Clockwise from top left: Bathing Beauty One Piece in Blue Velvet – Plus-Size, Inner Beauty Bolero, Velvet Wonderground Dress, Velvet-ed Out Heel, Iconic Style Included Top
As summer slowly draws to a nostalgic close, we can’t help but think of ways to incorporate some of fall’s projected trends into our closets. I’m especially excited to embrace velvet, which no longer carries a connotation of head-to-toe track suits or prepubescent holiday dresses.
Thanks to Alexander Wang, Dolce & Gabbana, and other designers’ youthful spin on the plushly padded textile, velvet is reinventing itself as a posh necessity for fall, and rightly so! The soft-to-the-touch surface of velvet’s dense pile exudes sophistication, whether you’re wearing it as a one-piece swimsuit, elegant top, or formfitting dress.
Before devoting my love to all-things velvet, I often used the terms velvet, velveteen, and velour interchangeably. However, knowledge is power, and with that I give you a brief breakdown of how each textile is different, despite their common prefix:
- Velvet is a luxurious, woven, typically polyester-blend textile with a cut pile.
- Velveteen is essentially “faux velvet,” usually made from cotton.
- Velour, like velveteen, is typically a cotton-blend textile, one that’s quite plush and always knit, most often used in upholstery.
What trends are you looking forward to for fall?
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i’m desi (and in this case i’m from india) so i’m pleasantly awaiting to wear more of the maroon velveteens that’ve been locked away in my closet for centuries… but on the topic of trends i’m looking forward to, trench coats are right up there with velour! ;)
oh wow i had no idea they were so different. i mean, i thought they were kind of different but never knew how. i used to have a short sleeved red velvet mini dress with a mock turtleneck that i wore EVERYWHERE (with my red doc martens, mind you) as a child and now i’m kinda missing it. even though i’d probably only be able to fit my art into the dress and my big toe into the boots. oh well. i can lust after these velvet items now! =]
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i love the one piece and the bolero!!! lahveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee it!!!
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love retro!
Love velvet!! cant wait to embrace the new autumn trends! loved the feature on your modcloth staff and their fav pieces!! loved seeing the girls behind the company! would love to see an interview with one of them about their job roles? :)
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omg that velvet swimsuit! love it!