SUPER-BRIGHTS
At the S/S 17 shows, you will have seen more fashion editors wearing sunglasses indoors than ever before. Well, when you look at this rainbow of runway exits, can you blame them?Pink—and lots of it—played a very bold part of the Paris Fashion Week schedule, with the likes of Balenciaga, Céline and Valentino all employing the most shocking shades of this pretty hue for demure dresses. Without frills, prints or girlish detailing, the power of pink was clear to see.
'80s REDUX
The essence of the new '80s redux really lies in after-dark wares. You probably won't find much of the mood filtering into daywear, but when it comes to going out, there's much to play with, from silhouette-enhancing nipped waists fastened with giant belts to flirty hemlines balanced out by big shoulders. Crystal earrings and sky-high stilettos are key—and no one did them with more ferociousness than Saint Laurent's new creative director, Anthony Vaccarello.
HEAD to TOE Florals
"Florals? For spring? Groundbreaking," recites every person who has watched The Devil Wears Prada ever. Well, actually, this time around, they really are. So rad in colouration, scale, fabrication and mood that designers thought it best to go full throttle in full blooms from head to toe—shoes included.
Mix & Match
Inspired undoubtedly by Gucci opening the doors to an everyday kind of eccentricity, many designers are pushing forward with the concept of mix and match. If that sounds daunting, don't be afraid. There's something inherently wearable about the new wave of eclecticism, and you'll often find that individual pieces are entirely easy to wear on the regular. Take Dolce setting jeans against madcap combination of bejeweled accessories, trophy jacket and motif tee—a great going-out outfit.How to approach this with ease? A strict colour palette will help, but otherwise, just think about accessorising to the max: See the way Miu Miu's blue coat is lifted into further gloriousness via a printed stole, tinted frames and lilac platforms?
PLAYING PEEKABOO
So how to wear this semi-opaque spring/summer 2017 fashion essential? Firstly, remember this is a million (pretty-punk) miles away from the A-list world's "naked dress" obsession. You don't want tight, and you don't the want modesty-saving embellishment, because you'll be layering it up. It's also dependent on how bravely you'll dare to bare. Keep it casual by flinging a gossamer-light sheer slip-of-a-thing over jeans and a tee, or go the full nine yards and style out with a flash of giant knickers. The latter is not a formula for work, but it is a fast track to feeling au courant, for sure.
POST-MINIMALISM
Just don't call it minimalistic. There's so much more to the catwalk's beautiful antithesis to all of the mix 'n' match madness we've already spoken out. This brand of purism comes armed with subtle details to make even the simplest item (take a cardigan, for example) seem like the most exciting thing you've ever seen.
STATEMENT STRIPS
The graphic, blocky, mind-boggling start to the stripe parade for spring/summer 2017's fashion trend offering started early on, with almost every major designer in New York choosing this as their pattern du jour. Proenza Schouler's chopped-up, highly Instagrammable take will surely feature in a thousand and one fashion editorials for the coming season, while we predict a shopping riot for the collegiate stripes pumped out by Johnny Coca on the Mulberry runway during LFW.If flower-print wearers seem dedicated, don't think there's any less of an obsession when it comes to these alternative lines—designers were set on also styling these from head to toe too. Of course, you're more than welcome to nod to the trend with a natty striped knit or a barcoded pair of heels, but we do like this full-steam-ahead attitude.
