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Designer Spotlight: Vivienne Westwood
Vivienne Westwood is one of the biggest names in fashion across the United Kingdom and simultaneously well-known across the world. She has created signature and iconic collections since she began her career into fashion, a career which she focused on celebrating difference styles of fashion since 1971.
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Update and Elevate Grunge Florals
Grunge fashion burst on to the scene in the 90's along with its namesake music scene, and since then it has settled in, cozy in our closets. Flannel shirts, comfortable layers, and grunge style florals have become fashion mainstays for quite some time. As grunge style hits a new peak in popularity, we look at a few ways to update and elevate grunge florals in your next collection.
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Trend Alert: Fair & Square
An upcoming trend for Fall 23 we are loving is the trendy and colorful square patchwork print trend! This fun trend covers everything from bold graphic check prints to vintage patchwork style prints. This trend is perfect to make a bold autumnal statement with and add a pop of color to any outfit.
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Color Forecast - Fall / Winter 2023
Summer hues carry over into FW23, with pastel pairings give a fresh and unexpected fall look, grounded with warm cozy neutrals. Which color trends are you looking forward to?
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Trend Forecast - Fall / Winter 2023
We'll be forward thinking in Fall / Winter 2023, focusing on classic prints. With sustainability top of mind, designers and consumers are drawn to modern and sensible styles that will work for multiple seasons. Simple geometrics and plaids, stately florals, and subtle textures are a sure bet for pieces that will be worn over and over. How is your brand using prints to take customers forward this season?
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Designer Spotlight: Issey Miyake
The late Issey Miyake was known for his technology-driven designs and his collection ‘’Pleats Please’’ which stole so many hearts as they were a crowd favourite. We look back on his outstanding career and influence on fashion.
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Creating Square Prints in Adobe Illustrator
A square is one of the most basic geometric shapes and is widely used in architecture and design. With our desire to return to simple order, and the wide possibilities to explore within a simple square framework, square based patterns are trending upward.
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Designer Spotlight: Dame Zandra Rhodes
Dame Zandra Rhodes' contributions to the fashion and textiles industry have been eccentric and brilliant as she has provided an influential safe space to push the boundaries of eclectic fashion and print design.
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Resort Report 2023 - Moschino
Looking for a road map of next summer's trendiest prints? Look no further than Moschino Resort 2023! All the print trend greatest hits are merchandized together into a head-turning and shoppable collection.
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Resort Report 2023 - MSGM
MSGM are an Italian design house formed in 2009, combining fine traditional tailoring with sportswear fabrics and finishes. They are known for being true to their Italian heritage as well as their streetwear aesthetic.
MSGM has been a strong performer, and one of our favourites year in and year out. MSGM’s 2023 resort collection has a different approach to their usual colour vibrancy. Even by changing their typical aesthetic MSGM have continued to produce collections which are vibrant and true to their values.
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Resort Report 2023 - Etro
Etro are an Italian design team who have been creating for 54 years and who every year promote their collections which is bright, energetic, and creative. The resort collections are no different from their AW and SS collections, they promote fun and versatile looks dedicated to the brand's aesthetic. Overall, this year’s collection has seen a shift in attitude for Etro, while still honouring their roots. The next chapters of their collections are going to be exciting as they prioritise how they change under new creative direction.
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Smooth Scaling with Vector Prints
Learn more about vector prints. Vector artwork is created with mathematical formulas. It is resolution independent and can scale from a tiny postage stamp, to the size of a building without any loss in quality! Choose a vector based print when you want that clean, flat look.
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