New S/S 2010 Collection Expresso
Expresso is a Dutch fashionbrand that does good for fashion, people and planet. At Expresso, they try to minimize nature pollution as much as possible by paying attention to waste separation, energy use and recycling as well as using a lot of environmentally friendly fabrics. Besides Expresso supports a lot of charity’s, is a participant of Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) and has a very special collection for us this season! The Spring/Summer 2010 collection includes seven interesting themes, four for the spring and three for the summer. Each theme had it’s own striking style items, but also a lot of basics and matching accessories.
The theme Paris-Dakar in the spring collection has got tough, nonchalant trousers which can be combined with super female tops from pretty materials like silk and knitted fabrics. In the Paris-Dakar theme we also see the denim legging and the boyfriend jeans, styled casual with a Colbert. For a though look there are matching accessories with leather details.
Marrakech in the spring, has a lot of Moorish influences. Think of the harem pants and beautiful neck decorations from washed lace, little coins and knitwork. We also see the ethnic prints and multicolor stripes who guarantee an extremely feminine, nomadic collection with colours like ocher and olive. The fabrics we see in the Marrakech collection are summerly and natural, like linen and viscose.
True Romance is a romantic, feminine theme with many nostalgic drapes and rakes. The items have a very sophisticated style and are made in smooth, supple fabrics like silk and chiffon. The soft colours with flowers in all sorts of sizes and variations and watercolor prints give a good spring vibe.
For people who love bright colours Expresso has a 80´s Hip theme. Think of colours such as lipstick and light berry and a daring silhouette with overhanging shoulders or butterfly sleeves. The prints are very striking with butterflies, colourful flowers and of course 80´s graphic stripes and cubes.
We see more 80´s influences in the summer collection Gravity. For a female, but tough, rebellion look, you can choose for tops with a trapezium shape that ask to be worn with leggings or tight pants. For a more nonchalant figure there are the comfy boyfriend jeans and wide low crotch trousers, which you can combine in a cool way with long loose-fit gilet. In this theme we see a lot of shiny fabrics and many different kinds of prints like flowers, bulbs, paint wipes and splashes. The contrasting, tight jewelery with metallic elements completes your look.
La Vie en Fleur is a collection entirely based on French country romance. Many lovely dresses and tunics with a high waist, cute folds and romantic vintage laces. Small, fine graved English china flowers, sometimes a larger flower, are printed on natural, mostly transparent materials like cotton and linen in white and pastel colours. The matching accessories are a little bit more raw and rough like belts from harness leather and a raffia or canvas printed bag.
Russian Matroesjka dolls have been the inspiration to this eponymous theme. This multicolour and multiprint theme shows us different kind of shapes, like the bunchy Matroesjka shape that returns in the lightly puffed pants. The items are midsummerly nude and deliciously colourfull with folkloristic prints in off white, papaja, fuchsia, brown and lime. Decorative sequins, knots and beads are also common in this collection. Jewelery in colour ceramics, glass beads, wood and brown leather give this theme a rougher accent.
For more information and to view the entire collection you can visit the Expresso website.
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