Schmid fabrics for Arsutoria’s F/W 2017-2018 trends

Arsutoria, established in Milan in 1947, is the most important fashion school in the world for leather goods. With its courses dedicated to the design and pattern making of footwear and bags, it has trained generations of designers, modelers and technicians.

Arsutoria, thanks to a privileged view point of the market, accomplishes a crucial task in identifying future trends, in terms of concepts and colours, but also materials and finishings. Over the past few days, the school has unveiled initial previews of the trends characterising the fall/winter 2017-2018 season during its traditional roadshow presentations.

As we wait for the official presentation of the Trend Book F/W17-18, scheduled for the end of June, Schmid has made its own contribution to Arsutoria by providing some fabrics epitomising the trends revealed to industry experts during meetings in Milan, Florence, Venice and Macerata.

“What we have with Arsutoria is a very stimulating collaboration,” said Paolo Ciccarelli, CEO of Schmid. “What we wish to highlight is that the trends pinpointed by Arsutoria are extremely similar to the ones that we also identified.”

This point is paramount. The affinity confirms Schmid’s ability to “read” the market beforehand. And it reinforces its strategic importance for fashion houses, because of its capacity to present its own ideas (that are collected twice a year in a comprehensive Trend Book) largely ahead of other market players and in sync with the increasingly shorter lead times available for the main style departments.

Arsutoria’s style department identified four main trends during its meetings with Schmid, for which the company provided some of its material.

1. Grandeur

Savoir faire, class and elegance. As soon as one evokes the idea of “grandeur”, haute couture comes to mind. Schmid’s fabrics that Ars Sutoria chose to represent this trend are:

• Casual Flower: a delicate cream-coloured white lace coupled with denim.
• Crocheté: Lamé embroidery and a leopard skin design on a tulle mesh.

Spark Damask: a jacquard woven damask with a metallic thread.

2. Caravan Clan

Colour and animal pattern. Africa, with its warps and woofs, will dress women wishing to make a statement. Arsutoria chose two Schmid fabrics to represent them:

• Lamin: a laminate fabric with a dew effect on a mixed wool bouclé.
• Plain Bouclé: a precious mixed wool bouclé.

3. Robocop Pop

Contemporary and modern but also versatile and functional. Arsutoria’s “Robocop Pop” trend includes three of Schmid’s creations:

• Caviar Multi: caviar beads screen printed on satin.
• Goth Velvet: a polyester velvet embossed with a moiré pattern.
• Bubble: print on PVC.

4. Precisely Raw

Rough, undefined and apparently unfinished. Raw, is a blend of quality and trendiness. For this trend, the school also picked two of Schmid’s fabrics:

• Shaded: a tie and dye cotton canvas.
• Threads: a pigment printed denim fabric with a batik pattern.