Feathers always waft in and out on the trend breeze, but for me they are always in style. At the moment, and thanks to a sort of bohemian-luxe vibe we can see quite heavily at a lot of runways, heralded through the sumptuous and understated luxury show that was Fall 08 Lanvin, feathers are making a comeback with a vengeance. There are sort of 2 ways to go in fashion now, spacey, heavy, futuristic and avant garde or classic, rich, beautiful, elegant... 3 guesses which aesthetic feathers fit best into.
Burberry Prorsum, Ralph Lauren, Catherine Malandrino, Andrew Gn... They have all used feathers on skirts, dresses, jackets/coats and tops. Designers are getting into this luxe embellishment big time, it makes you feel like you're wearing couture, really.
The best way to wear feathers, i think, is to pair our feathered garment/embellishment with something plainer. This is, of course, common sense, but you can also pair feathers with opposite or paradoxical textures to create some really nice sillhouettes. A leather skirt with a feather embelished top, for example, or a feathered skirt with a plain grey tee shirt and a leather jacket would also look nice. Mixing leather and feathers is tops in my book.
Andrew Gn
Christian Lacroix
The original, and best. Prada 2004 (look at Daria!!!)
Ralph Lauren
Blumarine
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