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PF WEARABLES
Stripes, bathrobes, slogans and the return of the 80s - again. There’s lots
happening in the fashion world this spring/summer season
shirt with crew neck and ribbed trim. The
B&C Set-In (WU600) crew neck sweatshirt,
available in heather grey and steel grey,
is an excellent match with its modern cut
and ribbed collar, cuffs and hem.
Equally retro are Topshop’s jeans with
screen painted faces on one leg. The new
Katy Straight Jeans (SD011) from So Denim
by AWDis are a good imprint pair and we
predict the trend of decorated jeans, which
kicked off with embroidered jeans last year,
will continue throughout 2017.
Stripes are another big trend for the
coming season. Big stripes, narrow stripes,
multi-coloured stripes – customers want
it. Happily, a number of printwear brands
now offer striped garments, including
Disley with its striped 55% polyester/45%
cotton LL410 shirt – an ideal garment for
those who hanker after Long Tall Sally’s
embroidered, longline stripe shirt.
The fashion world is adept at surprising
its followers, so our jaws shouldn’t have
dropped quite so much at the news that
some designers are using bathrobes as
a new type of funky outerwear. Seen by
some as an extension of the athleisure
trend – think glamorous poolside robes
thrown over wrap dresses before stalking
out for a cocktail – it’s an unexpected
trend that we’re following with interest if
not quite in action. We could, however,
possibly be persuaded to wear the rain-
bow-coloured Stan Hooded Bathrobe
from Missoni Home at Amara on a night
out. Decorators can start trying out the
look with Towel City’s 100% ringspun
combed cotton Ladies’ Robe (TC050).
Trendwatch
A s we ease into 2017, ‘messaging’ –
aka slogans on tees – is big news.
The SS17 catwalks were littered with
T-shirts declaring everything from feminist
sentiments to eye-poppingly rude sug-
gestions, all of which is fantastic news for
T-shirt printers.
A milder version of this trend can be seen
in Todd Lynn’s Pretty in Punk T-shirt from
Debenhams. This long length, heather tee
quietly combines a number of this season’s
trends: 80s punk glam, pink and slogans.
Pink, from fuchsia to softer, dusty pinks,
was a top colour at the shows, along with
yellow and stone. For those looking to
recreate the look, Stanley & Stella’s Stel-
la Wants (STTW028), an organic cotton,
round neck T-shirt, is a great starting point.
Keeping with the pink and 80s themes is
River Island’s grey colour-blocked sweat-
The new Katy Straight Jeans (SD011) from So Denim by AWDis
River Island’s colour-blocked sweat
B&C Set-In crew neck sweatshirt
Long Tall Sally’s
embroidered, longline
stripe shirt
The Ladies’ Robe from Towel City
Pretty in Punk from Todd Lynn at
Debenhams
Stella Wants from Stanley & Stella The Stan Hooded Bathrobe from
Missoni Home at Amara
The striped LL410 shirt from Disley
Topshop’s fabulous screen printed jeans
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