Trendalicious: Indigo details

Seeing indigo on the runway again is a huge relief after a seasonal saturation of camel and red for A/W’10. Camel and red really worked for the blond haired Amazonian types among us, but for the rest of us, it all got a bit librarian does “splash of colour”. I aged twenty years while trying to rock the look. Thankfully, like all these unwearable trends (Yes midi skirts and harem trousers I’m talking to you too), they are just that, and as the season winds down, we can look forward to brighter pastures, this time blue ones. The hue for Spring’s palette is pretty specific, and can only be compared to the sky on a cloudless July afternoon. Outside of the British Isles, naturally.

Indigo has infiltrated all aspects of ready to wear, seen on the runways of both womenswear and menswear.  At the menswear shows we saw some bright blue footwear at Tommy Hilfiger and Acne, shirting at Calvin Klein collection and DKNY, outerwear at Jil Sander, accessories at Dunhill and Diesel Black Gold, and trousers at Michael Kors, Dickie Brown and Bottega Veneta. Kors absolutely embraced the luxury casual mood of spring, and kept his collection hugely wearable; achieved by designing a great range of trousers and not limiting a SS collection to a variety of white shorts as is ofter seen on the season’s catwalks. These included a loose fitting pyjama style trouser in Indigo with thin white pinstripes. Here Kors paired them with taupes and greys, the perfect complement to the brilliance of a hue so blue.

Then came the women’s RTW shows and the trend transformed into a seasonal phenomenon. While keeping true to the Italian house’s flamboyant style, Peter Dundas created a colourful and sexy Emilio Pucci collection for Spring Summer. Most of the lighter paisley looks had elements of indigo incorporated, as well as some great blocks of blue in full looks too- notably the full length silk indigo maxi dress, and the blue paisley long sleeved mini dress, which was a favourite  style of ours from his A/W show too.

Even my supreme man-crush Mr.Depp has indulged in a little blue, this time his aviators. I love him, and I love blue too!

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Blue Aviators, Police Menswear SS'11