In our trend forecast for 2021 (with connection to the Fashion Weeks of 2020), one of the major trends we mentioned was called “Modern Regency: Lords, noblemen and preppies”. As the new collections for the spring-summer 2021 season are being unveiled, we are seeing this trend appear more and more. So far, we can observe it more in womenswear, but we are expecting to see it appear more and more in the menswear sector as well.
Last season, we could see Moschino introduce their autumn-winter 2020 collection, which was centered around Marie Antoinette shapes and curves. Nothing screams regency more than the aesthetics of peak Versailles. It can be said that the Moschino collection was a little ahead of its time, as, what followed was the big wave of royalty-inspired clothes and runways.
For the spring-summer 2021 season, the biggest highlight was definitely the Dolce & Gabbana show, which featured an impressive display of prints and patterns, all mixed in a truly royal manner.
Working in full-lockdown mode, Moschino released a fabulous marionettes video, which featured not only their high-end clothes, but also figures of their usual guests. The overall ambiance of the marionette show was one of high exclusivism, similar to a show from the 1950s or so and, in our opinion, gave a glimpse into what fashion shows will be in the very near future. Most likely, we’re not going to see those major productions anymore.
Kenzo’s collection was not very regal in terms of the clothes themselves, but more in terms of the presentation. The show took place in a very elegant garden, with lush botanicals, which reminded people of a classic French or English castle garden.
Valentino also added the botanicals to their show, both in terms of garments and in terms of décor. “Botanics” was also a trend we mentioned in the Attire Club trend forecast published back in 2019.
The Burberry show also went natural, placing their presentation in the woods and working with a very earth-inspired chromatic. Earth was another big trend we announced.
At Versace, it was an underwater aesthetic that dominated, with aquatic prints, wet styling and an overall under-the-sea set.
Prada went in a different direction and released a video featuring cameras and monitors – a theme that is very likely to become an ascending trend over the next seasons.
The first “digital runways” were quite boring it can be said, but the newer ones are really remarkable. The new physical shows also bring a lot of joy and excitement to the fashion world, which is something we desperately need more of these days.
We’ll look forward to what will be released next; this season of fashion is very likely going to become a reference season in fashion history.
Fraquoh and Franchomme
Further reading:
Trend Forecast: Fashion Weeks of 2020 (Trends for 2021-22)
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