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I N P R I N T S N Y
SUMMER 2002
Print Trends Report
BLOOM
Soft, pinky hues, calming blues and fresh greens mix in a garden of fabulous
flowers.
Ripe blooms, painterly or stylized are large to larger-than-life—the bigger the better.
Fat and flat versions reverberate with Scandinavian overtones in varying scales and unusual placements.
Obvious flowers in all shapes and sizes are flat to the nth degree with stencils, silhouette effects, appliqués, cutouts and stitched outlines.
Florals are perceived one through the other via layered sheers, transparent colors and graphic techniques suggesting dimensional space and depth with
shadowy movement for flowy featherweights and veiled illusions.
The same or different floral motifs mix together, at times patterning an entire design in a ‘carpet of flowers’.
HEAT
Equator hues, pungent, piquant, sizzling and sultry, present island life in
multi-color clashes.
Papaya gold, mango orange, guava pink, bougainvillea fuchsia and hummingbird blue are accented with parakeet, citron and palm greens.
Hibiscus, orchids, tiger lilies and a host of other exotic botanicals come to life on white grounds.
Palm trees, leaves and fronds provide verdant, shaded relief in torrid heat.
Techniques for quick-read tropicals deliver realistic interpretations using loose free-strokes, splash & dash applications and graphic elements.
Muscular 2-color tropicals in bright-plus-white or color-plus-color do the work of a dozen shades.
Seaside, island and beachy conversationals propel hot colors and tropical inspiration into a major story.
SURFER
Dudes and dunes ease into survivor attitudes in neutralized island primitives.
Grounds are sepia-cast, weathered, mottled, textured and patterned.
Sun-worn colors, textures and island motifs are flaxy and golden, rubbed away by sand, wind and surf.
From leis to lianas, jungle and island merge for the ultimate exotic
adventure.
Palms—leaves, trees and fronds—proliferate.
Subtropical flowers, extremely stylized hibiscus and birds-of-paradise comfortably migrate into menswear.
Board shorts and cabana shirts coordinate complementing prints in three-way placements on cuffs, collars, sleeves and more.
Surfboards, surf and sand themes, hammocks and convertibles add an element of humor and surprise.
TRIBE
A taste for the primitive defines the new, upscale and trendy tribe.
A richer handle is evident in silk, linen, cotton voile, summer wools and Egyptian cottons.
The rustics—hemp, raffia and ramie—are embellished with light stitchery, barely-there beading and subtle dustings of metallic.
Spicy shades, black, white and gray are found in ancestral resists and amplified, abstracted ‘skins’ and textures.
Markings are accident-driven, symbolic icons tribal; glyphs suggest humans and animals in aboriginal mode.
African-prompted stripes are bold, colorful and often patterned for a joyful approach to ethnic dressing.
GRAPHIC
Graphics and stripes, either painterly or clean & sharp, are drawn from
computer-generated optics, free-hand impressions and hand-written words.
Stripes are an attitude, a way of life; they have personality—each tells a unique color story.
Scorched brights erupt and glow in fervid stripes—in simple, bias and mercurial arrangements.
Crisp, clean stripes, printed or yarn-dyed, are key for the all-important woven shirt.
Undulating stripes and ribbons swirl, twirl, cross and sway.
Zany, free and wild expressions remember Pollock, Keith Haring and subway art.
The written word says it all through newsprint clippings, graffiti and chalked street games a la Cy Twombly.
Optics are soft, blurry and hand-painted or sharp, techno and cyber.
INDIGO
The trend is clearly ubiquitous denim—a denim trip of culturally distinct,
proudly different and significantly unique indigos with ethnic characteristics that span the globe.
Blues can be shadowed, dingy and ashen. Reds and red denims are key. Bright Blue, turquoise, raspberry and rosy pink are accents.
Americana themes and flags from around the world inspire a host of striped, star-studded denims.
Indigenous indigos encompass ancient Japanese prints, Asian tie-dyes and ikats, Indonesian batiks, ancestral resists and modern bleach-out techniques.
Heritage crafts inspire patchwork, appliqués, beading and frayed-edge details.
Touches of stitchery on flowers and stripes utilize zigzags, basting
techniques and French knots.
Grosgrain ribbons, floral appliqués, and glints of glitter or sequins add finishing flourishes.
KABUKI
In a dramatic display of deep timbres, decorative, over-the-top dressing takes its cue from Japanese ceremonial attire, kimonos and Kabuki theater.
