Today early in the morning after getting the breakfast "l'anglais" at the cafe under my apartment (half a baguette, jelly, butter, a croissant, 2 eggs, cafe au lait, and orange juice). I hopped on a train out of Paris to go to Premiere Vision. It is the largest Textile fair in the world, and the most influential. Bi-annually the fair decides what next years trends will be in fabrics, colors, and patters, as well as showcasing all the talents in the fashion industry. The exhibition hall was larger than I can even describe, and full of everything you could ever imagine. Room after room of techno fabrics, cottons, silks, lace, you name it. Then you move on to the Leather fair, which to me was pure heaven. Crocodiles hung all around you in every color and treatment imaginable. Furs were sliced and diced to weigh nothing, and infused with precious metals. Then there was a room the size of the Minneapolis Convention Center (this was the smallest of 6 rooms), that was entirely devoted to trims (buttons, zippers, beads, feathers).
F/W 2011 Color Trends (it is crazy thinking a year in advance!)
My Draping teacher gave us credentials and business cards and had us pose as her assistants. We were meant to spend the day talking to vendors and ordering samples of fabric for her. At first it is intimidating working with all the people, but you quickly get the hang of it. It was really quite amazing being around so many people and looking at so many different fabrics. It really was visual stimulation overload, in the best sense of the word.
Center Showcase to that groups all the key fabrics of next years collections. There are about 50 or so set ups with 5-15 different fabrics, each with a certain theme.
It was a lot of fun, and very inspiring, but It really takes a lot out of you. Now to wait 6 months and do it again in February for S/S 2012(Crazy, no?)!
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