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Fashion

S/S 18 London: Print & Pattern

A surprising lack of print on the London runways left the door open for designers to focus on reinventing generic favourites, as well as revisiting the contrast of high-spec, photo-real digital prints. 

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21 Sep 2017
BY: Sue Evans
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Colour Spectrum S/S 2018
Colour Spectrum S/S 2018 Colour Spectrum S/S 2018 Collating the latest exciting projects from across the creative industries, art, technology and science, we identify the primary influences for colour and application for Spring/Summer 2018. These are distilled into four themes: Chroma, Vibrant Matter, Perspective and Digital Earth.

The Stylus Spectrum is a palette of 48 inspirational colours, including metallics and lustres. To trace the development of these hues and tones over several seasons, see our Colour Spectrum Evolution.
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