Latest & Upcoming Embroidery Trends

EMBROIDERY, EMBELLISHMENT & VALUE ADDITION TRENDS

The pandemic has shifted consumer preference into the familiarity of comfort.

At the same time, people all over the world had been restricted from their usual movement creating a pent-up demand for partywear styles in apparel, footwear and accessories. Major focus is on value addition like creative embellishment and embroidery, joyful colours, playful materials and kitsch motifs.

Embellishment is a perennial trend for party season, and for upcoming collections, designers all over the world look to all-encrusted effects using elaborate stones over dark fabrics to create a lustrous shine. Localised placements and grouping of stones in pattern formations gives the look a more decorative and premium look

In jewellery embellishment trends, a perennial must-have, the statement drop continues to add drama to fashion assortments, with proportions increasing to supersized scales inspired by luxury designer collections.

Embellishment trends focus on florals that incorporate hyper realistic 3D forms using fabrics or Colourful Enamel. Pearls and shells make waves both in jewellery and apparel , used in sync with fabric and enamel or a fully pearlized high luxury couture wear

Inspired by the concept of Material Memories and with the availability of conscious suppliers like www.embroiderymaterial.com who utilise responsible materials, upcycled details and trims, designers globally are creating natural and jewelled components that provide upcycling inspiration. Kidult motifs including butterflies and Extreme Embellishment are also key.

The jewellerification trend that we have been tracking on the Fashion Feed has inspired diamanté-encrusted embellishments on denim jackets for S/S 22. These extravagant looks tap into our “Lets Party” theme with ultra-decorated surfaces, speaking to the desire for partywear post-pandemic.

Embellished tops at Balmain can be layered over a white shirt, while oversized gems at Versace gave the mini shift dress a youthful twist. Meanwhile at Louis Vuitton, extreme crystallised chains were paired with day-facing ribbed knitwear, nodding to how consumers will need their special pieces to work for all occasions