Fashionable Tide » Key Textures for Autumn/Winter 2011 – Part 1
The Texture Trend
A lot of articles on FashionBeans recently have focused on colour and how key the introduction of different colours and tones into your winter wardrobe is likely to be over the coming months. Although I agree colour is a big feature for the fashion savvy this coming season, I have also noticed a different trend to assert itself at the top of this year’s autumn/winter fashion pyramid – the use of texture.
Just looking at the catwalk shows for A/W 2011 or simply flicking through a fashion magazine and looking at the advertising campaigns for fashion houses, it is clear to see that various different materials and fabrics are coming to the forefront; introducing a varied selection of different textures and sensations into garments – both visually and to the touch.
The use of texture on the catwalks was evident in shows in Paris, Milan, New York and London. Just thumbing through the latest edition of GQ Style shows us that both high fashion houses and high street retailers are making full use of the plethora of fabrics and textures available, and integrating these into their autumn/winter collections....
My Trapper Hat for Winter - Riding Pretty
Just remembered this post called 'Wear a Dress and Be Safe" that I did back in May. It builds a convincing case for wearing a dress (or at least some very 'non-drone' like bike riding attire) to better your safety odds while out amongst (brain dead or just drousy..) mototists on the road. Why will motorists take notice of you more?...Here's the link .