The latest Y's Spring/Summer 2019 collection made its debut on the runways of Paris Fashion Week recently. The seasonal pieces boast the intricate tailoring details signature to designer Yohji Yamamoto. The label's iconic reputation of monochromatic design follows through for the season, but it is accompanied by some bright tonal options as well -- there are touches of hot pink, blue, green, red, and some contrasting designs.
The womenswear pieces draw inspiration from classic menswear structures, resulting in oversized baggy designs throughout that are perfect for layering. Some pieces include suits, shirts, jackets, trousers, pocket vests, anoraks, trench coats, and more. Some of the aforementioned bold patterns include polka dots, mesh knitwear, jacquard, and stripes.
What's Driving This Trend
- Gender-blurring Fashion
- Designing clothes that blur the lines between traditional gender categories create new opportunities for designers to innovate on traditional styles.
- Oversized Silhouettes
- The increasing popularity of oversized silhouettes in womenswear lends itself to experiment with new tailored structures in bold patterns.
- Monochromatic Design with Bright Accents
- Using primarily monochromatic design with touches of bright color accents in pieces creates room to innovate in designing a variety of color choices.
Who This Affects Most
- Fashion
- The fashion industry can incorporate tailored menswear structures into womenswear pieces, as well as experiment with monochromatic designs and bright accent touches.
- Textiles
- Textile industries can experiment with new materials and patterns that lend themselves to oversized silhouettes and gender-blurring designs.
- Retail
- Retail industries should recognize a demand for more playful and versatile clothing structures, and incorporate more masculine and feminine elements in clothing offerings.