Enlarged motifs, exaggerated scale and patchwork patterns are beautifully busy.
Hills and waves are filled with fields of repeated motifs—tortoise shell grids, hemp leaves, braided fences and nouveau shabori.
Wisteria, cherry blossoms, lotus and chrysanthemums bloom, Japanese maple, bamboo grass and hemp leaves grow, and interlaced bamboo and basketweaves
fortify grounds in miso browns.
Peonies galore attract butterflies as waves and rocks draw the powerful carp.
Motifs borrow from authentic kosode, kasane and obi design—shippo-tsungagi (joined circles), rai (lighting), higaki (braided fence), yamagata, (mountain
forms), seigaiha (stylized waves), and kumo (clouds).
Full-body tattoos express clan-like fascination to translate into beautiful and climactic prints for apparel.
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“A passion for color drives the INPRINTS NY Collections for Summer 2002.
Heads will spin as the possibilities for citrus, hot pink and wisteria find a
risky balance in splashes of pure white; pulses will quicken at the ineffable
pleasure of savory pinks and earthen corals played against sky and water blues; the power and breath of indigo command proud, assertive reds in
inspired reclamations within a wealth of rich ethnic offerings. Summer 2002
is pretty, smart and sexy!”—Eileen Mislove, INPRINTS NY
“The global village encourages prints that are rich, real and right from
ancient Asian indigos and Japanese kimonos to Americana themes and African
tribals. Summer heat and balmy breezes inspire a myriad of island motifs including hot exotic florals, simple bi-color Hawaiians and
washed-out surfer tropicals. The season’s newest flowers are fat and flat, full of color and
bigger-than-life. Stripes and optics twist and turn every which way as proof
of living color and lively pattern for Summer 2002.”
—Lisa Mainardi, INPRINTS NY
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POINTS OF VIEW
The Studios
“Asian-influenced designs, ethnic/African and geometrics prints are doing
well. Strong color combinations in tonal and multi as well as spectator looks
are key. Scales range from small ditzies to medium or blown-up loose florals
and tropicals.”
—Adam Read, The Colorfield
“Hot tropicals and bright flowers are key—colors approach neon intensity.
Indigo blues, stars and stripes are in an Americana mood.”—Avi Iny, Avi Iny Designs
“Summer 2002 is all about simplicity and an emphasis on fantastically fresh
color combinations, whether interpreted into a tropical, stripe , geometric
or floral.”
—Shari Tanaka, Design Works International
“Japanese Kimonos inspire flowy movements as well as textures and
geometrics. New camouflage looks continue softened by florals. Safari prints are scenic.
Military takes its cue from Rambo but feminized with glitz and glam. Pinup
girls, comics, graffiti, street trash and stars & stripes are key. On the
pretty side are 3-color prints of flat florals, stripes and nauticals; tropicals and jungles as well as pretty, romantic florals with vintage and Asian
influences.”
—Esti Shafir, Esti Studio/Creation Robert Vernet
“Contrasting extremes in scale and striking graphic silhouettes create a
print fusion of bold colors and simple shapes. Summer 2002 somehow manages to
be forward-looking and modern while still having a thread of 40’s & 50’s
nostalgic romance. We believe in these juxtapositions to be fashion’s reflection of the collective unconscious; change is in the air and Summer
2002 epitomizes the dynamic and uncertain times ahead.”
—Anthony Lujack, European Textile Collection
“For Summer 2002, the Asian influence seems strongest affecting the look of
florals, ethnics, conversationals and tropicals. All of spring’s strengths
continue—geos, stripes and black & whites.”
—Barbara Groot, Groot Co. Designs
“Spring 2002 is hot and spicy...Asian Chinese reds, gold, deep plums and
burnt oranges. Florals remain in larger scale, with a combination of treatments layered and stitched into flat appliqués. Asia is still an
influence which in turn combines Asian geometrics and textured fabrics with
florals. Menswear-styled geometrics are in a feminine feel for womenswear.”
—Vittoria Di Rosa, Group Four Design Studio, Ltd.
“A floral explosion for Summer 2002—dramatic and oversized florals from roses
to exotic tropicals to small discreet ditsies. Wonderful, fresh palettes include monotonal to multi-hued, mixing and matching patterns in print. Retro
looks, geo’s, stripes and oriental influences continue to inspire.”
