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| Franz Kline not all black and white |
I'm going out on a limb here— or make that going out on a paintbrush— but I predict the next big trend in print and pattern will be: Abstract art. Okay, it's been done before— Yves St. Laurent with his 1965 Mondrian dress and the wonderful Sonia Delauney in the 1920s, who mixed art with fashion and has never been fully recognized for the fashion part of her art.
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| Yes St. Laurent's Mondrian |
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| Sonia Delauney in the studio... |
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| ...and on canvas |
I love the digital prints of recent seasons. Mary Katrantzou pioneered them and has taken hers to more and more abstract levels. Such prints are now everywhere—in many price points and infinite variety. As often happens in art (as in life) advanced technology begets the past. Cameras with real film! Calligraphy pens! The advanced printing techniques used to create photo prints are now capturing the beauty in abstract art to full effect. The Italians have a way with them:
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| Jill Sander |
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| Gabriele Colangelo |
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| Missoni |
What this leads to, of course, is my own recent purchase from Zara at the very reasonable $59.90:
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| And when I'm not wearing it I can hang it on the wall |
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