TOP TEN LEATHER TRENDS x FASHION ACCESSORIES S/S 2014

sophie lucie dewulf senior editor, Materials & Sourcing Trade Show Seminar / Hong Kong 2013

10 KEY CONCEPTS - ACCESSORY LEATHERS S/S 14

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

1 SOFT & SUPPLE

BUFFED - LAMB - GOAT- NAPPA - CALF

2 DIMENSIONAL

SURFACE TOOLING - LASER CUT - NOTCHING - CARVING - PERFORATION - INTERWEAVING - EMBOSSING - PLEATING - STITCHING - TUCKING

3 SIMPLY NATURAL

VEGETABLE TANNING - NATURAL IRREGULARITIES OF TOP GRAIN - BARELY TREATED LEATHER - CLASSIC CALFSKIN - JUTE - RAFFIA - MATT

4 GRAPHICAL GRIT

INFLUENCE FROM TEXTILES - GRAPHIC PATTERN REPEAT - GEOMETRIC PLAYS- NET CONSTRUCTIONS - MATHEMATICAL REPEATS COLOR CONTRAST

INTRICATE CONSTRUCTIONS - INTRECCIATO - PATCHWORK EFFECT - BASKETWEAVE

5 INTRICATE GYPSY

EMBELLISHMENTS - EMBROIDERY - APPLIQUES - FRINGES - WORLD CULTURE - MATERIAL MIX- COLOR CLASH

6 CRAQUELEE

ALLOVER - PLACEMENT - TONE ON TONE - COLOR CONTRAST - ADDITIONAL OVERDYE/ OVERPRINT - MATT or SHINE EFFECTS

7 PRINT REVOLUTION

DIGITAL PRINTING - PAPER TRANSFER - EMBOSSING - TWO TONE PRINTING

8 EXOTICS YES

FISH - REPTILE - NATURAL COLOR - COLORED STINGRAY - DEGRADE EFFECTS - SURFACE ENRICHMENTS

9 FILTERED COLORS

WHITENED - WASHED OUT - SUN FADED - INSTAGRAM COLOR NUANCES

10 MINERAL GLEAM

NEW METALLIC - INFLUENCED BY MINERALS IN RAW STATE

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