Katie Roberts-Wood, a creative fashion designer who holds accreditation from the Royal College of Art in the UK, revealed a number of boldly embellished designs on the runway in London.
All the pieces from her Spring/Summer 2017 collection are incredibly diverse -- returning a little to the Victorian era for an overall aesthetic that's overtly elegant. While many of her styles show the runway's muses covered completely, a select few ensembles left them much more exposed -- offering a contrast to the rest of the pieces in a complementary way.
Overall, Katie Roberts-Wood's embellished designs were cohesively theatrical -- however in a way that maintained a certain subtly. This is something that largely came from her use of simplistic color palettes, which paired perfectly with the frills.
What's Driving This Trend
- Embellished Fashion
- Designers can explore the use of bold embellishments to create cohesive and theatrical pieces, while maintaining subtlety through simplistic color palettes.
- Victorian-inspired Fashion
- Designers can draw inspiration from the Victorian era to create elegant and diverse pieces that offer a contrast in a complementary way.
- Exposed Fashion
- Designers can create pieces that leave the models more exposed as a way to contrast with fully-covered designs in a cohesive collection.
Who This Affects Most
- Fashion Design
- Fashion designers can explore the use of embellishments and draw inspiration from the Victorian era to create diverse and elegant collections.
- Textile Manufacturing
- Manufacturers can produce textiles specifically designed for embellished fashion, including fabrics that work well with simplistic color palettes and offer a range of textures to complement the designs.
- Event Planning
- Event planners can use embellished and Victorian-inspired fashion as a theme for weddings and other events, creating an elegant and cohesive look that includes both fully-covered and exposed designs.
