TRENDS // PATTERNBANK - PARIS FASHION WEEK . A/W 2015/16 PART 1

barokah    6:25 AM    A/W 2015 , Print Inspirations , trends   

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Below is a preview of their Fall/Winter Winter 2015-16 - Catwalk Print and Pattern Trend Highlights Part 1 from the Paris Fashion Week.  You can view their entire report here.  You can also view and order many of their other reports here. 

Patternbank bring the highlights of print and pattern from Paris Fashion week today. Geometrics and colour blocks were a recurring theme as were rich ethnic prints and oriental patterns. Look out for the final Paris shows and our in-depth report of all the key print and pattern trends of Autumn/Winter 15/16 from the latest New York, London, Milan and Paris catwalk shows.

    BALMAIN   

Bold Colour Blocking – Jewel Colours – Vertical Stripes – Geometric Blocks – Abstract Camouflage – Tropical Leaf Camo – Overlapping Shapes

Balmain photos via Vogue.co.uk

    CARVEN    

Retro Floral Pattern – Simplified Daisy – Kimono Style Florals – Clustered Groups – Rounded Petals – Chinoiserie Bright Prints – Trailing Foliage

Carven photos via Vogue.co.uk

    MANISH ARORA    

Exotic Iris Prints – Digital Placements – Engineered Fantasy Foliage – Other Worldly Landscapes – New Age Tribal – Futuristic Jewelled Icons – Highly Decorative – Exotic Feather Plumes

Manish Arora photos via Vogue.co.uk

    ISSEY MIYAKE    

Bold Chevron Stripes – Stripe Graduations – Horizontal Stripe Variation – Sculptural Effects – Geometric Shapes – 3 Dimentional – Tessellated Geometry – Folded Origami Shapes – Colour Shading

Issey Miyake photos via Vogue.co.uk