S/S 2028 Webinar: Fashion, Textiles & Color Webinar

Presented Online by Lidewij Edelkoort

VENICE: Spring/Summer 2028 Fashion & Textile Forecast

Although Venice has been the greatest place for decades, it becomes especially prominent and important again. With the world on the verge of collapse and our civilisation threatened, this small but amazing city is a testament to the past and a steppingstone for the future, its resilience legendary. Its location, artisan skills and particular status made it one of the wealthiest bastions in past centuries, and its dedication to art and architecture made it a meeting point for the cultural world through in recent decades.

Today, creative spirits have chosen Venice as their home to share collections and collaborations, unique pieces, and carefully curated exhibitions, all throughout the year. Once the culmination point of the Silk Route, Venice holds most of the world’s aesthetic essence, accumulating multiple references for new fashions, colours and textiles. We therefore embrace Venice as an inspiration to experience and remember. Learning to never let go of the genius of humanity.

– Lidewij Edelkoort

THE GLASS AGE: Spring / Summer 2028 Colour Forecast

Glass is a hybrid known for fragility while hiding its solidity and can be considered a liquid because of its fluid nature. These contradictory qualities make it one of the most magical and versatile materials of all time. Hovering between two states of matter, it is an amorphous solid, which also perfectly describes the current state of fashion which is amorphous; a period without clearly defined shapes, allowing various silhouettes to co-exist in one collection, on one body. Therefore, fascinating as a cultural inspiration and a reflection of our times, glass is the material of the moment in both fashion and design, set to influence the years to come with a multitude of colour harmonies, textiles, garments and forms.