Knitted fabrics of various weights and compositions in all fashion sectors stole the show at Premiere Vision, Paris held from February 18 to 20. It is a trend reflecting the importance placed on knitted fashion. Fashion brands are developing comprehensive and coordinated collections in knitwear. Colors like spring yellow, pink and green found their way into fabrics as diverse as linings to techno knits, fine jerseys and eco qualities. Fashion colors were made brighter on white or ecru backgrounds. Darker navies came in for black, as well as the traditional nautical colors associated with summer.
Cotton and linen were the most prevalent fibers, sometimes with small amounts of animal hair, a little mohair, alpaca or cashmere added for softness or visuals. Linen is now used extensively for knits, either in a fine gauge lingerie and underwear look in pale pastels and white, or in more chunky weighty versions with a chainmail effect.
Open stitchwork and airy constructions were echoed with cut outs and fancy stitches to create irregular patterns and the element of surprise. Net and gauzy open knits, transparent yarns and fabrics, brushed cotton with a velvet touch, fine gauge wool and cashmere, delicate cotton and linen for open stitched designs combined to make knitted fabrics a talking point.
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