We've seen color-blocked fashion in nearly every Spring/Summer 2011 collection, and Colour Me Beautiful for Fashion Gone Rogue shows a laid-back form of this styling theme. Photographer Georgie Wileman and stylist Mara Palena combined creative forces for the pictorial, which stars models Stacey Grant and Adeele Rassel.
Color-blocked styles from Jil Sander, Topshop and Zara appear throughout the spring editorial, from three-quarter length shift dresses to dresses, T-shirts and sheer wide-legged pants. My favorite shot is the one in which the model wears a slightly sheer tangerine dress with peacock blue leggings.
Color Me Beautiful also featured the talents of photographer's assistant Piera Catalano, stylist's assistant Francesca Zanetti, makeup artist Miyuki Ishizuka, hair stylist Michi Yoshida and retoucher Ana Paula Grimaldi.
Casual Color-Blocking
Colour Me Beautiful for Fashion Gone Rogue is a Laid-Back Spring Shoot
Trend Themes
1. Color-blocked Fashion - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop sustainable and eco-friendly color-blocking techniques and materials to meet the growing demand for environmentally-conscious fashion.
2. Laid-back Styling - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create innovative and comfortable fabrics and designs for relaxed and casual color-blocked fashion, catering to the needs of the modern consumer looking for stylish yet comfortable clothing.
3. Sheer Wide-legged Pants - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Experiment with new transparent and breathable materials to create lightweight and trendy sheer wide-legged pants, capturing the attention of fashion-forward individuals.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Design - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate technology like 3D printing and smart textiles into the process of creating color-blocked fashion, revolutionizing the manufacturing and design capabilities of the industry.
2. Sustainable Fashion - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop sustainable and ethically-sourced materials for producing color-blocked fashion, meeting the growing consumer demand for environmentally-friendly and socially-responsible products.
3. Textile Manufacturing - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Invest in advanced dyeing and printing technologies to efficiently create high-quality color-blocked textiles, streamlining the production process and reducing environmental impact.