies gradients, super skinny jailbait prints and sports stripes, worn head-to-toe. Prada, Marc Jacobs, and Jil Sander blazed the trail with full confidence: stripes, stripes and more stripes.
Fall did not simply forget about our favorite print. Clashing patterns were heavily present with understated stripes in the mix. Designers shook off summer’s stripes-only policy and introduced a gamut of other seventies-inspired patterns. Thakoon, Lyn Devon and Steven Alan won us over, again, refreshing our nostalgia for the decade.
Lesson be learned: keep these pieces close to the front of your closet, but let’s all peacefully end our summer love affair with top and bottom stripes. Rather, keep them on your radar as a key portion of your fall layering.
Credit Tron, or maybe just the technology zeitgeist, but prints have gone bravely digital and geometric…and the trend isn’t going anywhere fast. Keeping with this spring’s spirit of computer graphic sportswear à la Céline, track pants and jersey-style stripes are still alive and well for fall, but this round it’s with a darker and more downplayed color palette.
We saw is trend in full swing with Rag & Bone’s Fall collection – the ski lifestyle being the sport of choice. Bright blues and cherry reds came out in chunky lines and heavy symmetry. Seek out bold colors and pair athletic outfits with heels!
So, get ready to mix and match! Bright pants with muted tops, duster coats with flowing skirts, and, as always, tons of layering will be fall must-haves. Keep those stripes. But let them take a smaller role this season by using pieces for texture and contrast.
