Summer 2009: Floral Liberty

The floral delicate prints enhance romantic looks in Summer!

According with the range of tends seen in catwalks of national and international fashion weeks, for Summer 2009, the fashion for this season comes very democratic, and will please since the rock style until the modern one.

Amoung the designers bets, the one that detach are the floral prints for daily fashion. The romantic style had appered in Triton, Isabela Capeto, Dolce, 2nd Floor and D&G, and is the trendy look for this heat season!

Floral Liberty Prints in Catwalks. Picture: Advertisement. Foto:Divulgação

In micro size, the called Floral Liberty, take a ride with the macro “girlie” trend of this season, and gain space amoung the typical prints of the Summer Season. Delicate, this print reflects a petite and sweet female air, enhancing the child and naive side, present in all woman personality.

Trend: Floral Liberty Trend. Picture: Advertisement. Foto:Divulgação

Created by Arthur Lasenby Liberty, this pattern had born in the 1875 England, when with the success of oriental fabric sell, the british started to importat silk, cotton and cashmere without tye, to print it hand made and sell in his store called East India House.

With the popularization of those fabrics, Arthur created the Liberty of London brand, that since the first production had like focus the old garments as reference, that were adapted to the clothes of the epoch and with that already earned a vintage look.

Print Trend for Summer 2009: Floral Liberty. Picture: Advertisement. Foto:Divulgação

Perfect at the time of compose a “girlie”look, these little flowers can fill fluid fabrics like silk and rescue the feminine essence, matched with the countryside purity that earns the season airs. Watercolors, pastel or strong tones asks for neuter elements, but usually, goes well also with another prints.

The 2nd Floor Floral Print. Picture: Advertisement. Foto:Divulgação

The Summer trend is match them with boots and jeans to create a look with a vintage, boho and romantic touch! The celebrities already adopt the trend and loves to match dresses with vests ; smock tops and jeans shorts or stripped sandals.

Floral Skirts: Summer 2009 Trend! Picture: Advertisement. Foto:Divulgação

Celebrities Floral Looks. Picture: Advertisement. Foto:Divulgação

The best of all is that beside charming this is one of the most democratic trends for 2009. The Liberty Florals helps to tune the silhouette and can result in less measures in the outfit! When the flowers are bigger, it’s the opposite, the silhouette gain some cm. The tip for woman with small hips is invest in shorts, skirts or pants with those prints. For those with larger hips, the prints should be wore just in the top part, like blouses and shirts.

Nike Floral Liberty. Picture: Advertisement. Foto:Divulgação

With a sweet style, that is the romantic trend, but for those that had pleasant with the flowers of the season works bet in accessories that brings the gardens delicate to the outfits. Besides the clothes, big brands of bags, scarves, sunglasses and snikers –like Nike- had adopt the relaxed spirit of this trends to their collections! Choose your romantic elements, and be “girlie” again!

Camila Cemin Rolon
Staff Writer Portais da Moda – Fashion Department

Translated by Mariana Medeiros Seixas