A brief glance at any one of the outfits created for Duro Olowus Spring 2010 collection and the reference to Picasso is not easily missed.
The brilliantly patterned frocks play with color and shape as the mixture of prints come together to create marvelous shapes and silhouettes.
One dress in particular from Duro Olowus Spring 2010 collection had the editors at London Fashion Week showing interest in and enthusiastically talking about it. This dress is what Duro Olowu refers to as the “Harlem” dress.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Abstract Fashion
- Opportunity for fashion designers to create avant-garde and innovative clothing inspired by art.
- Mixed Print Designs
- Potential for designers to experiment with combining various prints to create visually stunning garments.
- Art-inspired Collections
- Growing trend of fashion collections inspired by famous artists and their works.
Where This Applies
- Fashion Design
- Fashion designers can leverage abstract and art-inspired designs to create unique and disruptive clothing lines.
- Textile Printing
- Opportunity for textile manufacturers to develop innovative techniques for printing and combining different patterns on fabrics.
- Art and Fashion Collaboration
- Emerging industry of collaborations between artists and fashion designers to create art-inspired collections.
