{"id":158694,"date":"2016-12-29T18:34:30","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T18:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/pre-fall-17-trends-portrait-of-a-lady\/"},"modified":"2021-08-12T13:44:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T13:44:42","slug":"pre-fall-17-trends-portrait-of-a-lady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/pre-fall-17-trends-portrait-of-a-lady\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-fall 17 trends: Portrait of a lady"},"content":{"rendered":"
For any retailer with a big dresses business, pre-fall 17 is turning into a pre-season to be thankful for<\/strong>, offering up a huge selection of ideas both for formal occasions and for contrarian youth consumers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What do they all have in common? Think of keywords such as ladylike, pretty, soft, feminine, elegant<\/strong>. This certainly isn\u2019t p-to-5 dressing. There\u2019s a gentle formality in most of them that\u2019s more summer fete than boardroom coup<\/strong>, more party under the stars than VIP client meeting.<\/p>\n But when teamed with unexpected accessories<\/strong> and a whole load of attitude (as at Coach), the elegance and femininity moves out of the occasionwear section and onto the rails targeting anyone simply looking for a new way to dress come late summer next year.<\/p>\n There\u2019s a retro edge that often nods to the 40s<\/strong>. But don\u2019t think of this as a mere single decade revival. it\u2019s more a mood than a look, a hint rather than a revival.<\/p>\n The materials of choice for the new dresses are sheers<\/strong> (often frilled and\/or floral printed), as well as semi-sheers<\/strong> and fluid silks, matte crepes<\/strong>, and that perennial favourite, lace<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Key details include bibs, bows, lace inserts, gentle gathering, soft tiers, a hi-lo crossover hem, ruffles and frills<\/strong> (on shoulders, sleeves, necklines and hems). In other words, forget minimalism and gender-neutral. You simply can\u2019t do the new prettiness if you don't commit 100%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9763,5,6,10481],"tags":[10504,11396,11332,10168],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n