Sleeves are a strong fashion statement again in other looks
Fashion designer Christopher Bailey, captured for Burberry the nostalgia of Princess Margaret. In her hey day she looked youthful, worldly and sophisticated. To cap this, she also owned a couture wardrobe and it is elements of this that have crept into his range for Burberry Prorsum shown last September. Left a look from Burberry.
Fabulous print duster coats were also shown at Dries Van Noten, sumptuous silk dusters at Alberta Ferretti and Burberry opted to go with brocade coats. Duster coats soon became a strong directional trend. Burberry’s princess/debutante coat was magnificent in both silhouette and lush gold brocade fabric. The overall fashion look means swishing full skirts, wide shoulder enhancing collars and bertha necklines, all in marvellous fabrics.
The looser comfy duster style sat easily over fuller skirts and fuller dresses and is about to do the same again as the more voluminous lower silhouette needs a fuller, easier elegantly cut coat. Simple in cut and often edge to edge and with three quarter sleeves, these coats easily lend themselves to lavish sumptuous fabrics such as rich gold brocade, duchess satin, tapestry style brocade, ribbed ottoman silks, cloque, twilled silks, plisse and textured cotton pique.
Debutante dresses worn under the duster coats have clean lines, but it is the rich materials that create the princess/ royal/debutante/real lady effect. So to achieve this look make sure the garments you select are in interesting material.
What female doesn’t want to feel like a princess?
A fashion staple, the belted trench coat comes in many lengths and acts as a versatile easy throw on coat or Mac suitable for many occasions. The trench coat is a practical cover up fashion garment for the season. Other trenches are more voluminous in the lower skirt.
Jackets
Jackets are short and skimming with modern clean boxy, sixties lines. (Original sixties sketches and here) They are easy to team with wide cut leg trousers creating an overall effect of snappy elegance.
Look out for more bolero versions, matador jackets and Kimono wrap looser line jackets. There are also short belted trench coats and wrap style jacket coats with turn back lower lapels, but no back collar stand. Many of these styles are easy to make and customise yourself.