Spring always brings a breath of fresh air and novelty to the wardrobe. We choose new fabrics and opt for new colors and new combinations. This year with the arrival of summer, the focus will be on color and irony and will look to the future. More and more importance will be given to the fabrics we wear. Indeed, the imperative is sustainability.
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The major international fashion companies are all working hard in this direction. Let's see together in more detail what will be the must-haves of this season:
Index
Low waist pants
The high-waisted trousers and skirts now seem to have had their day. It draws directly from the style of the early XNUMXs, proposing the low waist in many different variations: jeans, palazzo pants, miniskirts and Bermuda shorts.
Colors and patterns
With the arrival of spring it is nice to focus on color, without fear of daring. We choose the warm shades of orange, the freshness of the more subdued blue, electric blue and the most acid yellow, lilac and pastel colors. There is also no shortage of fuchsia, red and green. It is played with the most whimsical combinations. And for those who want to dare even more there is theanimalier, proposed in infinite variations. Perfect to give character to even the most basic garments, or for those accessories that always guarantee great personality.
Colored contact lenses
The arrival of the sun leads us to be more daring and to experiment more with color. In this regard, colored contact lenses are a fantastic accessory, ideal for renewing your look with the arrival of summer. They allow us, in fact, to play with new combinations and to amaze. However, it is essential to always remember to dispose of them properly, never leave them in the sink or toilet drain, to avoid the dispersion of microplastics.
Choose vintage
Sustainability comes first from the choices we make at the time of purchase. From this point of view, vintage represents a certainty. Better to buy in vintage shops or second-hand markets, finding unique pieces with a very low environmental impact. Today, however, there are increasingly functional systems for exchanging and buying and selling used clothes. There are several online platforms, easily usable, which allow you to empty the wardrobe by putting some money somewhere, or to find rare “pre-loved” items that are practically new, in fact unique.
Give a second life to discarded garments
Before removing a garment from our wardrobe, let's think about how we could try to modify and embellish it, adding patches, inserts and embroidery. Each garment can be cut, sewn, and more. You can also try re-tinging it with natural dyes. Practices of this kind have also been very successful on the catwalks of the last Milan fashion week. Andreas Kronthaler made new garments for Vivienne Westwood, looking for discarded clothes left in the old drawers. Harris Reed he designed dresses starting from used wedding dresses. Rare Review he went so far as to use even upholstery and furnishing fabrics for dresses and skirts.
Choose the most eco-friendly materials
Avoid plastic, spring 2022 is plastic-free. Choose recyclable eco-friendy fabrics. Avoid synthetics, replace them with natural fibers or organic cotton. This will, in fact, lead to a significant reduction in the release of micro-plastics into the environment, in particular in the seas and in the waters more generally. Better to focus on fabrics such as hemp and viscose. For this season Stella McCartney presented its first bag made of alternative leather, namely in mushroom roots, producing the new line in Kenya and Madagascar. Tamaris presented sandals and sneakers made of a material derived from seaweed, taking seaweed from the ocean and transforming them into a flexible resin. This in contexts where algae grow out of all proportion due to pollution, suffocating various ecosystems.
Spring brings with it a crisp air, new colors and a new desire to be protagonists. But above all, the awareness behind our everyday choices grows. Fashion is finally beginning to demonstrate an attention to sustainability that has been asked of it for some time.
