An exclusive accessories report focusing on the trends emerging from street level for women & men. This important issue zooms in on the current crop of influencers attending London’s Fashion Week shows, and our analysis describes how to carry these looks forward.
It’s an exciting time for women’s jewellery with lots of experimentation and innovation, for men the look remains classic and dips into vintage for inspiration. For women’s bags the latest covetable styles feature distinctive details and are immaculately finished with strong structural lines, while men’s bags, are at a midpoint between creativity and functionality. In women’s footwear there’s a retro ‘60s vibe that combines technology with skilled craftsmanship. Men’s footwear styles are reworked and re-energised with a strong sporty vibe. Headwear for both sexes reinterprets the classics by adding subtle subverted details in new fabrications.
JEWELLERY
WOMEN: It is an exciting time for women’s jewellery with lots of experimentation and innovation. Confident designs and bold provocative looks push forward to give a new edge to clothing.
MEN: The essence remains classic and connected with looks based on traditional designs. Inspiration dips into vintage for brooches and pins, which complements the new tailoring.
BAGS
WOMEN: The latest covetable styles feature distinctive details and are immaculately finished with strong structural lines. Inventive graphics and co-opted designs add personality and familiarity.
MEN: Styles are at a midpoint between creativity and functionality. Key styles are casual backpack and shoppers, or the more formal wallet and flat document styles.
FOOTWEAR
WOMEN: Retro ‘60s space age design and modern technology, fuses with skilled craftsmanship, to produce footwear with unexpected cutouts and standout detailing.
MEN: Athletic styles with slipper-like softness are at the cutting edge of current footwear trends; styles are reworked and re-energised with a strong sporty vibe.
HEADWEAR
WOMEN: Styles reinterpret the classics and add subtle subverted details and new fabrications. Formal designs feature sculptural creations in uncompromising colour combinations.
MEN: Whether it’s covetable basics or unique statements, hats are an important part of the menswear vocabulary and create a strong identifiable look.