TRADE
SHOW REPORTS
SHOW REPORTS
LINEAPELLE
SUMMER 2012, BOLOGNA - APRIL 6-8, 2011
6 color directions :
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POP UP
- Light grays, mid-grays + intense brights + yellow gold + grass green and fuchsia
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TRUE OR FALSE
- Mock blacks and whites + artificial, bleached acidics : anise yellow, bleached green and watery turquoise
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SOFT FOCUS
- Red tones, clarets, vermilion and warm pink play with gold and dark green
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ABSORBTION
- A follow-up to camels, sandy beige and warm browns contrast with purple and midnight blue
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BIORYTHMIC
- Light khakis, greenish grays plus cobalt and indigo blues
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UNDERSKIN
- A range of light neutrals : dirty white, 2 sand and nude beiges, dusty grays
Materials
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Leathers
1 - We loved smooth, mat leathers and sueded skins associated with many treatments
2 - Woven leathers, tweeds, two-tones, mini or maxi geometrics, 70’s or more rustic, ethnic motifs
3 - Waxed leathers, sophisticated vintage effects
4 - Metallic effects : old golds, coppers or sequined aquatics
5 - Lots of patent leathers, shine, transparencies …
6 - “Vegetation” leathers
7 - Mat surface effects
- Light grains all the way to mammoth skins, heavy, supple leathers and astrakhan effects
- Pebbly, mineral, desert effects, wrinkled dry and mat looks
- Refined textures that resemble animal skins in light beige and gray
8 - Perforations, grooves, irregular embossings and mesh sport looks
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Novelties
- Ornamental floral and vegetation prints, gold prints
- Liberty prints and faded “brushstroke” effects, “garden” prints
- Retro prints from 50’s to 70’s, geometrics, multicolored flowers or stripes
- Two-tone graphic tweeds
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Canvases and synthetics
- Rustic basketweaves, herringbones, jutes, rustic linens, raffia, rope
- Denims and chambrays
- Continually updated laces
In conclusion, a fair that is still as rich as ever … and lots of sophisticated treatments.





















