Fabrics for spring glimmer and shimmer, shine, gleam and glisten. So important is this factor that Metallics is a fashion trend in its own right and much of it is clearly intended for day wear. If the metallic fashion trend is too full on for you just add items with metallic trim to your wardrobe.
Sixties inspired space age dresses with cutaway armholes work the metallic fashion trend really well. Retro Futurism is where Space Odyssey meets the 21st century.
This silver white jewelled brocade tunic shift dress shown left is courtesy of Debenhams. It's from the fashion range Star by Julien Macdonald at Debenhams Spring/Summer 2007 Womenswear fashion range.
Lustre also make lace appear to gleam. Thick lace crochet dresses and tops hark back to the decade of flower power, whilst more defined gleaming machine made lustrous Austrian lace fabrics are laid over shining coloured petticoat slips.
Storm trooper, heavy metal looks don't translate too well to the high street. Chain mail, although it made for good designer shows, is impractical in real life. Futuristic trends include Lucite heels in shoes. Both Marc Jacobs and Alexander McQueen used Lucite. Check out anything that has a silver 60s Space Age look. For other designers who went futuristic examine the merchandise from Dolce and Gabbana and Hussein Chalayan.
The high street can't copy this retro futurism look easily - yet! The current alternative is to wear lame or metallic leggings or adopt silver and metallic looks. So far the high street alternative is to opt for plastic, oversized plastic or metal Pailettes on garments, leather and unusual materials in cloth.
Until realistic alternatives emerge, for now look to shiny preformed bra cups in clothes, patent leather, shiny metallic fabrics, smooth line corsets incorporated into dresses. Also accessorise with shoes trimmed with hard metal trims and sleek smooth untangled sharp haircuts. The more instant practical solution might be the golden leggings available from American Apparel or the copper metallic wet look leggings from River Island and Retro-styled corsetry with new, playful details.
Sixties inspired space age dresses with cutaway armholes work the metallic fashion trend really well. Retro Futurism is where Space Odyssey meets the 21st century.
This silver white jewelled brocade tunic shift dress shown left is courtesy of Debenhams. It's from the fashion range Star by Julien Macdonald at Debenhams Spring/Summer 2007 Womenswear fashion range.
Lustre also make lace appear to gleam. Thick lace crochet dresses and tops hark back to the decade of flower power, whilst more defined gleaming machine made lustrous Austrian lace fabrics are laid over shining coloured petticoat slips.
Storm trooper, heavy metal looks don't translate too well to the high street. Chain mail, although it made for good designer shows, is impractical in real life. Futuristic trends include Lucite heels in shoes. Both Marc Jacobs and Alexander McQueen used Lucite. Check out anything that has a silver 60s Space Age look. For other designers who went futuristic examine the merchandise from Dolce and Gabbana and Hussein Chalayan.
The high street can't copy this retro futurism look easily - yet! The current alternative is to wear lame or metallic leggings or adopt silver and metallic looks. So far the high street alternative is to opt for plastic, oversized plastic or metal Pailettes on garments, leather and unusual materials in cloth.
Until realistic alternatives emerge, for now look to shiny preformed bra cups in clothes, patent leather, shiny metallic fabrics, smooth line corsets incorporated into dresses. Also accessorise with shoes trimmed with hard metal trims and sleek smooth untangled sharp haircuts. The more instant practical solution might be the golden leggings available from American Apparel or the copper metallic wet look leggings from River Island and Retro-styled corsetry with new, playful details.
