Get Set for the Spring Summer Trends

Garments are getting simpler with minimal approach to details and styling. As there is a demand for long lasting essential products, versatility and practicality in terms of fabrics and detailing are the some of the important factors to consider. Basic fashion no longer means ordinary, staple fashion products have become more lavish and desirable.

Trend File

• Summer is about sea and sand, and tropical is an all time favourite fashion trend for summer. Tropical motifs and bolder colours update women’s wear this season. Nature inspired tropical prints and patterns are refreshed with motifs of different sizes and various off beat placements.
• Guided by globalisation and cross-cultural connections, casual bohemian styles in a more urban look are one of the key trends for the season. This trend is inspired by adventure and travel activities. Mixing of materials, frayed edges, intricate embellishments and surface textures like embroideries, sequence, and prints are key elements of this trend.Layered nomad-influenced styling is combined with rich cultural references, traditional craftsmanship, and folkloric details.
• Bold stripes in various colours feel less preppy and more modern. Breton stripes or horizontal sailor stripes are manipulated in varying scales. Stripes in monochrome are also influenced by the retro trend of late 80s and early 90s.
• Oversized eyelets and delicate ties offer a premium feel. Eyelets and tie-ups of different sizes are being used on top-wear and bottom-wear garments as functional and utilitarian details.
• Long line shirts, which are longer than usual shirts are trending this season. Apart from being boxy, the shirts will be longer with varying hemlines. Round and assymetrical hemlines being the most trendy in the longline shirts. Hi-low hemline will be also a prominent feature.
• To say sequins and sparkles will be a big deal this summer is an understatement. Glitter is a key feature in most of the fashion garments across casual wear. Shirts made out of denim, checks and textured fabrics have stones and pearls as emblishments sometimes clubbed along with the embroideries and floral motifs.
• Various sizes of checks, varying from ghingham to windowpane, checks are the must haves for the season. Shades of olive, navy, red and pink in light weight fabrics are the most prominent colours this season. Boxy shirts in checks fabric with drop shoulder details and emblishments of various kind adds to the feminity. It looks as if floaty feminine heritage checks are going nowhere for the season ahead.
• Fringing made a comeback this season. Adding a character to the garments, these details are seen on shirts and flowey long line skirts.
• Sheer fabrics for various fashion products are hot from runway to streets. This summer and transparency is a headlining trend - sheer coats, dresses and shirts in cambric, voile and other drapey blends.
• Ruffles added a feminine air yet again this season, gathers and ruffles are some of style details on topwear for women.
• Bold shadesalong with the classic blues, whites and olives, shades of ochre, orange and dusty pink tones in sunburnt and matte appearance are the key colours of the season. Summer will be bright indeed with bold and vibrant shades.
• Pastels are the colours of the season along with the bright shades. Whether lilac, pink, lemon or duck egg blue, expect to see an array of fashion’s prettiest shades this spring summer.
• A range of camouflage and nature-inspired patterns emerge for more daring casual wear designs. Shirts and t-shirts in camoufladgewith emblishments like prints and embroidery motifs along with bottom wear in camouflage is a must to have this spring summer.
• Volume and oversized silhouettes continue to make their mark this season, with 1980s-90s references being one of the key sources of inspiration. Elongated sleeves and dropped shoulders come through as the most significant detail on shirts, while volume in jeans is controlled via folder pleats and cinched waists.
• Big graphics with subliminal statements appear on garments, which become a way of communicating beliefs. Messages also incorporate art and culture references. Typograpy being a huge trend, one words and phrases are used in different artistic fonts to communicate the thoughts. Printing techniques and emblishments are being used to accentuate the text.

By: Abhishek Yadav
The writer is a Design Head , Spykar lifestyle