Before being a big hit on the summer 2014 runways, digital prints on fabrics were the IT piece of the Balenciaga fall winter 2012 collection, being inspired by futuristic movies from the past century like Blade Runner. However, in the 2013, the trend was the most obvious in the Givenchy collection and in at the 'always futuristic' Peter Pilotto, but also seen in Gucci, Acne, Dior,...
Printed fabrics were always very interesting and appealing, because they can make any plain outfit original and fun. The new generation of designers are successfully using computer graphics to add energy to their prints. We can find them in the form of flowers, geometrical forms, ornaments and even fictional characters, mostly on shimmery fabrics like silk or satin and even neoprene. They can either dress up your outfit, or when wearing them with jeans or chunky knits, make it a very everyday-ish one.
Im drooling over the Givenchy sweatshirts, but as they are very pricey (dooh), I found some cool substitutions on Asos.
Givenchy
Mary Katrantzou
Acne
Gucci
Dior
Balenciaga fw 2012
Roberto Cavalli
Peter Pilotto
Marc by Marc Jacobs
Paule Ka
Asos
Zara
Urban Outfitters
Topshop
Labels: Acne, Asos, Balenciaga, Dior, fall 2013, fashion, Gucci, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Paule Ka, Peter Pilotto, Roberto Cavalli, Topshop, Urban Outfitters, Zara
