In fashion, the New Year is all about a preview of the fashion season to come (March). Forecasts and trends begin to unfold with regard to looks, colors, silhouettes, fabrics, accessories that are taken from the latest runway shows, designer brands, stylists, fashion insiders and influencers.
Season after season, style-in-the-new presents a reportage and dictates the much-awaited must-haves. A plethora of refreshing points of view showcases bright ideas and pieces that hopefully land in any magazine’s haute list or in the headlines. The beginning of the year in fashion is always exciting as it signals the start of everything new.
Starting 2017 right, Bottega Veneta presents the season in timeless all-climate fashion. Mapping out the New Year in style, the brand presents a chic, practical all-destination ready collection. Fashioning the look of travel, the brand unfolds a wide range of palettes of modern neutrals, saturated brights and contrasting dusty pastels. Modern minimalist tailoring reveals long silhouettes that are all-weather friendly.
The year is set to soar the height of style in clean lines and slim forms to define the cool appeal of the simplicity of dressing. The collection presents simple and luxe textures that come in both matte and shiny fabrications. Materials are divided into shiny and matte.
The allure of shine comes in crinkled lambskin, high-gloss coated rainwear and lambskin, waxed cotton twill, cotton satin, devoré velvet and jacquard. Meanwhile, matte attraction is unveiled in cotton velvet, corduroy calf suede, crepe, wool and bonded tweed, gabardine and viscose jersey.
The New Year in fashion is taking direction towards practical style everywhere. Whether in Europe, Asia, Middle East or America, the trend approach is globally appealing and is ready for any destination. The standard trend news isn’t selective as fashion is passport-ready for all.
(In the Philippines, Bottega Veneta is located at Greenbelt 4, Makati City and Shangri-La Plaza Mall East Wing, Mandaluyong City. For more information, visit @ssilifeph on Instagram.)