New retro: Everything you need to know about the main trends of the season
Retrofuturism is the main trend of 2015: skirts became indecently shorter, flared trousers returned to fashion, and platform shoes appeared in the collection of each brand of the mass market. Objects, silhouettes and style of the era at the junction of the 1960s and 1970s suddenly came to the fore, displacing the bored sports, androgyny and minimalism. In this material we explain why retro is at the peak of popularity, how designers rethink the experience and legacy of fashion of the past, how to deal with retro-futurism now and what things to put off for the near future.
Why do we need fashion half a century ago
The concept of “fast fashion” requires us to consume more and more often - but the question of the golden mean, including universal and practical clothing, remains open in 2015. Everyone needs simple, but not boring, sexy, but not vulgar, feminine, but not banal, versatile, but not overly androgynous clothing that is easy to combine, can be worn from morning to evening, and to work, and to a party. Sounds like utopia. However, it was exactly such clothes that were once thought out - and it was in a landmark decade from the mid-60s to the mid-70s.
Basic wardrobe: 15 universal items from the 60s
Trapezoid dresses, skirts and coats, high boots, short jackets, ski jackets - we have collected more than a dozen things that today allow us to withstand the spirit of the past and not look old-fashioned. For example, the symbol of the 60s, mini-skirt - a great pair of high boots and turtlenecks, ankle boots with heels and translucent blouses.
What can I wear with a turtleneck: 7 current options
Turtlenecks do not lose their relevance from season to season. Now, on the wave of fashion in the 70s, these functional tops with a throat appear everywhere in designer collections from Jonathan Anderson to Miuccia Prada. We offer 7 current options for how and with what to combine turtlenecks - for each day of the week.
What you can learn about the style of the 70s from the movie "Dazed and Distraught"
The action of the film, named after the song Led Zeppelin, takes place in 1976. This is not exactly the period, references to which we see now on the catwalks, but close to that - in the film the echoes of the hippie era of the late 60s are still strong. In "Dazed and Distraught" there are a lot of background heroes whose outfits can be looked at for a long time: blouses with ruffles, flared pants, platform shoes in combination with the sports theme of the 80s - golf, sweatshirts and sneakers.
Grace Wales Bonner: Flared and short jackets in the fashion of the 70s
Hope British fashion Grace Wales Bonner mixes European style with the costumes of the heroes of blackplotting films of the 70s. Taking the unisex fashion of the 70s, Grace creates men's clothes of feminine silhouettes: flowing flares, silk shirts, fitted jackets, wide-brimmed hats, beaded embroidered pants, fitted leather coats, vests and cropped jackets. It is noteworthy that, despite his youth, the designer is already conducting a presentation of his collections in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. In the same place where Gareth Pugh and Alexander McQueen once appeared.
How our parents dressed in the 70s
For examples of how to wear things in the spirit of the 70s, you can turn to parents and grandparents. After all, family photo albums can be traced back to how the country's tastes and moods evolved, fashion and assortment changed in stores. We asked the older generation to talk about how they were worn and where they got flares and mini-skirts during the Soviet era.
How to wear flares: 10 current options
Flared trousers - the undisputed symbol of the 70s - this season have appeared in collections from Chloé to Marni. Despite the cut characteristic of the fashion of the past, in 2015, flares can be (and even necessary) added to your wardrobe. Pants flared in two accounts diversify even the simplest outfit, consisting of a shoe and a white T-shirt. In addition, we have at least two types of pants: shortened, mid-calf length, or elongated, reaching almost to the floor. We offer 10 ways, how and with what to combine flares of different lengths - from a bomber to a dress.
Platform shoes
Shoes on the platform is not only an example of the extravagant fashion of the glam rock era, but also a functional thing that has been valued and worn from time immemorial. For example, today Jonathan Anderson turns to the 70s androgyny and shows shoes on the platform that David Bowie and the characters of the film “Saturday Night Fever” wore: the same as on skinny boys in the men's autumn show, and on girls in the pre-autumn women's collection.
What to wear with short skirts
On the wave of fashion in the 60s and 70s, the mini is the main length of 2015. We show how to combine a short skirt with a sweater and blouse, do not be afraid to experiment with transparent tights and boots, and also prove that the mini looks good with heels and sneakers.
Fashion 60s and 70s as the main trend of spring
Flares, mini-skirts, sheepskin coats, geometric shapes, low heel boots, ski jackets, trapezoid dresses, vinyl and psychedelic prints, pointed shoes, short jackets - we collected retro-futuristic things and show how to wear them now so as not to be considered a retrograde. The main principle is not to quote retro in the forehead, but to mix with something comfortable and modern: sneakers, ankle boots, a simple top.