Fashion Trends: Spring-Summer Jackets and Coats
Introducing you to the fashion trends of spring-summer season of 2009, we call your attention yet to another group of fashion trends in light jackets and coats.
Sports jackets and coats
Sport line has recently been all the more prominent on the catwalks, so it is only natural that the trend is becoming one of the most popular in the spring-summer 2009 collection, especially in the modeling of daily jackets.
Practical “lightning”, numerous pockets, parks or free-form jumpers, buckles, buttons and tightening lacing can be attributed to the main characteristics of this fashion trend.
When you purchase you will choose from a variety of models of different designers: from Gucci to Gap. For those who prefer a more traditional, form-fitting, we recommend you to get compromising variant from Marios Schwab.
Interestingly, even John Galliano added sports parks to his collection of, combining them with his trademark chiffon dresses for tea ceremonies.
Basic colors: gray and neutral tones, trendy bright colors like hot pink and orange.
Basic materials: cotton, translucent tissue taffeta, nylon, canvas, materials with iridescent trim, jersey.
Denim coats and jackets
The global financial climate has markedly changed the weather in the fashion catwalks : so, for example, in denim clothing, despite the experiments of some brands, in general, any fancy new directions are not expected – in the spring-summer season, designers have more confidence in the classical models, well-established in the market.
Indeed, traditional forms, of course, past some modernization, look very attractive.
“The simplicity and convenience in all” – if you are close in spirit to those words, the denim jacket is sure to become the number one thing in your wardrobe.
Moreover, the range offered is simply huge – it is broad and shortened silhouettes in the style of the 1980′s, and the models with the finishing stitches in the style of the 1970′s, as well as different versions of denim color: bleached, faded, and the effect of processing.
Basic colors: pale color denim, classic blue. Basic materials: all kinds of denim.
Sleeveless
Is it the vagaries of fashion or an inevitable result of global warming? Whatever is the background of this direction, it can be confidently attributed to the strongest trend of the season.
Among the presented daily sleeveless jackets practical model from Derek Lam are particularly highlighted, bleached denim jackets from Topshop Unique and Richard Nicoll’s elongated hybrid of jacket and waistcoat. Sleeveless models suggest a direct casual silhouette, with emphasis on the extended or shortened front line of the shoulder.
Basic colors: bright summer colors, black, light blue.
Basic materials: silk fabric, bleached denim, canvas, water resistant cotton fabric.
Truncated jackets
Changing the proportions of shorter jacket sets new accents – summer models are designed to emphasize the waist and slim figure.
As casual clothes, free mini-jumpers, shortened denims are offered; more stringent, structural shapes differ with sharp shoulder line and the double-breasted location of buttons.
Basic colors: neutral, trendy bright colors and black.
Basic materials: cotton fabric, teak, denim, brocade and jacquard fabric, summer tweed.















