The Premiere Vision group of trade fairs for the textile and affiliated garment industries opened in Paris today. Braving cold wintry snow - yes yet more snow - I diligently made my way from Boulevard Saint Michel where I'm staying this season to the Parc des Expositions in north Paris to see what the industry's top producers from Europe and around the world have in store to share with the rest of the industry.
I am happy to see camouflages, animal prints and nature inspirations are among the key stories, along with metallics - almost like liquid in drape, and wavelike in appearance - as well as surface textures and a wide range of colours for the new spring/summer 2011 season. There are also lacquered surfaces, transparencies and perforated geometrics to add a new dimensions to colour and texture interpretations.
Among the most exciting was from Malhia Kent. The big boss Eve Corrigan excitedly showed me her new collection of fabrics decorated with fringes made with raffia and plastics, laces, ribbons and paper, from white on white to multi colours, as well as prints on jacquards and overlaying of transparencies. Black and white are also important too. I have taken pictures and will have them posted soon. I will also be doing special reports for textile trade magazines.
Rachel Crumbley, senior product trend analyst at Cotton Incorporated, told me that camouflage colours will also be one of their key colours for Fall/Winter 2011 /2012, and she used a picture of zebras to illustrate her point. Here is a picture of three zebras I encountered recently while on a safari in the ADDO Elephant Park in South Africa.
I am happy to see camouflages, animal prints and nature inspirations are among the key stories, along with metallics - almost like liquid in drape, and wavelike in appearance - as well as surface textures and a wide range of colours for the new spring/summer 2011 season. There are also lacquered surfaces, transparencies and perforated geometrics to add a new dimensions to colour and texture interpretations.
Among the most exciting was from Malhia Kent. The big boss Eve Corrigan excitedly showed me her new collection of fabrics decorated with fringes made with raffia and plastics, laces, ribbons and paper, from white on white to multi colours, as well as prints on jacquards and overlaying of transparencies. Black and white are also important too. I have taken pictures and will have them posted soon. I will also be doing special reports for textile trade magazines.
Rachel Crumbley, senior product trend analyst at Cotton Incorporated, told me that camouflage colours will also be one of their key colours for Fall/Winter 2011 /2012, and she used a picture of zebras to illustrate her point. Here is a picture of three zebras I encountered recently while on a safari in the ADDO Elephant Park in South Africa.
At Texworld in Le Bourget, I met many exhibitors from all over China, including Hong Kong, India, Turkey and many young and up-and-coming designers too. Eco was a major theme, as well as organic cotton and fairtrade cotton.
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