The key statement for bag fashion in the forthcoming Spring/Summer season 2008 is: colour is returning to the collections. The general trend is moving away from subdued fashion statements and favouring high-impact materials and colours as well as original designs.
For the 2008 Spring/Summer season GLS defines three trend themes: “Essential”, “Bionic” and “Stimulation”. Essential: • Purist statement and straight-forward bag forms featuring graphic solutions • Stiffer bags with more body, big bags and large pouches, short-handled bags, shoppers, clutch bags • Plain, clear colours, shimmering surfaces, fine leather, shiny patent and many and varied metallics Bionic • Novel materials such as elegantly shining nylon, vinyl and transparent plastics • Natural-look leathers, such as suede or grained surfaces and nature-inspired looks such as reptile • Contrasting combinations, e.g. leather plus vinyl, at times with a sporty slant • Soft pouch shapes, XXL-bags, unisex bags and pronounced “portrait” bag formats, sporty shoppers and backpacks Stimulation • Bags in unobtrusive shades and designs • Patent in strong tones, graphic elements and pleating • Eye-catching handle and clasp ideas • Voluminous shoppers, “pouchettes“, box-like formats as well as small yet expressive bags Colours
After the dark, toned-down colours prevailed this Autumn/Winter season, freshness and colourfulness is heralding a comeback in bag fashion.Appealing new colour themes are in evidence in all collections providing decisive momentum.
These clearly stronger, summery tones telegraph liveliness. They are either fruity and sweet in graduated pink-orange, sunny yellow shades or fresh and acidulous from citrus to mint including aquatic shades. Highlights include highvisibility colours such as bright red, royal blue and sunny yellow.
The many yellow and mustard tones might become the new trend colours for bags. The basis, however, will be formed by pale, light nuances as well as harmonious naturals. These go hand in hand with white, various grey shades and powder pastel tones.
The fashion touch is often added to these tones by finishing in shiny surfaces. Also very much in evidence here are opalescent and metallic tones even with a very futurist slant, but above all matt and non-descript silver and gold tones as well as bluish greys.
Nature with its appealing earthy and sand tones plus harmonious vegetal colours continues to serve as a source of inspiration for bag colours.
The look of these new bags is attained not only by colour but above all by new materials and surface effects. Of paramount importance here is a shiny look – a recurring theme for numerous soft patent and metallic leathers.
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