AW11 New York Fashion Week Trend Report

A long old slog through style.com catwalk pictures has eventually enable me to create a rundown of key themes and trends from the New York AW11 shows which finished mid last week.

The shows were much of the same... minimalism, fabric mixing, layering. It seems there are 3 key designers that have influenced the American market over the last 6 months.

1. Alexander Wang: layering, asymmetry, fabric mixing all signatures Wang translated not only into his show, but across several major brands also.

2. Celine: Minimalism at its finest dominated the new York catwalks with clean shapes in sharp structured fabrics. And of course the winter crop trouser.

3. Marc Jacobs:  The designer delivered a strong 70s bohemian look last season with mid length full skirts a key shape for the collection.  This now saturated the New York catwalks. This season his presentation of a cleaner sharper look for his mainline collection will be sure to influence designers for ss12.  Whilst the polka dot theme will translate to high street and be everywhere before summers out.

With focus on presenting casual wear trends and key shapes that aim to bring a fresher look whilst noting the dominant shapes that have been shown for a couple of seasons.

1.       Sportswear styling/details:  The most dominant influence for updating basics and sleek casual wear

2.       Panelling and Fabric mixing: Saturated the catwalks, but nothing new here.

3.       Quilting:  Alexander Wang utilised this technique to brilliant effect, a great clean technique.

4.       Midi: A shape that’s gathering momentum on the catwalk, high street will follow suit.

5.       Kilts/ Wrap skirts: Midi wraps in checks and kilt styling look new and fresh.

6.       Asymmetric Hem: A clean look from the Acne camp.

7.       Textured Fabrics: Some exciting fabrications used in beautiful styles that make this difficult for high street copies at price points.

8.       Checks: Checks, ginghams, tartans, mini checks.........

  

9.       Crop Trousers: The winter crop is here to stay.

10.       Poncho: A bit surprised by the amount of poncho styles from the shows, but it’s a natural move on from the cape.

Watch this space for London, Paris and Milan reports.

All images taken from style.com, for full images and more more shows go to http://www.style.com/