TRENDS // TRENDSTOP - WOMENSWEAR PREVIEW - PRE FALL 2017

The Trendstop catwalk team brings you a behind-the-scenes look at the latest shows and most influential designers from New York, London, Milan and Paris. Our expertly curated and inspirational seasonal reports identify and develop the key catwalk directions, evaluating each individual trend’s commercial value and longevity over the coming seasons and ensuring optimum analysis for informed decision making.


Womenswear Pre Fall 2017 Preview

Here is an insight into three influential Pre Fall trend directions that will be key for Fall/Winter 2017-18.  Navy Sateen is an essential edition to the core palette that lends a new sophistication to core classics. The revised placements of Cut Up Blockings illustrate the bold print looks coming through for Fall. For apparel, silhouettes borrow from the boys with man-tailored constructions and exaggerated proportions offering a relaxed gender-neutral Agender Silhouette alternative to classic womenswear.

Colour-blocking is reinvented for Fall as classic placements are cut up and reassembled to follow the contours of the body.

• A bold palette is refined with complimentary yet directional shades. 
• Strict geometric panelling creates a structural statement effect. 
• Reworked stripes offer a fresh take on a classic patternation.

Top image courtesy of Trendstop:Gloria Coelho Fall Winter 2017-18.

Navy Sateen

Classic navy shades are given added depth with dark inky casts lending a more refined feel to both casual and evening apparel. 

• Navy tones have a strongly saturated density of color. 
• Over-dyed finishes offer a smarter take on utility fabrications. 
• Self trims and subtle sheen finishes enhance colour intensity.

The Agender Silhouette

Gender lines become blurred for Fall as womenswear adopts a masculine aesthetic inspired directly by the menswear rails. 

• The female form is redefined with a masculine silhouette. 
• Boxy shapes and voluminous fits follow traditional tailoring codes. 
• Monochrome shirting and suiting have a masculine modernity.

All images courtesy of Trendstop.

Complimentary Access

Fashion Vignette readers can get free access to Trendstop’s Fall Winter 2016-17 Top Collections by City, an essential report featuring the season’s essential surface patterns, inspirational print designs and downloadable imagery. To take advantage of this fantastic offer simply click here anto receive your complimentary report.