Thursday, 9 January 2014

Five Fashion Trends for 2014

Raising the glass to 2014 in a traditional English pub in London, with my friend Alice; I am wearing a Michael Kors dress, and a Michael Kors zip-through jacket. Alice wears James Lakeland.

New Year celebrations might be a distant memory, but the Lunar New Year (according to Chinese astrology) is just around the corner, and it made me wonder what these `new beginnings` may bring to the fashion scene. What would we go wild for this year? Who would we celebrate? What would influence us? Who would guide us? What would be our ultimate `it` accessory? Which designer would we lust for?
I came up with 5 Fashion Trends for 2014:

1.       The strength of your character, your individuality should shine through. This year is not about following sheepishly any designated fashion inclination. The trend is to be individual!

2.       Maximalism will be our maxim: did you see Miuccia Prada`s heavily embellished, traditional coats? Or her `bra tops`? Or Phoebe Philo`s homage to abstract act? Or Saint Laurent`s silver embroidered boleros? Raise you glass to the year of pop-up colour and glittery abandon

3.       History lessons will guide and entertain us, as new looks will bring inspirations from historical figures. Just check out Christian Dior`s spring cosmetics collection, all inspired by no other than Marie Antoinette

4.       Reptiles will still be our friends, and so called `exotic skin` accessories such as alligator, crocodile, lizard, python etc, will be still sought after. Not only the real thing though; fabrics printed in exotic skin pattern will be also turning our heads – look no further then Stella McCartney`s faux-snake dresses – simply stunning

5.       By the middle of the year we will form close alliance with so called `date dresses` - not overly sexy, not too pretty, slightly demure but fabulously feminine. Dolce & Gabbana will show us the way to seduce with sophistication!

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