Australian label Perks and Mini (or P.A.M. for short) launches its Spring/Summer 2018 women's collection, featuring impressionist patterns and boxy designs. The Planetary Movement capsule seeks to fuse style and comfort through laid-back streetwear silhouettes, "athletic-influenced stretch fabrics," as well as the myth of Ra -- the ancient Egyptian Sun God.
The subtle "references to space and planets, [that] appear on dresses, skirts and hats" in the Perks and Mini Spring/Summer 2018 collection are effortlessly translated onto the boxy designs of the clothing, creating a dream-like and nostalgic ambiance. The cold blue colorways in some of the patterned pants are eerily reminiscent of the Impressionist art era.
The Planatary Movement capsule also highlight a collaboration between P.A.M. and footwear label SUICOKE. The 90s-inspired platform sandals perfectly tie into the retro clothing ensembles of the 2018 line-up.
Comfort-Focused Streetwear Collections
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Trend Themes
1. Comfort-focused Streetwear Collections - A trend of fashion collections focusing on comfort, merging streetwear with athletic fabrics and boxy designs, presenting new opportunities for people-centered fashion technology development and marketing.
2. Athletic-influenced Stretch Fabrics - The use of athletic-influenced stretch fabrics in streetwear design is a trend that offers opportunities for innovative textile development and sustainable fashion solutions.
3. Collaborations Across Fashion Industry - Cross-industry collaborations, like the one between Perks and Mini and SUICOKE, are a rising trend within the fashion industry that opens up new opportunities for brand exposure and audience expansion.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Industry - The fashion industry is consistently identifying consumer preferences for comfortable and functional fashion designs that inspire new opportunities for innovative fabric technologies and brand partnerships.
2. Textile Industry - The textile industry has growth opportunities in providing innovative and sustainable fabric solutions for the comfort-focused fashion trend, as well as aligning with the fashion industry to through cross-industry innovation.
3. Footwear Industry - The trend of athletic-inspired, comfortable fashion clothing, like in Planetary Movement, can drive demand for innovative, agile, and comfortable footwear designs, challenging the footwear industry to create new comfort-focused shoe designs.