To ask the fastest actress in the current European and American circles, Zendaya is undoubtedly the first choice of many people, not long ago the popularity of the second season of the American drama "Excitement" made her once again set off a super high heat on major social networks, but in addition, her own super good fashion sense is also a lot of fans for her.
One of the fashion points she is very keen on is the blessing of various metal elements. During this year's Oscars, her St Laurent black dress is extremely present, and the metal accessories between the ears and wrists are extremely present.
Previously on the Golden Globes red carpet, the back of the dress she wore was a skeleton shape shaped with metal, from Roberto Cavalli's Fall/Winter 2000 collection, elegant on the front and sharp on the back.
During her recent event, she also wore a couture outfit from Valentino Spring /Summer 2022, with a short slip dress full of metallic luster and three-dimensional flowers on top of her coat.
The metal rivet element has always been valentino's brand DNA, as the brand spokesperson Zendaya, in the brand's latest advertising campaign on the body of a lot of rivet series items, combined with a large area of contrast is very brilliant.
In addition to Zendaya, there are many fashionable icons who are very keen on metal elements.
Renowned actress Anne Hathaway wore a VERSACE Spring /Summer 2022 dress during the SXSW Festival, featuring a metallic design with the iconic safety pin.
In this season's four major fashion weeks, there are also many brands that use metal elements on a large scale. Saint Laurent's Fall/Winter 2022 collection is staged under the Eiffel Tower, and the metal elements have become one of the biggest highlights of the whole scene, and the stacked gold, silver and bronze bracelets use a variety of combinations to construct a rich sense of layering between the wrists.
In addition, there are minimalist metal earrings that are bright but not ostentatious, and the satin three-dimensional flowers seem to sparkle with metallic luster visually.
Hailey Bieber took the lead at the Oscar Vanity Fair party.
Perhaps street fashion is still popular, whether it is niche or luxury, in recent years, the fashion circle in the "metal" design is also endless, and the proportion is getting more and more "heavy", let's take a look at what fashionable metal items are recently there.
Metallic elements are general tendencies
When it comes to metal materials, many people may first think of Paco Rabanne, and the brand's metal lock armor bag was once highly sought after by hipsters, and now there are many upgrades in the basic bag.
In the past two years of bag fashion trends, the proportion of metal elements seems to be increasingly growing, the most well-known estimate is BV cloud bag, soft body and rugged metal chain collision, increased the diversity of bag collocation.
In the 2022 autumn and winter series, there are also several more personalized metal bags, which use metal handles directly as a bag belt, or use metal beads to integrate into the woven check body, which will become a tool for bloggers to wear on the street.
Australian fashion blogger Petra Mackova is also very keen on this type of bag, and gave everyone a interpretation of the various ways to go out in the spring and summer.
Burberry's Olympia oval bag and LV's COUSSIN handbag are all simple with a unique bag chain, the style is free and casual, and it is a good choice for the chain bag at the moment.
LV's CROWNSIN handbag also has a choice of silver metal fabric, which is more difficult to hit the model on the street, and also comes with a chic sense of futuristic technology. Girls with personalities can consider getting started.
Since Matthew M. Williams took office, the new Givenchy has combined metal elements with depth and design, especially the presence of the lock design has become the brand identity.
At present, the most popular female celebrities are undoubtedly Kenny handbags, logo locks, metal 4G chains are also the focus of design, coupled with the combination of a variety of current girls' favorite bag features, has become another iconic bag of the brand.
Similar to the Givenchy Metal 4G Chain, Versace's signature LaGreca Maze Chain blends into the bag's shoulder strap for an impactful and powerful look.
The valentino mentioned above has reshaped the rivet elements again this year, especially the enlarged version of the rivet design in the OneStud Bag, which is very eye-catching and the upper body is cool.
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The metal accentuates the texture
Previously, Blackpink member Lisa appeared in her solo song "LALISA", and there were multiple sets of looks combined with metal materials, and each set of shapes was very attractive.
