Passeig de Gracia

Irja Andresen Laia Bonastre Kimberley Zuurbier

•  Most important street in Barcelona.

•  Known for their luxury shops and architecture.

•  Buildings from Antoni Gaudi and Josep Puig i Cadafalch.

•  2 cinemas and hotels such as Casa Fuster Hotel, Majestic Barcelona and Hotel Prestige Paseo de Gràcia (built in 1897).

•  The old road from Barcelona to the village of Gracia.

Valentino •  60s style.

•  The materials are lace, leather, satin, silk, lycra, fur, cotton, viscose, feathers, jewellery.

•  the colors were bold like emerald, golden yellow, turquoise, the classic red of Valentino, pink and black.

•  The prints on the fabrics like trees and degrade technique and some leopard.

Yves Saint Laurent •  The garments were constructed by fabrics like leather, silk, cotton, wool, polyamide, cashmere.

•  The colors were grey, black, blue, chalk, white, etc. the weight of the garments was heavy and compact.

•  They used the materials such as black leather black for motorcycle jackets, jumpsuits, bodysuits textured with thermo-molding technology, grey flannel, pristine white shirting and Le smoking tuxedo suit and velvet dresses.

Dolce & Gabanna •  30/40s style with references to Elsa Schiaparelli, Marilyn Monroe.

•  We saw jeans with some details, jacquard technique applied to evening dresses and skirts as well as tweed jackets and skirts

•  The main colors were black, blue, green, white, violet and a bold pink. Fabrics are very luxurious and expensive: leather, cotton, wool, lace, velvet, silk, organza and satin.

•  The Fabrics are very luxurious and expensive: leather, cotton, wool, lace, velvet, silk, organza and satin. Puffed shoulder pads and sleeves and ruffles. The fabrics were a mix of heavy and light weight depends on the material.

Chanel •  Feminine collection with Natural knitted fabrics, using tweed on their jackets and skirts, cuffs with frothy plissé ruffs, chiffon and Embellishments on jackets and dresses.

•  The materials are satin, organza, polyamide, cotton, wool, leather; velvet.

•  The colors are black, white, grey, pale green and baby pink.

COS

•  The materials are wool, satin, polyamide, velvet, lycra, Viscose, mesh, jersey, leather and chiffon.

•  The colors are black, navy blue, white, gold, metallic, grey. Soft hand feel.

Conclusion women’s wear. Looking to these five women’s shops that four of them are high-end brands and one medium level, therefore are different from the others because of many reasons. However, we have seen that the five shops have some fabric trends in common for this season. Firstly, the leather trend which all of them have used it to reproduce their own garments like motorcycle jackets, cropped jackets, jumpsuits and trousers. Another remarkable one is the always persisting trend within the luxurious brands: the fur and feathers fever. It can be seen in all of them massive fur coats and feathers. Fur hems, cuffs, scarfs, etc. Animal prints have been another trend again for the designers featuring leopard spots the most. A come-back to the 40s is another one that has been seen in all of their collections transforming the fabrics into the classic pencil skirts and making shoulder pads with complex and voluminous shapes amongst other details. The more repeated color has been black that will never go out of fashion.

Dolce & Gabbana • The fabrics and materials are velvet, corduroy, jacquard, moiret silk and boiled-wool cloth. Stripes and “Prince of Wales” patterns. Quilted satin, twill weave, cashmere, floccato silks, faille, wool jacquard fabrics and crocodile or shiny leather black, blue and grey.

• The colors are touches of pale and bright pink and fuchsia

Louis Vuitton •  The fabrics and materials are cotton poplin, fine merino, wool, cashmere, mohair.

•  The colors are black, dark blue, brown and some white and beige.

Gucci •  The fabrics and materials are

cashmere, velvet, leather, poplin, cotton, silk and jacquard.

•  The colors are black, dark blue and electric blue, grey, raspberry caspian liquid effects, animal print, metal details, embroidery.

Boss •  The fabrics and materials are

polyester, cotton, leather, wool. Shirts in stripes and checks, knitted jackets, ripped-up jeans, polo and V-neck

•  The colors are brown, navy blue, green, beige.

Replay • The fabrics and materials are cotton polyester, wool, polyamide, ripped up jeans, logo prints, stripes and checks

•  The colors are blue, grey, black, green, red.

Conclusion men’s wear.   When we look through the five brands we have chosen

for men we can see that it is similarities between the brands. We have three high level brands, all three has black base color with some bright colors like pink and turquoise as extras. The fabrics is cashmere, silk, wool and poplin for all three. The use of details is a big trend this season, we can see that for all five brands. In the high level once its liquid effects, metal details and some animal prints. If we look at the mid level brands we see that the use of ripped-up jeans is a trend for both and logo print shirts. The fabrics and colors are cotton, wool, polyester, leather and the use blue, brown and dark green. For pattern its stripes and checks. So the conclusion is that we can see the same trend through all brands, V-neck shirts and sweaters, slim jeans, waist cut jackets and scarf as an accessory.

Thank you.

Irja Andresen Laia Bonastre Kimberley Zuurbier