Clariant announces leather trends for spring-summer 2014
18/12/2012
The trend booklet provides leather samples that customers can work with in developing their collections for the warmer months of 2014.
There are four main themes, starting with Luxor. Hot weather utility uniforms are “the natural progression of the military fashion story”, Clariant has said, so, here, vintage veg-tan and rugged natural leathers come in sunbaked desert shades. Outdoor adventure gear and safari casuals with a heritage twist are coordinated with functional footwear and practical bags.
Next is Eden, in which The Garden of Eden and “exotic seduction” influence the mood. Alluring colours mimic those of brightly plumed birds and equatorial flora. Textures imitate exotic fauna and the gloss and iridescence of tropical insects.
Art House is the third trend.
The creative world of contemporary arts and crafts inspires clothing and accessory design, with cracked paint and hand-crafted techniques encouraging freestyle textures. Dresses become a canvas for large-scale prints or painted daubs, and special effects are applied to shoes and handbags with “a truly creative spirit”.
Lunar is the last of the four.
Minimalism is updated with “space-age angles and reflective surfaces”. Pale lunar metallics shimmer “like distant galaxies” for smooth or textured foils and more casual, eroded metal effects.
In terms of colours for spring-summer 2014, Clariant’s trends experts have concluded that it will be time to introduce a calming touch alongside the stronger tones. Black and white provide a framework, impart structure and create neutrality. But there is still room for a spectrum of colours, from neutral tones and pastels to intense, powerful colours. Colours lose a little of their status as dominant single colours but surprise with “unconventional combinations”.
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