2014 Fashion week

A common trend seen at Fashion week was the use of the masculine figure. Burberry included formal suit wear such as pencil skirts, blazers and long coats. 

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Rag and Bone included two piece suits with crop tops. Both Jonathan Saunders also used formal trousers and Erdem included formal shirts with skirts also.

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Another brand that did this was Christopher Kane who displayed knee length dresses with cut out shapes. A feature all included along with these smart, masculine styles was mesh material.

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This has really stood out to me as the fashion managed to not only look smart but stylish and revealing. The use of this material added an almost provocative style but because it was balanced with the pencil skirts or suit trousers, the outfits remained formal but had an edge. These designers displayed women who looked professional but fashionable and as an outcome, represented them as people who could wear what they want and still be taken professionally. Similar to the Jazz era, women now wore adventurous designs but gained self control and the rights they deserved. What I am looking to do for the styling of the photo shoot is to create a crop top with elements of the 1920's (such as embellishment) but have the model wear suit trousers with it and also to include mesh to give a modern element. I find that it is also a material that displays skin but still remains acceptable.

Figure 1 Ngoni Rutendo Chikwenengere. Burberry SS14 London fashion week. 2013. [Online]. Available at http://www.iamnrc.com/2013/09/18/burberry-ss14-lburberry-ss14-lfw-london-fashion-week-fw/

Figure 2 Kimberlee Oo. Fashion: NYFW: SS14 trend roundup. 2013. [Online]. Available at http://www.yourcoffeebreak.co.uk/fashion/26338736978/nyfw-ss14-trend-round-up/

Figure 3 Pau Mendoza. A timeless print for spring. 2014. [Online]. Available at http://vintik.co/blog/a-timeless-print-for-spring/

Figure 4 Creyna Monique. Fashion: Erdem SS14 show. 2013. [Online]. Available at http://freakdeluxe.co.uk/fashion-erdem-ss14-show/

Figure 5 Nateisha Scott. Pastel trend report S/S14. 2014. [Online]. Available at http://www.itslavida.com/pastel-trend-report-ss14/