—Audra Chaitram, London Portfolio
“Summer 2002 is about an ethnic and batik explosion. The newest way to incorporate them is in borders and placement prints. Watercolor florals both
large and small combined in twin prints are soft and sheer.”
—Marilyn Kern, Marilyn Kern Textile Designs, Inc.
“The newest tropicals are neutral. Tribal looks and tribal colorings are key.
Camouflage is updated with layered and watery effects. The most important techniques for Summer 2002 are overlayering, brush marks, lettering marks,
batik, tie-dye, watercolor effects, texture played against smooth and laser
cuts.”
—Sue Caines, Palm Studios Limited
“Flat flowers have been selling very well for womenswear and
childrenswear—their strength being the positioning of the shapes and the
interesting use of color.”
—Rowena Bristow, Rowena Bristow and Associates
“Hot coloration of large dense florals and rose prints take the place of
tropicals for summer and add touches of fruit motifs to be in the forefront
of fashion. Type and freehand writing are strong for a more graphic and street punk look, while geometrics and stripes go bold and fun.”
—Campbell Smith, New World Studios
“Three-way placement ideas update tropical florals with different prints on
right and left sides of shirt or garment. A third accent print is used for
collars, sleeves or trims. Very simple, stylized flat florals continue. New
ways of doing batiks provide freshness with bleach, washes, layering and textural effects.”
—Sonya Sarin, Design Direction
“In order to survive in a tough market or economy, one must seek out creativity which translates to more research, taking chances on what seems
new and right and offering consumers, at all levels of the spectrum, the originality they are looking for. Success will depend on it. In order to
thrive we must strive for uniqueness—not uniformity!”
—Marilyn Feldman, U.K.N.Y., Inc.
Industry
“Wanderlust—to Africa and China, to Hawaii and India for psychedelic florals
and gauzy tunics, many with a rock star fantasy and awash in playful and exaggerated color combinations.” —Carole D’Arconte, Color Portfolio, Inc.
“Colorful prints will be in abundance for Summer 2002. Dimensional opticals
come in black and white as well as soft colors. Fractured opticals are cutting edge. Plaids are rejuvenated when cut on the bias—particularly for
transparent fabrics. Florals range from oversized roses—sometimes re-colored
in neutral shades, muted Hawaiians, and re-colored libertys. Both flowers and
clean, nautical stripes are newest when engineered.”
—Roseann Forde, DuPont Fibers
“Summer 2002 sees inspiration in prints taken from the four corners of the
globe. Ettore Sottsass’ influential Milan-based ‘Memphis Design Group’ from
the 80’s inspires highly repetitive and colorful geometrics. Marimekko from
Finland provides inspiration in large, over-scaled flat graphic prints which
hint at a marriage between the north and south—European design meets a bright
sun-drenched African color sensibility. Vintage Japanese kimono prints inject
an oriental decorative element and the United States is represented by colorful Pop Art prints reminiscent of Warhol, Lichtenstein and Jasper
Johns—in colorful silk screening, cartoon prints and American flags.”
—Paul Pelssers, Paul Pelssers Early Color & Trend Directions
“For Summer 2002 prints are almost a trend in themselves! Large-scale
Marimekko-type flat florals look newest. All kinds of stripes, Op Art patterns and hand-painted watercolor effects continue in color combinations
that range from subtle harmonies to artful clashes.” —Sharon Graubard, ESP / Ellen Sideri Partnership Inc.
“One of the strongest trends in prints for Summer 2002 is stripes-especially
in the nautical variety. But it is not just red, white and blue. There is French blue mixed with rose red, more on the lines of Napoleonic naval
uniforms. Stripes are engineered, mitered, mixed and even pencil thin and look newest in head-to-toe knit dressing. African ethnics are important in
earth tones, as are feather prints. The iconic bold print of an animal or rock figure or bird is important in knitwear. The rose is another important
floral pattern, especially in a bold, over-scaled motif. Fifties ditsies also
impact the pattern story for summer.”
—Roseanne Morrison TobéNext
Original surface designs, inspiration and information courtesy of the following Print Studios: Avi Iny Designs, The Colorfield, Design Direction,
Design Works International, Esti Studio/Creation Robert Vernet, European Textile Collection, Groot Co. Designs, Group Four Designs, London Portfolio,
Marilyn Kern Textile Designs, New World Studios, Palm Studios, Rowena Bristow
and Associates, U.K.N.Y. Trend/Display Assistants: Nancy Fontanez, Michelle
Messina
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