The area to watch

Written by Daniel P Dykes on 22.03.2011

If there's one area of fashion trends, both for men and women, that you should be keeping an eye on, it's trousers. After years of low-rise, skin tight jeans and trousers being the predominant, 'in' style we fashionisers are gradually experimenting more and more with new styles. Hence you have the rise of wide leg pants for women and flared jeans for both sexes.
That experimentation gives birth to look such as this: bow belted, pin stripe trousers that sit somewhere between being wide legged pants and bell bottoms.

Experimenting with trousers

Written by Daniel P Dykes on 29.03.2011

If we had to make a definite statement about women's fashion in the last decade we'd say that skinny jeans and pants influenced the its silhouettes more then any other look. Women wanted skinnies, and most everything else was cut to work with them. Styles get tired however and while we might still all love our skinnies, there's an undercurrent of experimentation amongst the fashion forward collective, each of them looking for something else, each of them looking for what's next.
Hence, when it comes to this decade's emerging fashion trends so many of them are experimenting with the 'standard' silhouette of pants. As a result we have emerging, neo-trends in the return of bell bottoms and wide legged pants. There's one more style we're certain will join that list, however, making it something of a trend trinity: pleats.

Amaya Arzuaga's architectural curiosities

Wearable geometry of urban designs is the main signature of famous Spanish designer Amaya Arzuaga. Her latest collection for the fall 2011 season presented in Paris fashion week; the designer's hallmark architectural fascinations presenting the new definition of chic looks with sculptural femininity. The palette of the collection is saturated with bloody red, turquoise, orange, stone and grey colours accompanied with black or showcased solo. The selection of merino wool, felt, silk, knit, stretch leather and transparent jersey composes the modern vision of woman with the DNA of Amaya Arzuaga. The collection is predominantly inspired by fashion mathematics of shapes, curves and surfaces ranging from linear pieces defining the silhouette, osseous structures, ovoid and elliptical profiles, and wavy pleated figures to butterfly volumes and outfits resembling the delicate structure of an Arthropod shell. The designs amaze with the discreet fusion of practicality and a futuristic touch.

Candice Swanepoel outside Dior

At this point, we're all used to seeing Candice Swanepoel in next to nothing. So why is it that when she was photographed outside Christian Dior fall 2011, she was even more provocative than when donning the standard Victoria's Secret uniform of bra and panty? Perhaps this is due to the fervor incited in us by her crocheted black bra top with diamond webbing wrapping up the decolletage, layered underneath a simply perfect sheer seamed black shirt with raw edge sleeves. Carrying what looked to be an equally lush fur coat, Swanepoel’s upper half left little to the imagination, but much to be coveted.