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Key Materials Trends for Fall/Winter 2016-17

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Kick-start your Fall/Winter 2016-17 season with an array of essential new materials trends, shaping directional womenswear with a play on texture and surface. Cold weather wardrobes evolve with contemporary approaches to heavyweight felts and starched cottons, while innovative bondings enhance body and hold. Elsewhere, fragile sheers inspire sophisticated and feminine looks. These trends have been pinpointed by Trendstop's materials experts, who analyse the latest developments emerging from leading designer collections and influential fabric trade shows. This week, Trendstop presents FashionUnited readers with three must-have F/W16-17 materials trends to update women's fashion, ranging from Wovens and Delicates to Jersey & Knits.

Contemporary Felt

Coming through strongly in Wovens, heavy-duty woollens feel extra-warm with felted surfaces this season. Inspired by military apparel, these soft yet weighty textures lend a utility chic to women's tailoring and outerwear, executed in a palette of cool winter greys.

Fuzzy Surfaces

Emerging in Jersey & Knit, materials refresh winter wardrobes with soft, fuzzy properties. A key update for mohair and angora textures, loose yarns extend from the surface to enhance the tactile effect. This trend proves ideal for shaping cosy sweaters and longline skirts.

Clouds of Lace

In the Delicates sector, we see layering update lace textures with 3D qualities, produced with lightweight webbing and cloudy surfaces to create soft, sheer textures. This elegant fabric introduces sheer properties to Fall/Winter styles, as pale colourways enhance the airy feel.

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Trendstop.com is one of the world's leading trend forecasting agencies for fashion and creative professionals, renowned for its insightful trend analysis and forecasts. Clients include H&M, Primark, Forever21, Zalando, Geox, Evisu, Hugo Boss, L'Oreal and MTV.

Images courtesy of Trendstop.com: Sally LaPointe, Akris, Jason Wu, N21, MSGM, Michael Kors, Agnes B, Nina Ricci, Sharon Wauchob, all Fall/Winter 2015-16.


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