It is not difficult to see that in fact, the combination of clothing and metal elements is also a major trend in the current clothing design, and the single product with the "real" metal blessing is indeed more prominent in texture.
The elegant suit has the blessing of metal, which adds a tough atmosphere, and this thick waist chain is also recommended for girls who want to try more wearing possibilities every day.
Combining the trench coat belt with a thick chain is also a good choice, and in this year's Burberry Spring/Summer 2022 collection, the chain belt is used to present a deconstructed trench coat shape, which also brings new design inspiration to the trench coat design.
In addition, in this year's spring and summer collections, there are also alternative combinations of various metals and clothing, such as slip dresses, tights and other daily items, all of which incorporate different metal elements.
In the design concept of Chinese designer brand CALVIN LUO, metal elements are also a major focus, especially the metal butterfly pendant with a strong sense of presence in this year's spring and summer new products, and Mizuhara Xizi's spontaneous interpretation.
In the recently released brand 2022 autumn winter new products, a variety of metal rings, metal chains into the suit, leather jacket and other single product design, although low-key but very clever, in the overall look is also the finishing touch.
In fact, similar designs have long appeared on the Alexander McQueen runway, as early as the Spring/Summer 2020 collection, the metal rings are embedded in the clothing and used to make various deconstructive designs, which are similar to CALVIN LUO, and now look back on it is still amazing.
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A wide variety of special-shaped metals
To say that metal accessories have actually become a daily item in everyone's collocation, it is also the just need for some people to wear. On the body of many fashionable spirits, it can become the focus of various styles, and the way of multi-accessory stacking has been very popular before.
The current design trend is also becoming more and more creative, especially in the shape of the single product, especially becoming more and more imaginative, the O'Lock jewelry series launched by Fendi a while ago is very interesting, and it is also loved by zhang Tianai, Song Yi and many other female stars.
This jewelry accessories collection not only incorporates the brand's double F logo into the design, the upper body effect is extremely tense, and even appears earrings similar to "combination locks", which are suitable for both young girls and mature women.
Recently, the niche brand DESTREE, which has gradually emerged in the domestic market, has also launched a wave of creative metal accessories in the Spring/Summer 2022 collection, with a retro old metal texture and a French elegance on the upper body.
Previously, the brand's founder Geraldine Guyot also launched a metal bracelet bag inspired by the well-known architect Ettore Scottsass, and the sharp lines are very recognizable and still seem to be interesting.
Alexander McQueen, who has always been synonymous with the dark style, also likes to use a large number of metal accessories, and the brand's most recognizable is undoubtedly a variety of skull metal decorations, especially the Four Ring series bags that can be used as jewelry have also become iconic bags.
In addition to the increase in the variety of shapes of individual pieces, there is also a trend that there are more and more "heavyweight" metals, which means that everyone is more and more fond of large size metal accessories.
Speaking of which, I have to mention Givenchy again, especially the heavyweight Cuban chain design, but also slightly changed the Cuban chain to integrate the shape of G, Ouyang Nana previously had a body, pure black small high neck shape with a large area of bright silver metal accessories, really eye-catching.
Not long ago, Li Bingbing also demonstrated on the upper body, from which it can also be seen that the combination of large-scale metal accessories and all black is undoubtedly the best.
Although the Cuban chain is usually accompanied by the underground hip-hop trend, but with the popularity of the street tide in recent years, it has gradually appeared in many first-line big-name accessories, and this year's Burberry spring and summer new accessories, this wave of disassembled Versions of the Cuban Chain series is very memorable.
In fact, in addition to the cases listed above, there are many creative metal fashion items that are being launched one after another, which is closely related to the current Gen Z gradually becoming the main force of consumption, the street style is still prevalent, and the big wave of fashion de-genderization.
Have you fallen in love with this personality "heavy metal" piece? In the future, which brands will also join the ranks of "heavy metals", we will wait and see.
Edit: Sugar
Fine Arts: Roland