Pre-Fall 2011: Textures

Doo.Ri,Matthew Williamson, Alice + Olivia, Jason Wu

Textures are always a classic print, and are hugely popular both on runway and in retail right now. At Printsource last week, apparel designers were clamoring for textures, soft painterly geometrics, and textury animal prints.

Pre-Fall 2011: Neutral Geometries

Max Azria, Thakoon, Reed Krakoff, Jason Wu

Zero + Maria Cornejo, BCBG, Doo.Ri, Herve Leger

Pre-fall collections feature a heavy dose of geometrics in neutral beige tones and black and whites. Stark geometrics seem to be have a larger presence than softer techniques, but painterly prints are far from going out of style. They still look modern, especially in the black and white tones seen above.