Spring 2012 Fashion Inspiration for Your Home
Architectural structure, bold color, amped-up prints and big details rule the runways
As usual, Fashion Week is about six months ahead of the calendar. While we're planning on cozying up our homes to get us through a long winter, the runways of New York are filled with their spring looks. However, it's always fun to take inspiration from the runways and bring it home.
The shows in New York were full of architecturally structured pieces balanced by a bit of flounce (provided by unexpected materials like latex and tranluscent iridescents) — often hemmed-in in new ways such as harnesses and sportswear-inspired big zippers. Prints were amped up: exuberant abstract florals, new takes on geometrics and bold color, including lots of bright yellows, deep electric blues, fiery orange-reds, and eye-popping purples. Here's a look at some of the trends rocking the runways can be applied at home.
More: Straight From the Runway: Orange and PInk
The shows in New York were full of architecturally structured pieces balanced by a bit of flounce (provided by unexpected materials like latex and tranluscent iridescents) — often hemmed-in in new ways such as harnesses and sportswear-inspired big zippers. Prints were amped up: exuberant abstract florals, new takes on geometrics and bold color, including lots of bright yellows, deep electric blues, fiery orange-reds, and eye-popping purples. Here's a look at some of the trends rocking the runways can be applied at home.
More: Straight From the Runway: Orange and PInk
Prabal Gurung's collection was absolutely eye-popping and provocative. It was kind of Katy Perry gone dominatrix, heavy on the purples, latex, peek-a-boo, and prints that had a Rorschach ink-blot mirrored look.
Diane von Furstenberg infused her looks with pops of brilliant yellow, often combining yellow, gray and white.
Alexander Wang used long zippers to reign in his flouncy yet relaxed looks. Try using this move with a zipper-shaped path in your landscape.
Derek Lam balanced structure with flounce, and a lot of gray, yellow and white.
Oscar de la Renta was big on bold yellow touches as well.
At Marc Jacobs, unexpected textures like croc patterns and futuristic iridescent, translucent fabrics added drama to his ensembles. The effect was much like the way these arcylic chairs, soft pillows, and all this glass work in this room.
DKNY amped up color with brilliant florals in fiery red-orange and an electrified hue of navy. While their florals had a Warholian flair, the combination lends itself well to this collection of Asian urns, vases and stools paired with the bright red tufted chairs.
My favorite show, Zac Posen, was probably not the most avant-garde, but it showed such a clear understanding of craft, history, a woman's body and hints of restrained Art Deco flair. His silhouettes perfectly balanced structure and flounce, and added just the right amount of detail. I'm sure the celebrity stylists are in a frenzy trying to score his dresses for awards season.