FASHION TRENDS

Fashion Trends Fall/Winter 2012/13

Fall/Winter 2012/13

Cities

For Spring/Summer 2012 nature and the Earth provided our design inspiration. In a seemingly natural progression, this Fall/Winter season the design world is celebrating the creation of our own personal areas of greenery in urban spaces, signaling a renewed interest in city living. Thus, this season, cities have captured our imaginations. For it is here, in these clusters of collective creativity, that cultures merge and different views and values are not only afforded but actively encouraged.

We are being urged to take a new and creative look at our lifestyles and our environment (ironically the knowledge of how to take better care of our world will come from the city). This season, the design world seeks greater acceptance and expression and the city is the canvas upon which we paint our understanding and ideas.

For Fall/Winter 2012/13, we detail five current cities that are impacting on and influencing the modern design world, capturing them in a snapshot of time. Letting all colors, all patterns and all worlds merge, we delve into the realm of the imagination to create a modern design language that speaks to a worldwide family.

May we all find inspiration in the cities we choose to live. (Internet blog)

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Trend Inspirations 2012+

Trend Inspirations 2012+

There is a growing awareness of timeless value in the way we decorate our interiors, expressed in carefully considered investments that reflect a more thoughtful approach to life. Driven by concern for the welfare of our planet and the global economic climate, we are more mindful and self-sufficient; we reveal this in our tastes and preferences, what we create and what we consume.

Five trends identified by the analysts at SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS encapsulate the mood. A renewed appreciation of classic, masculine lines executed with flawless craftsmanship is unmistakable, along with respect for traditional materials that last. Textures that mimic nature such as bare wood and rugged surfaces in earthy, vegetal colors abound. Progress, with its angular high-tech inventions, is embraced as long as its impact on our planet is beneficial but light. There is a desire to escape into dreams and romance, where furnishings are handmade from vintage materials, like exquisite relics of yesteryear. Surprisingly, touches of dramatic opulence – burnished gold, jewel shades, mirrored surfaces and ornate, crystal-encrusted ornaments – also appear.

Whether dreamer or realist, we all yearn for an emotional connection with the environment we create – and never more so than now.