Leather Trends: Aqueous Effects
LET'S GO SPRING-SUMMER 2010....Be Bold and Inventive
Trends by APLF, in collaboration with Olivier Guillemin, Chairman of the Comité Français de la Couleur |
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Delight in action |
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A theme in which sport and relaxation radiate charm. The desire for light heartedness, holidays, fun and games.

Colours: • A poetic modern range, with bluish, greenish tones, spotless foam and nitrogen • Intense, invigorating harmonies
Style & spirit: • Performance becomes a pleasure… contests in charm and elegance • The purity and delicacy of a style that takes its inspiration from sport
Materials & Textures: Materials that express freshness and purity, water is a source of inspiration for new sensations. • Lacquered, glistening leather • Watery reflections, wet looks • Iridescent, pearly finishes • Shiny scales, fish skin, water snakes • Transparent and translucent materials • Gelatinous, aqueous effects • Rubber, crêpe, silicone, gum and new-look plastics • Net and macro mesh • Perforated, aerated leather • Iridescent glitter • Blobby, patchy patterns • Aquatic motifs David Hockney style • Beach resort graphics, the Riviera, retro Miami
| | Leather and fabric swatches from MM&T March 2009 Exhibitors
Photos from Left to right, top to bottom: Fordrich, Hong Kong; Cihan Deri Sanayi, Turkey; North America Tanning, USA; Leatherworks, USA; Shafeeq Shameel, India; Poly World, Hong Kong, North America Tanning, USA; Shafeeq Shameel, India; Goryakinlar, Turkey
Click here to see the other SS '10 trend directions by APLF
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