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. 

Street fashion

The Runways are where people look at for what is fashion but the real runway is the concrete. The people of the street are the ones who wear the clothes and wear the trends. This is where designers and people of the industry see fashion come alive. With street wear it gives individuals a chance to make their look their own. I traveled around providence and Boston to venture out and see what the real trendsetters were wearing. As i captured the photos i come to the realization that people were no longer wearing straight colors like a solid top and simple blue jeans Oh No! The style was creative and different, the style was PATTERNS AND PRINTS. Everywhere you looked there were patterns being worn.

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The people of the street are wearing patterns anywhere from their jacket (photo1) to their pants (photos3&4) to their shirts(photo2) and to their sleeves(photo6).

 

 

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photo 6

 In photo 1 this woman has layered her black cami with a patterned jacket that pops with the contrast of black. Everything else on her is simple but with the colors and patterns from the jacket it brings her outfit to life. In photo 2 I captured a young man whose shirt that caught my attention immediately. It had a Moroccan type feel to it. The pattern was continuous through out the whole shirt making it a pleasant sight to see. In Photo 3 this outfit was different. I found the pants rolled up to his ankle to be a statement that made the outfit his.The pattern looked like a twist on the traditional camouflage pants.
       The pants in photo 4 I love the intricate design. The white on black contrast always makes designs pop. Again the white and black colors in the shirt in photo 5 blend well together especially with the zigzag pattern in the shirt. Graphic tees like that are seen everyday on the concrete runway. Photo 5 is my absolute favorite. It goes to show people have their own fashion and make their own trends on the street. The guy on the right had a black button up shirt with Floral print sleeves. Just like their hates say, on the streets this ensemble is DOPE.

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photo A

 

Photo b

Photo c

Photo d


Patterns have and always will be a big part of fashion. In Oscar De la Renta's rtw spring collection you can see some patterns and prints displayed on his garments. I think he captured the essence of simple and complex patterns and prints his his collection. The pieces you see in his collection you can see a little resemblance in thr garments from the street wear. for example if you take a look at photo 5 the pattern resembles the one in photo A. In photo A it has a simple V line design close to a zigzag pattern. With the floral print in photo 6, you can say Oscar took inspiration from that and came out with photo B but took the traditional floral print and turned it into a well put garment. I feel as Oscar De la Renta took the street trend of patterns and prints and made them more elegant and precise to interpret his look on fashion.

follow the rainbow

With Oscar De La Renta'sspring 2013 ready to wear collection you can say he took the colors back to his roots. He used fun colors that come from his home land of Dominican Replublic. The vibrant colors just pop right off the garments in his collection. With that being said he does have some basic color pieces that are the opposite of the fun color popping pieces. The colors in his collection varied. Some of the main colors were Freesia, cabaret and aqua green. The more neutral colors are bright white, smoke and jet black.


 

 

 

 With those colors being the dominate ones in the collection I feel there could have been more bright colors that could have made Oscar's line more extravagant. With some of his colors going back to his caribbean roots i chose these colors to add to his line. I thought these colors were fun and eye catching as if you was in the caribbean. These colors would go well with the theme of color. In his line he has neutrals all the way to freesia. My new color story consist of (from left to right) Limeade,sun orange, tropical green, caribbean sea and passion flower.


Looking forward, I predict that next seasons color story will consist of similar colors that you see now. He has a history of recycling the same colors. He will stay true to the fun, vibrant colors that you would see in the caribbeans. Colors that are almost like a breath of fresh air and instantly make you smile. There will also be the basic neutrals like the jet black and smoke color that reoccur in his collections seasonally. Oscar De La Renta never disappoints.