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Hourglass – Curvaceous figures can pull off any pattern – stripes too. But to accentuate curves, wear horizontal stripes to add focus to your hips and bust. Mix-and-match prints are making an impact this season as consumers look to express themselves with bold fashion choices. Tapping on the trend, Snow Xue Gao presented an interesting take via a slip dress that featured an asymmetric hem. It was rendered in two prints – a re-coloured camouflage and a geometric flat floral. Masks get a pass because we’re now used to all sorts of patterns on people’s faces, but a tie with the infographic width-ways is a bit distracting. It’s certainly not one for a video call. In 2010, Thom merged high fashion tailoring with streetwear when we collaborated on a collection of three shirts with Supreme. Later in 2012, the brand collaborated with luxury department store Barneys New York on a diffusion line called Thom Grey, offering bespoke tailored suits with complimentary personalisation on selected pieces.

Don’t be afraid of clashing prints. Sometimes stripes and spots can go perfectly well together, or a horizontal stripe T-shirt and floral skirt. It’s all about trial and error. Animal prints have secured a segment of their own and there is no outcasting them in any given season. A classic in its own right, animal-inspired prints keep reinventing to suit the vibe of the times and this season cements the fact further.

DESIGNERS went wild for stripes on the spring/summer 2022 catwalks, with everything from monochrome to multicoloured – in understated pinstriped shirts and bold, disco-tastic gowns. Starting conversations about climate change is key to engaging everyone with the urgent need to cut greenhouse gas emissions,” says Hawkins. “Using fashion is another example of how the warming stripes have been used as inspiration for enabling these conversations with different audiences.” The coolest way to do occasionwear this summer, a striped maxi dress in punchy or pastel hues is a winner for weddings and garden parties.

As well as his memorable designs, Thom Browne’s Fashion Week shows always deliver high impact. Designs are inspired by themes from Thom’s life whether that’s his sporting influence or family traditions, and his shows are an opportunity for his creativity to flourish. For Spring/Summer 2023 season, inspiration continues to come from both the natural and the virtual worlds, as print and pattern trends continue to expand on the underlying theme of highlighting environmental or social issues – expressing the need of the times.Milan emerged as a hot destination for animal prints with several designers featuring the zebra print in particular, and even depictions of actual zebras, as part of their designs. Gucci made heads turn with his choice of casting – twins walking down the ramp showcasing looks together. One of the brand’s looks saw a showstopping duo of maxi dresses in a sparkling orange and grey zebra pattern worn by twins, Jake and Josie Dupont. Related Instead of stripes all over try more subtle hints like a striped sleeve or hem. A little subtlety can go a long way. Play with positioning and placement to inject an element of fun and to make a statement.

The colour blue is in the limelight for the approaching season with multiple designers embracing the hue within their Spring/Summer 2023 collections. Amongst the gamut, cobalt blue in particular, stands out and makes an impact as the favoured hue for the season. In 2018 Thom Browne’s lifelong love of sport was demonstrated when he announced his official partnership with Barcelona FC – arguably one of the biggest partnerships to date. With the infographic covering the length of a scarf, the visual effect showing how the planet’s temperature has warmed from blue to red over time is made more explicit - you can see it better, basically. And, arguably, that’s the most important thing.Ever wondered when and how stripes originally emerged in the fashion world? We delve deep into fashion history to tell you more. Read on... Studio 189, the label designed by Abrima Erwiah and actor Rosario Dawson, presented a multi-tiered style of five prints including a stencilled floral, a large dot and a variegated stripe, all in a medley of orange, pink, red, yellow and white shades. Linear motives

In 1988, we started selling striped shirts through national newspaper adverts and in selective magazines. We featured in publications as varied as The Times, Private Eye, New Musical Express, Country Life to even Viz – and the stripe is as popular today as it always was. The funny thing about our popular striped pattern is that there was a time in the Middle Ages that it was considered a perilous act. Only the social outcasts, such as prostitutes, jugglers, cripples, and clowns wore the pattern because it is highly distinguishable. Local archives even say that in 1310 Northern France, a cobbler was condemned to death for simply being spotted wearing the pattern. Stripes were even deemed ‘the devil’s cloth’ since captured convicts would wear the pattern as uniforms which could be easily spotted and identified if he happened to escape. However, many American states decided to abolish the uniform in as early as the 20th century as it was seen as a badge of shame. This pattern remains an active archetype in what we believe prisoners are wearing which is dominated in popular media. Vetements presented a series of tailored looks where everything matched among the more expected streetwear and denim pieces his brand has come to be known for – including some styles that had been rendered in a chequered pattern and texture reminiscent of Tati shopping bags. Standout looks included a wide-lapelled belted raincoat over a shirt and overlong pants, all in a striking blue and red plaid.It’s been great to work with the scientists and get a deep understanding of what they’re doing and how things are being measured. When you start talking about an 800,000-year dataset, it just blows your mind. The challenge is to make that into something simple enough to be engaging.” A style that began in the art world, kitsch can either be defined as art that appeals to popular taste rather than high-brow standards, or works or items that may be objectively ‘ugly’, but are appreciated in a knowing and ironic way. In fashion, the meaning of kitsch tends to incline more towards the latter, combining different references which often do not match each other, together, to create something very bold and eye-catching. In the 1940s, the humble stripe had its day yet again, thanks to the gangster uniform, which led to the infamous 'zoot suit' worn to make a political statement by communities that were often ignored. Pilvi Muschitiello (left) and Ed Hawkins model the climate data designs at COP26 in Glasgow. Photograph: British Antarctic Survey In the 1920s - some time away from the Medieval age - stripes are already making quite the fashion statement. T he book Icons of Fashion by Greda Buxbaum says that as the decade began, stripes showed up in newly liberated women’s activewear, as this was one of the first times women were allowed to participate in some sporting activities.'