TREND SPARK! Week 25 | 07.10.2008

TREND SPARK!

By Alexandra Suhner, London Editor | Week 25 | 07.10.2008

Milan Spring Summer 2009 Catwalk Collections Trend Round Up

Shades of Gray

Grey was a key color on the Milan Summer 2009 catwalks, Emporio Armani and Fendi showed several shades of gray in one outfit.

Statement Necklaces

Designers adorned their outfits with statement necklaces, geometric shapes at Burberry and beads with flowers at Emporio Armani.

Iridescent Fabrics

Evening wear looks featured a lot of iridescent fabrics, seen as satins at Dolce and Gabanna and Moschino, and on light organzas at Fendi.

Mixed up Stripes

Roberto Cavalli, D&G, and Emporio Armani all featured a melange of stripes in the collections, mixing direction and scale in looks.

Geometric Sleeves

Following on from New York's geometric silhouettes, Milan's catwalks were filled with sleeves featuring similar unusual shapes.

Floral Appliqués

Spring - Summer 2009's florals were in the form of appliqués, seen at D&G as an accessory and at Dolce and Gabanna and Fendi as all-over decoration.

Yellow

Yellows came in all sorts of unusual tones in the Spring Summer 2009 Milan shows, Burberry, Marni, and Bottega Veneta featured yellow in combination with grays, browns, and oranges.

Paper Bag Waistlines

Waistlines were cinched to create paper bag effects at Bottega Veneta and Salvatore Ferragamo.

Also...
Accordion pleats at D&G and Moschino
Bows at Dolce and Gabanna and Moschino
Bloomers at Dolce and Gabanna and D&G
Cut Outs at Fendi and Marni
Long, flowing maxi dresses at Gucci and Salvatore Ferragamo
Soft hues of blue at Versace and Giorgio Armani

Photos courtesy of www.elleuk.com

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