Can you feel it?

    Many designers look for many influences for texture in places such as nature, art, home furnishings, lighting, glass, and everyday objects. Texture is very important because we are constantly touching objects every single day. You can feel color or patterns but you can feel textures. Even if someone didn't have hands you could run the object or garment across their face, arm, leg etc and they will be able to feel the texture. In Oscar De La Renta's rtw 2013 spring collection you can see some of his garments that have elegant texture that just catch every ones eyes.

 

In this garment the skirt is fabricated with feather like texture. It resembles the body of a feather duster. They both have a soft touch to them. The garment is a beautiful interpretation of the ordinary feather duster.

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Who could ever forget the doily? Everyone has that one relative who cant let them go. Maybe Oscar is that relative. He tries to turn the original doily into a beautiful garment piece. Doilies are typically woven giving it that gritty rough texture to it. If you pass your had along the design you can feel every intricate piece of the design. In his garment, the texture has a more lace feel to it than the original feel doilie's give off.