Jul
29
Fall’s Hottest Trend: Shades of Beige
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(L – R: Michael Kors, Marc Jacobs, Chloé, 3.1 Phillip Lim)
One of the most prominent fashion trends in quite some time has been the move to more minimalistic styles – and with this, has come a strong neutral color pallette – in other words, shades of pale beige and nude have been absolutely ubiquitous on the Fall/Winter catwalks. While the shade of beige may vary, the look is always the same – and it’s always head to toe.
Micheal Kors made the look fresh with bundles of chunky knitwear coming in scarves, sweaters and hats. The above look shows a chunky, off the shoulder swearer worn with a floor length skirt in the same shade of beige – the metallic belt completes this look. Marc Jacobs went for a very feminine look throughout his collection for his mainline, and teamed a long neutral-toned skirt with a lighter, floaty shirt and some cutesy ankle socks to polish off this lady-like look.
Creative director at Chloé, Hannah MacGibbon offered up a lesson in how to wear beige – almost the full show was composed of creamy caramel shades – this look above was one of the stand-out numbers – a full length, body hugging catsuit made complete by a tan waist belt. Phillip Lim added layers to his beige ensemble for his 3.1 Phillip Lim line, this look above appears unfussy with a simplistic, structureless nude dress paired with a long soft coat which was worn with lavender shade tights and chocolate brown heels.
These were not the only instances of these café au lait inspired shades – nude inspired colours have been edging their way slowly onto the catwalks over the last year, and celebrities have been picking up on the trend too. Check out some of the best (Read more...)