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Artikel/article TAILORED & ORIGINALS + DESIRES exhibit at Panorama, Hall 3.57 LAID-BACK SUMMER FEEL WITH "EASY PIECES" BY DESIRES The Danish brand Desires presents a new, laid-back collection steeped in springtime, simplicity and joy. The collection for Spring 16 shows lots of "easy pieces" – simple, fussfree fashion, designed for easy wearing. BY HELLE MATHIESEN DESIRES As always, the Danish brand Desires is able with an exciting pop of colour or vibrant, graphic contrasts, while cool statements and items – to a colourful look that goes all-out Lots of white White-on-white or white and indigo blue are Fuss-free fashion to offer several looks for the new season - easy to swap between, from the simplest – a light and summery style with lots of white in patterns and motifs. In the print effects, the design team have played around with cool arrow patterns inspired by tattoos and ancient drawings. Outlines of the shapes found in large tropical leaves are used as another print motif, while an entire colour story has been built around green jungle shades along with wild tropical flowers and plants. Printed elements also include lots of zigzag patterns, ethnic inspirations and various stripe effects – often pepped up even more 54 / ISSUE NO 02 JUNE 2015 / MODEBRANCHEN. exotic shades. key combinations for Spring 16 – a typical look is jeans, denim skirts and short denim shorts teamed with white tops such as large, lightweight shirt styles or T-shirts. One of the key items here is a totally plain white blazer. The white look may be given a dash of peach and green. Black, grey and khaki also play an important role in the new Desires collection – these neutral shades can be teamed with several of the fresh springtime colours, for instance sorbet pink and mint green. Black and white are guaranteed to give crisp, graphic prints add a humorous touch. New, exciting stonewash and burn out ef- fects are found for instance in skirts and in dresses with asymmetric cuts. Updated Alines, kimono style and cute tops are all part of the new, summery style by Desires, while fringes feature in several springtime items and accessories as a sure-fire Boho detail. Lots of girls love a laid-back, fuss-free fash- ion style with a dash of 70's hippie elements – ultimately twisting towards a more edgy, rock chic-inspired look. And this is the style that the new Desires collection for Spring 16 hits spot on.