Runways for Autumn/Winter ’14-15 flirted with the idea of a school girl who minds her P’s and Q’s while still maintaining the reputation of a rebel. From collared shirts to swinging ties to pleated skirts, what stood out were the blinder pleats on skirts, revealing two different tones at once. Damir Doma, Richard Nicoll and Hervé Léger by Max Azria chose to use shades of white and cream beige on the inside of their knife, as well as box pleats to bring their primary shades into the spotlight. While a metallic approach was taken by Salvatore Ferragamo where the garments were covered in gold at random, Bottega Veneta, too, experimented with a shimmering print on one and uneven pleats on another. This runway trend can be easily executed on thick box pleats using two or more different shades.
