The 8 best trends from the Paris fashion week AW 17

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For the Paris fashion, the collection takes inspiration from men’s wear-inspired tailoring to Eighties and Nineties influences, streetwear, ath-luxury, Americana and punk, a myriad of attitudes were at play for next season. Key ingredients included velvet, tartans, checks, metallic, the color red, glitter and lashings of fur — of the faux and eco varieties.

Among the trends, there were embellishments, especially crystals, across collections from denim to shoes, as well as tailoring. “A longer men’s blazer [emerged] as a standout ‘it’ item,” she said. The shows felt very commercial, with designers choosing fabrications such as velvet, corduroy, and PVC, for those looking to add a playful twist to their look. Paris runway brings the love of paillettes, the shimmer and shine and crystallization that brings the Eighties back

The trends included velvet and outerwear, with materials ranging from Mongolian lamb to eco-fur. The fur had color mixes used for the jacket and fur coats. Balenciaga and Céline went for the Collections at the show with a more practical approach.

Here is the quick glance of the Paris fashion week 2017's most prominent trend that is very important for the commercial success.

Playful visually disillusioning lines.
  • Playful visually disillusioning lines.

  • Playful visually disillusioning lines.

  • Playful visually disillusioning lines.

The trends we spotted at the Paris runway was the intricate optical illusions lines brought at the runway by designers such as Issey Miyake, Manish Arora, and Dries Van Noten

Neck ruffles and detailing
  • Neck ruffles and detailing

  • Neck ruffles and detailing

  • Neck ruffles and detailing

  • Neck ruffles and detailing

The statement ruffles and the neck bow are the emerging global trend we spotted it getting popular at the Paris fashion week as well as at Milan runways.

Working women- the well suited
  • Working women styles- the well suited

  • Working women styles- the well suited

  • Working women styles- the well suited

Persian women love wearing tailored suits, and designers opted for the tailored suits at the catwalk track for the today's modern working women. The suits at the runway had red, and men's earthy and neutral colors such as gray and earthy yellow. The Pant silhouettes were fluid and loose fit with the casual approach.

Fringes and strings
  • Fringes and strings

  • Fringes and strings

  • Fringes and strings

  • Fringes and strings

Fringes and thick stitch lines of threads emerge strongly at the runways of Paris, and this trend has also emerged during the men's runway collection at the London Fashion week 2017. We spotted Fringes already popular at the Milan and New York fashion week which looks commercially very promising when it comes to the retail level of placements.

Designers at the Paris such as Maison Margiela, Balmain and Alexander McQueen played with the fringes placements for the dresses, Jackets and tops.  

Tartans and Plaids
  • Tartans and Plaids fashion trends

  • Tartans and Plaids fashion trends

  • Tartans and Plaids fashion trends

Designers went gaga over plaid, rocking looks usually associated with bagpipers, preppy Dads and punk rockers not only at the Paris fashion week but this trend is the biggest trend to follow this season as we have spotted it continuously at the Milan, New York, London as well as India's Lakme fashion week show.

The trend is also lauded by the major retailers such as Macy, Nordstrom, as the biggest commercially viable trend.

Statement sleeves - the romanticism at the sleeves
  • Statement sleeves - the romanticism at the sleeves

  • Statement sleeves - the romanticism at the sleeves

  • Statement sleeves - the romanticism at the sleeves

Romantic Sheerness
  • Romantic Sheerness

  • Romantic Sheerness

  • Romantic Sheerness

Sheerness is romantic and it sells very well that is why designers like Valentino, Lanvin and John Galliano added it to their collection at the Paris runway show. The trend is still holding its strength and we expect it to continue.