APLF Color & Material Trends Spring/Summer 2013

TREND II: MUTATION

Colors
A range of textured colors, never really natural. A new range of greens to punctuate the new neutrals, beiges, browns, khaki and caramel.

Materials & Textures Supernatural Materials, Midway Between Animal and Vegetable
Supple leather / Brushed or washed leather / Epi grained leather / Wild leather / Crushed lamb and kid / Natural withered look / Laser cut skin / Flesh splits / Reptile, lizard / Natural or dyed scales / Rustic canvas: jute, linen and denim / Small plaits, / Fringes / Tone on tone prints / Jungle prints / Vintage beaten metal trims / Mixes of horn, wood and artificial materials.

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