FASHION SHOWS: 17-20 APRIL 2024 / TRADE SHOW: 19-21 APRIL 2024 - BARCELONA

See me through

It is one of the recurring themes of the latest VBBFW19 fashion shows where designers look for the right balance between femininity and sex appeal.

Inmaculada García Carlo Pignatelli Yolancris Marchesa Sonia Pena

Inmaculada García / Carlo Pignatelli / Yolancris / Marchesa / Sonia Peña

Transparency, the protagonist of countless visual effects, enchants, entices, veils and reveals the features of seduction.

Flora Pronovias The Atelier Isabel Sanchís Olga Macia

Flora / Pronovias / The Atelier / Isabel Sanchís / Olga Macià

Designers use it in various ways: playing with patterns and textures to create overlaps of chiffon, organza, mesh and very light silks which create transparent culottes and corsets with a lingerie effect;

Cymbeline Esther Noriega Mireia Balaguer

Cymbeline / Esther Noriega / Mireia Balaguer

Adding to the tulle three-dimensional flower bouquets and corollas

Sedormir Rodriguez de la Sierra Esther Noriega Fely Campo Marco & Maria

Sedormir Rodríguez de la Sierra / Esther Noriega / Fely Campo / Marco & María

Or laces applied in strategic places to cover some areas of the body and mitigate visibility;

Maggie Sottero Randy Fenoli Julia Kontogruni

Maggie Sottero / Randy Fenoli / Julia Kontogruni

And finally, embroidered arabesques that intertwine with one another on the bare back to design modern tattoos on the skin, like freehand paintings.

Designers know how to dose this harmony of see-through that requires great skill to avoid falling into excesses, and that makes each dress a secret that shines through.

 

By Elisa Nascimbene for Valmont Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week

SHARE IT

SHARE IT

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Pinterest