The Wool Lab trend book, a seasonal guide to the most inspiring wool trends is created to inspire and inform fashion professionals regarding the infinite potential of Merino wool after an extensive research undertaken by The Woolmark Company to select the best wool products worldwide and identify the emerging trends emerging from fashion, design, art, pop culture, music and other fields.
For Autumn/Winter 2015/16 the guide proposes seven inspirational themes:
1. BESPOKE
Inspirations
The glorious and fascinating origin of menswear is now a true contemporary luxury. The charming fabrics of the traditional sartorial culture make each fabric unique.
2. TRAVELLER
Inspirations
The new style for business travellers. Elegance combined with practicality and technology. Traditional fabrics and yarns combined with the most technical, for an unexpected new look.
3. MAILLE CHIC
Inspirations
The most feminine among the themes. Parisian class and style, as always, for intriguing knitwear. Decorations and applications highlight shapes and yarns.
4. COAT
Inspirations
The return of coat is now a certainty, both for formalwear and for more casual occasions. A traditional garment, never out of fashion. Classic luxury fabrics and new interesting ’50s look.
5. KATACHI
Inspirations
Katachi means shape. The shape, from the history of Japanese designers of the ’80s. Very rich and luxury fabrics and yarns, together with more simple and minimal. Colors are: blue, grey, black, white.
6. MOD
Inspirations
Inspired by the British tribal subculture of the mid-60s. Revolutionary, easy but refined new elegance.
7. ICELAND
Inspirations
The atmosphere of the Icelander life and landscape. Clothes and fabrics are warm and comfortable, but also technical and performing, to face the harshest climates. Colours are those of its glacial natural shades.
