Ahoy, trend watchers: Nautical style fresher than ever
July 2, 2009 |11:48 | Fashion Shows | For Women | General | Season By : Team X
With the countdown on to July 4, ever-popular, flag-waving nautical looks are sure to be played up as big as Old Glory. And as summer sets in, they’ll be replayed because wearing red, white and blue isn’t just patriotic, it’s also fashionable.
"We are seeing a trend where people are refocusing on the important things in life — family, friends, well-being and health, and I think red, white and blue is an expression of that," says designer Tommy Hilfiger, a fan of American style from preppy to equestrian — and nautical, a classic summer style that he and other designers have loaded with patriotic references. His summer style salute is called West Coast Cool and features lobster and sailboat prints, plaids and stripes that could be sent up a flagpole this weekend.
The nautical look’s popularity, also called "spectator," is a part of the resurgence of faith in America and people craving familiar things that will make them feel good, perhaps a reaction to the economic meltdown. And proudly wearing red, white and blue is something that We The People can count on — a sense of security.
Certainly, the red, white and blue trifecta recalls a common nautical motif that designers, including Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors and others, jump on season after season. They offer fresh but familiar looks in knits, cotton and denim, which Hilfiger calls "the DNA of all-American style" in his sixth and latest book, Iconic America: A Roller-Coaster Ride Through the Eye-Popping Panorama of American Pop Culture (Universe Publishing, $60, 350 pp.)

Top models walked down the ramp for INIFD’s annual fashion show at Mumbai on 24th June 2009. The models rocked the ramp wearing exquisite collections designed by students of a fashion institute. Organised by International Institute of Fashion Design (INIFD), the fashion show titled ''Vibrance 2009'' had a 'Moods and Colours 2020’ as its theme. Models walked down the ramp in colourful and fascinating costumes designed by budding designers of the institute. Femina Miss India World 2009 Pooja Chopra also walked the ramp as the showstopper and wooed the audience with her walk. She appreciated the creativity and originality of students’ creations.Choreographer of the show Rohit Verma said that the best part of the show was that it was not too much expanded in all aspects. The show offered a big platform to promote budding and future designers from this fashion-designing institute.
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The Eastern vibe that began in Milan has made its way here. Dries van Noten, who is known for his deft handling of print and color, mixed craft and technology, describing his collection as “Tokyo meets Calcutta.” This meant that photos of old batik art were printed on ultramodern fabrics; ikat, madras and checks looked unpretentiously cool togetherPrints were also key at Junya Watanabe. His paisley shorts, striped shirts and plaid jackets were trimly cut and artfully mismatched; the flat caps, patterned foulards and pocket squares gave the looks a Riviera touch. Watanabe continued his collaborations with Levi’s for jeans and Trickers for shoes; there were also some great raincoats, done in conjunction with Macintosh.
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The poster uses a striking image which is ideal for both decorative and functional purpose. The booklet, on the other hand, has been designed to provide customers with additional illustrative information which attempts to suggest how and where the colors may be used thus creating a clearer understand of the background thinking behind its design. The aim is to bring into focus a closer relationship between fashion effects and colors and ways in which leather will support these.
Casual Fridays aren't just reserved for the modern workplace, today the final day of Milano Uomo erupted in a sea of denim, tee shirts and Chucks.
Even though editors finished their July issues months ago, this month feels like the lady mags are already enjoying their Summer Fridays by stickin’ with the usual tricks. This month features recession fashion (again) and a few celebs you haven’t thought about too much in the past year. Still, July and August are the months magazines were made for, so would you really want anything too serious?
Despite a crippling economy, fashion designer Michael Kors trumpeted "powerful, confident urban dressing for modern times" with his "tough luxe" fall collection fashion show at Nordstrom in Northern Virginia on Thursday night, his first major event in the Washington area in years.












