Luxurious Rich Fabrics Shaping Autumn/Winter 2006

Luxurious Rich Fabrics Shaping Autumn/Winter 2006 October 18, 2007

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Luxurious rich fabrics bring a new opulence to Autumn/Winter 2006. Dressy looks emerge, bringing luxury fabrics to the forefront. Decoration continues, as well as a growing interest in luxurious fabrics such as velvets, satins and furs. Vintage is another theme, as it is more sophisticated, high-end with auction, museum or estate qualities. “Going Green” is not a new phenomenon. However, environmentally friendly fabrics are found only a handful of companies selling organic cotton and fleece made of recycled soda bottles. Now, new fabric-processing technologies have made natural and sustainable fabrics more affordable. For instance, bamboo is a successful demonstration as it is natural and biodegradable fiber that also happens to be soft against the skin and is proven to be antimicrobial.

COLORS & PATTERNS
Moving away from vivid brightness, fashion colors tend to be softer, subtler, dustier shades and cooler tones. Rich vibrant colors and equally plush regal fabrics will make Autumn/Winter 2006 a spectacular fashion spectacle. Spring-like colors will flourish on autumn fabrications in full-spectrum color in tweeds, prints, patterns and mixed outfits, which is unusual for an autumn season. Each shade will have new depth and clarity with breathtaking harmonies, blending arts into fashion. Here, multiple-color is dominant. Here, a jacket will be more a tweed jacket with over four colors than, for example, purely blue one.

Tweeds have a new twist too with more color and sparkle effects. The blues, once considered safe, become more bohemian, funkier spin, blended with teals and yellow-greens. Blues with purple have an elegant look. Warm oranges, corals and browns look lush as paired with the new beiges, tans and creams. Black is come back yet, it is not the minimalist black of the 1990s. The new black often has subdued and subtle decoration. Designers use diversified divine luxury fabrics from black silk, black gauze, Persian lamb, black taffeta, black velvet, panne velvet black denim, black cashmere, black jet, corduroy, black suede and Shearling.
Gemstone colors are increasingly beloved. Deep rich violets and aubergines melt into dusty softer contrast accent tones and flow through into glowing garnet and rich intense ruby wines. Champagne tones move through apricots and burnt gingers to metallic coppers and bronze effects. Metallic look burnt oranges and caramel color scheme is frequently seen as matched with fur. Boldly vibrant colored checks, colorful tartans and tweeds are all applied in coats, dresses and skirts. Cubist paint techniques as prints gain popularity in 2006 and stencil print effects are likely to be more welcomed.

VELVET & VELVTEEN
Velvet is very appealing or even alluring in sense of touch on women’s apparels. Velvet is typically manufactured from silk, rayon, nylon, polyester or cotton. Silk velvet is usually soft, luxurious and flowing, perfect for eveningwear. Velveteen has similar effect to velvet in appearance. It is almost textured from cotton and the weft pile loops are cut short. Velveteen is not so expensive as fine velvets, yet high-end velveteen can be quite luxurious and also easy to launder.

LACE
Lace never had a practical purpose, but is used for embellishment of the seams of garments or household textiles. The latest metallic look lace is as popular as palest pink, ivory, cream and white lace. Recently, black lace becomes more popular than ever. It is heading toward gothic as in Victorian mode and often seen in underwear products. In evening dresses, there are strapless and spaghetti strap little black lace dresses of feminine tulle and lace. Instead of black or as an accent to black, berry colors and purples are other choices.

EMBROIDERY
Embroidery products create a 3-D effect. Often, it is combined with feathers in craftwork to create innovative textures. Embroidery mainly functions to decorate skirts as it is often blended with appliqué or follows new looks with Romanian/Russian influence of cross stitch peasant bandings and old traditional rustic designs. In interior application, there are plastic-coatings, foam-backs, bonded fabrics, crochet-look, crude wool embroidery, hand-finishing and experimental techniques. Folklore elements in exotic theme or culture come together again in the designs.

HOUSEHOLD TEXTILE
As we saw in Heimtextil fair, nature theme is evergreen while sleek Scandinavian design and woods such as beech, teak and jacaranda are universally applied in home interior. The idea of nature is vivid on the characteristic feature of the fabrics: cotton and linen with reduced designs, dobby and shaft weaves, faux-linen created with effect yarns, batiste, nattés, etamine and cotton twill, distinctive for their structured, dry, grainy qualities.

Mini-designs, stripes, checks and feather drawings are the patterns attributed to this character type. Elegance can be found in top-quality materials, including silk, wool and leather, which are used, complemented by woven effects like sherly, brocade, taffeta, moiré, jacquard and satin. Masculinity is bolstered by metallic designs in modern, contemporary architecture. The featured fabrics have a glossy synthetic look, mixed with open effects and special added, bionic-based functions.