A SEASON OF HYBRIDS AND MIXES IN COLOUR, MATERIALS AND STYLES.Fall-Winter 2016/2017 features contrasting dualities, harmonious or discordant opposites, teaming up sport and elegance, rustic and poetic looks, past reminiscences and futurist inspirations, rock and romanticism.

Colours come in light/dark, natural/artificial, hot/cold duets and other, more unlikely, woody/flesh-toned or raw/precious dualities.

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HYBRID FASHION APLF Product Trends

by Olivier Guillemin - [o,o] in collaboration with the Comité Français de la Couleur

FALL-WINTER 2016/17

COLOURSA duality of greys and blues in light and shade. The colours of the sky, thunderstorms and clouds. Mineral neutrality refreshed with icy white and a modern silvery streak.

STYLE & SPIRITPlay on contrasts between comfort and formal elegance, technical performance and subtle refinement.A classical, modern, minimalist, almost androgynous city style… or a more casual, bundled up, wintery look.

MATERIALS & TEXTURESBeautiful, functional, comfortable materials

URBAN HYBRIDS FUTURISTIC/NORDIC

DUALITY

PRODUCTSShoes• Minimalist city snow boots• High-tech look outdoor boots• Booties and pumps on Plexiglas wedges• Creepers• Walking shoes with fur trim• Quilted sneakers• Multi-strap buckled sneakers• High heels and thick soles

Bags• Quilted, seamless shopping bags• Big nylon or supple leather backpacks• Weekend bag and minimalist luggage• Neoprene and leather business cases

• Small sheepskin or leather game bags• Clutch bags with wrist straps

Accessories• Pouches and small all-rounders• Hip holsters• Over the shoulder fanny packs• Narrow, minimalist belts• Plaid style ponchos• Fur muffs and hats• Fingerless gloves, mittens and earmuffs• Connected gloves and watches• High-tech covers and cases• Personalised leather coated headsets and motorbike helmets• Marble, metal and resin jewellery and accessories

NATURAL HYBRIDS SPORTY/BOHEMIAN

DUALITY

COLOURSA natural, harmonious contrast between botanical tones – intense, woody or faded greens – and cosmetic, flesh colours, set off by deep purple.

STYLE & SPIRITSporty plus the Bohemian spirit for everyday wear. A style with vintage inspirations and mixed ethnic, gypsy or oriental reminiscences.

MATERIALS & TEXTURESHybrid materials teaming up nature and technology.

PRODUCTSShoes• Sheepskin boots on wedged soles• Embroidered, lace-up flat booties• Embroidered pumps and booties• Suede derbies• Masculine shoes with thick, high heels• Slingback clogs and mules• Crepe rubber and wood heels and wedges

Bags• Big carryalls• Vegetal leather shopping bags and shoulder bags• Plaited leather shopping bags

• Technical fabric shopping bags• Printed duffel bags• Leather and embroidered canvas backpacks• Fringed game bags• Exotic leather pouches• Patchwork evening bags

Accessories• Saddle stitched small leathergoods• Gauntlet gloves, patchwork, fringed, or pompom gloves• Fringed shawls• Trapper hats• Wide riveted belts in leather lace• Outsized 70s style glasses• Metal and wood jewellery

SENSUAL HYBRIDS RAW/PRECIOUS

DUALITY

COLOURSA range combining leather tones and dusky browns with ardent reds, pinks and deep orange lit up with gold.

STYLE & SPIRITA mix of riches and poverty, glamour and authenticity, in a raw, sensual style. Skilled craftsmanship serving a new, uninhibited, contemporary luxury style.

MATERIALS & TEXTURESSumptuous materials, at once raw and sophisticated.

PRODUCTSShoes• Stretch leather thigh boots with flat heels• Riding boots• Fancy zip-up and lace-up boots• Bootees with multi buckles or knotted laces• Jewelled leather sneakers• Pumps with fine, graphic heels• Precious decorated stilettos

Bags• Stiff leather shopping bags• Minimalist precious leather backpacks• Small hard handbags

• Sheathed bags• Tiny bags with fur trim or giant pompoms• Mini purses worn as pendants• Precious evening bags

Accessories• Exotic leather smartphone and tablet covers• Knitted fur stoles• Corset belts• Cashmere and fur hats, scarves and gloves• Long leather lace gloves• Fur and exotic leather patchwork pendants• Filigree jewellery or metal embroidery

ECCENTRIC HYBRIDS ROCK/ROMANTIC

DUALITY

COLOURSA range teaming mysterious, intense, nocturnal shades with artificial poetic tones of grey, pink or mauve. Textures and reflections add a blackish sheen.

STYLE & SPIRITPoetic inspirations mixed with rock, post-punk or gothic influences.An assertive, nonchalant, nonconformist style for day or evening wear.

MATERIALS & TEXTURESClash of noble and artificial materials

PRODUCTSShoes• Thigh boots• Studded boots• Boots with translucent coloured heels and platforms• High-heeled patent leather rain boots• Strappy pirate booties• Lug soles booties and sneakers• Thick-soled creepers and derbies• Sneakers with graffiti or paint spatters• Pumps and stilettos with rhinestones and studs

Bags• Leather lace shopping bags• Multi-zip leather backpacks

• String bags with precious details• Fringed bucket bags• Studded duffel bags• Mini bags in changing mesh• Cubic, triangular, square pouches

Accessories• Precious fanny packs• Studded, jewelled, heavily decorated leathergoods and pouches• Knitted leather scarves and hats• Chic motorbike gloves• Stretch gloves and leather lace or studded gloves• Hats and small accessories with graffiti• Fancy glasses, ear muffs and belts• Resin and gunmetal jewellery