Reoccurring Trends

Several new and unusual trends made appearances during the Spring 2011 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show in Fall 2010. One trend that stood out was the use of unique animals and tropical prints, now seen in several magazine issues. We will begin noticing this trend more and more as the weather makes it's way into Spring. Several designers including Mui Mui, Prada, and Stella McCartney each established this as their most prominent trend for Spring 2011, while using very bold primary colors throughout each of their designs. Another trend seen by several designers, including Derek Lam's show for Spring 2011, was the stacked sole wedge, demonstrated in several shoe designs for this season. Now lets look into how we can translate this trend into Children's Wear!

  

Mui Mui brings in the use of unusual animals on their clothing for their Spring 2011 Line during the Ready-to-Wear Runway Show. We now are seeing a similar trend transition into Children's Wear with the recognition of a dove on the above dress from Etsy.com.

   

Stella McCartney demonstrates a very tropical essence through her Spring 2011 Read-toWear Runway Show. This romantic, elegant, and all around fun dress can be demonstrated for Children's Wear as we see from the Etsy.com photo above.

Prada: Spring 2011 Ready-toWear Shoe Designs

(stacked wedge trend)

Prada demonstrates bright stripes and unique animals on their Spring 2011 designs during their Ready-to-Wear Runway Show. This same trend can be seen in Children's Wear, as we can recognize similar stripes on the youngsters lightweight sweater vest.