# Fervently Frilled Fashion The Embellished Designs from Katie Roberts-Wood Stunned on the Runway By Riley von Niessen | Published 2016-09-22 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/embellished-designs References: [highsnobiety](http://www.highsnobiety.com/2016/09/21/roberts-wood-spring-summer-2017) & [rca.ac.uk](http://www.rca.ac.uk/students/katie-roberts-wood/) 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. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.9/10 - Popularity: 82% | Activity: 56% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/stylephotography) ## Key Themes ### 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. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Politically-Inspired Runway Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/selkies-the-libertine-collection.md) - [Intricate Bridal Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heli-kalkstein.md) - [Whimsical Feminine Runway Shows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wild-rose-sparrow.md) - [Romantic Resort Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kallmeyer-resort-2026-collection.md) - [Heritage-Inspired Bridal Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/katherine-tashs-spring-2026.md) - [Dreamy Apparel Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frankies-bikinis-keepsakes-collection.md) - [Whimsical Spring Apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/Anna-Suis-SpringSummer-2025.md) - [Brand Staple-Highlighting Luxe Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rathbonenewman.md) - [Grass Root-Made Sculptural Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rootfull.md)