Digital Exposed Seminar

WHITE

JIL SANDER & LOU DALTON

• Use as a fashion colour in it’s own right
• White is core to the season’s palette
• As an accent to offset the season’s brights
• Weightless white layers
• Crisp clean line sportswear

BLACK & WHITE

AMAYA ARZUAGA & ISSEY MIYAKE

• Sharp graphic colour blocking
• A key colour combination for WW 60s-inspired looks
• Sporting influences for men
• Bold stripes, spots and checks
• Add a bright accent – think emerald or tangerine

TANGERINE DREAM

CHADO RALPH RUCCI & YOHJI YAMAMOTO

• The season’s hot bright
• Team with black and white for a clean crisp colour combination
• Menswear layers mismatched shades or orange together
• A key tops and knitwear colour

EMERALD

GUCCI & CARLOS CAMPOS

• A new fashion bright for S/S 13
• Key for womenswear
• An evolution of this winter’s bottle green
• A key accent to combine with black and white

TRUE BLUE

VERSUS & GUCCI

• A key fashion bright
• Cool blues are key for sports-inspired looks
• A key colour for all product areas
• Team with an accent of black or white
• Watch for blue and white as a simple print combination

AQUATIC BLUES

DIANE VON FURSTENBERG & BURBERRY PRORSUM

• Looking at the cool aquatic blues
• From soft seafoam to bright turquoise
• Layer mismatched tones together
• Create a play on matte shine through fabric mixing

YELLOW FEVER

MICHAEL KORS & JIL SANDER

• An ongoing bright
• Paler shades looking newer
• Still key for simple sportswear
• A key colour for men’s outerwear

HOT PINK

OSMAN & TOPMAN DESIGN

• Intense and blue-cast
• Next summer’s neon replacement
• Team with the aquatic blues for a high summer palette
• Add an accent of white

SHERBERT LEMONS

BLUGIRL & JOSEPH ABBOUD
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• The new yellow is soft and pale
• Key as a stand-alone pastel or with white
• Key for summer dresses and separates
• A key tops and knit colour for menswear

PEACH MELBA

REBECCA TAYLOR & MAN SHAUN SAMPSON

• Take the bright orange down a notch
• Warm peachy pastels
• Key for dresses, knits and tops
• A new summer resort shade for menswear

PISTACHIO

MULBERRY & VICTORIA BECKHAM

• Replaces last summer’s mint greens
• A soft dusted level of colour
• Work in light reflective fabrics
• Add an accent of gold

PRETTY PASTELS

BYLOS & ERDEM

• A new softer pastel level
• Mix the palette together
• Baby blue / rosebud / peach and lemon
• Key for prints and embroideries

AQUARELLE PALES

M QUASIMI & DAMIR DOMA

• Key for menswear
• Mix mismatched colours together
• Sky blue with sandy neutrals
• Warm peach with pale pink

WINE TIME

PRADA & GUCCI

• The new red for S/S 13
• Part of the Menswear summer darks palette
• Accent with a shot of white or navy
• Key for tailoring, tops and knitwear

KELP GREEN

TRUSSARDI & EMPORIO ARMANI

• Muted greens
• Key for casual outerwear
• Layer mismatched tones together
• Key for knitwear and tops

NAVY

SACAI & DIOR HOMME

• Navy is the new black next summer
• Highlight with the aquatic blues and white
• Smooth flat fabrics and clean line silhouettes
• Key for all product areas for menswear

COLOUR CLASH

MOSCHINO & ENRICO COVERI

• Mix it up
• Clashing brights
• Key for tailoring
• The message is in
the mix

Image via Chic Traveller. Written by Phoebes Garland

There’s something about Melbourne and its people that are quite unique and special to me. When the ever charming, highly astute and celebrity stylist to the stars, Philip Boon mentioned Australia’s only live talk show – Fashion Torque, was having an invite-only celebration for it’s 2nd birthday, flying down was a no brainer.

On a warm evening on the rooftop of The Carlton in Melbourne’s CBD, guests gathered to join the wonderful iconic fashion designer and talk show host, Jenny Bannister and fellow co-host celebrity stylist, Philip Boon. Also on the panel, the gorgeous, Sarah Gale, esteemed fashion editor, Janice Breen Burns and milliner to the stars, Richard Nylon.

Diversity is something that Fashion Torque does so well with their topics, which offers an incredible insight to new comers in the fashion industry. What really stands out is that Boon also ensures that the panelists have a sense of strong credibility behind them. It offers the fashion industry a reason to come together, listen, learn, talk, have a drink and make new friends, and really who doesn’t love that!

Some of the other notable guests invited were the delightful – Dean Hewitt of Madam Virtue & Co & Mr Hewitt, man about town – Shiva Singam, milliner – Kerrie Stanley, the ultimate host of the party – Joshua Koko, vintage expert – Nicole Jenkins, Take 2 Markets – Rina Chia, TFIA’s – Jane Hayes, Made in Melbourne’s – Louise Lorkin, regular devoted attendees – Christopher Hamblin and wife Marion Liese, ex – Project Runway winner Anthony Capon, with Sydney’s social expert, Chic Traveller flying in for the event as well to capture the night.

To full the view pictures of the event see Chic Traveller’s coverage on Facebook HERE.

Fashion Torque is free to attend at Hasti Bala at The Carlton, 193 Bourke Street Melbourne on the last Wednesday of each month. The next event will be at the end of February 2013. To find out more go to Fashion Torque page on Facebook.

Phoebes Garland is a Features Writer for EXPOSED Online and co-owns Garland & Garland Fashion. Phoebes Garland was described as a ” Power Agent”, by Ragtrader magazine. Between the two of them, Phoebes & Robert Garland have over 50 years sales experience in fashion, publishing and advertising. Garland & Garland Fashion is a leading boutique fashion agency based in Sydney and they are regularly sought for comment from various media & the fashion industry on business fashion topics and issues. Phoebes Garland was also one of the judges for The Spirit of the Black Dress in 2012 (LMFF).