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Wednesday 16 September 2009

Segmentation





  • Prints
Key Items
- Mineral grains
- Marble effects
- Wood, feather + animal motifs
- “Old” effects
- Top-dyeing and flock make
contrasts softer
- Cashmere prints
- Calligraphy
- Folk motifs + arty motifs
(Mongolia, Tibet, Inuit)








  • Embroidery, Lace

Key Items
- Broderie Anglaise
- Richelieu embroidery
- Chantilly lace
- Vegetal structures
- Fur + feather structures
- Gathering + fragile multilayered
structures
- Tapisserie Jacquards
- Sequined embroidery
- Crystal effects
- Lacquer finish
- Arty motifs




  • Silk
Key Items
- Cloqués
- Silk twill
- Silk velvet
- Pannesamt-Dévorés
- Second skin velours
- Changeants
- Fortuny + Multi-Plissee
- Matelassés
- Sandwich weaves
Chiné effects
- Silk tweeds
- Oxide metallics
- Crystal brillance