Sparkle seems to be a major Spring Summer 2019 trend

Spring Summer 19 canvas seems to be lit with glittery crystals, beads and sequins. From Badgley Mischka’s high-octane va va voom pieces to Nicole Miller’s camouflage sequins to Tory Burch’s placement of coins on a summer dress to Proenza Schouler’s futuristic silver — the overall story seems to be a party-ready closet with unmitigated metallic mayhem. 

A RELEVANT CATEGORY

Unlike the old school, we as a society celebrate things more often and in our festive season is not only confined to fall-winter anymore. “That somewhere along with global domination of mega brands into new cultures has made shine a relevant category across seasons. For Spring Summer, pattern sequins such as camouflage seen at Nicole Miller, ombre ones seen at Prabal Gurung are a nice breather as it plays with both print and shine. Futuristic silver in casual dressing is one of the key trends along with red foil for evening pieces seen at Rodarte,” says Aniket Satam, visiting faculty Istituto Marangoni.

A WAY TO CELEBRATE

Malini Banerji, Fashion Director, Elle India sees shine as a way of celebrations. “Sparkle has all to do with celebrations in a big way and since in the winters people dress up in a big way, that has sort of spilt into the summer in a lighter way,” says Malini.