TRENDS // PATTERNBANK - RESORT 2015 CATWALK PRINT + PATTERN TREND HIGHLIGHTS PART 1

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Here is a preview of  Patternbank's latest Print & Pattern Resort 2015 Catwalk Print + Pattern Trend Highlights Part 1. Go here to view the rest of their report.

    LINE + TEXTURE    

Linear Thread Pattern - Frenzied Line Drawing - Layered Paint Texture - Monoprint Texture - Dragged Paint Effects - Blotted Prints -Monochromatic

Yigal Azrouel / Sportmax / Marissa Webb / BCBG Max Azria / Pamella Roland / Prabal Gurung - photos via Style.com

    BOLD FLORAL STATEMENTS    

High Contrast Pattern - Silhouetted Motifs – Clashing Colour Schemes – Busy Floral Arrangements – Creative Print Mixes – Bold Outlined Florals – Over-scaled Photographic Blooms – Strong Drawing Styles – Fierce Florals

Christian Siriano / Thom Browne / Carolina Herrera/ Veronica Beard/ Diane von Furstenberg/ Suno – photos via Style.com

     ARCHITECTURAL GEO    

Geometric Repeat – Optical Pattern Plays – 3D Graphic Line – Mathematical Tessellation’s – Dog Tooth – Tonal & Monochromatic – Optical Illusions – Repetitive Patterns – Angled Lines

Cut25 Yigal Azourel / Chanel / Cut25 Yigal Azourel / Fausto Puglisi / Maiyet / Temperely – photos via Style.com

     ETHNIC TOUCH     

Ethnic Pattern Mixes - Paisley Motifs - Border Layouts - Ikat pattern - Braid and Edging Details - Bold African Motifs – Bandana and Paisley Pattern – Engineered Layouts

Clover Canyon / Stella McCartney / Zero Maria Cornejo / Nicole Miller / Rachel Comey / Thakoon - photos via Style.com