PROVO — The second biannual Provo Fashion Week was held at the Provo Library on Friday and Saturday, and many of the local designers showcased their fall clothing lines. Three of the designers said several of the materials, prints and designs used during the fashion show will become part of mainstream fashion in the near future.

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Fringe

Draper resident and designer Brandon Perry started his own fashion line, Brandon Perry Design, in 2012 and debuted his clothing at his first fashion show Friday evening. Perry said he used his Spanish and Native American heritage to influence his style. He put touches of fringe and feathers on many of his gowns, and he thinks fringe will become a bigger part of everyday fashion.

“I’ll use a lot of fringe,” Perry said. “I like the way it moves. You can use it creatively. A lot of people around here don’t really use fringe, but in the real world of fashion people do use quite a bit of stuff like that.”

Textured fabrics

Many of the designers also used textured fabrics in their clothing. Perry and fellow designer and Provo Fashion Week producer Natalie Workman agreed that the fashion industry is moving to include a wider variety of materials.

Neoprene, a synthetic, rubber-like material used for wetsuits, was used in many of the designs along with other unique or textured fabrics like brocade, upholstery fabrics, lace and burned-out fabric. Many of the designers also used textured polka dots and ribbed material to add extra depth to their designs.

Metallic colors

Workman said metallic colors are currently trending, evidenced by the heavy use in the Provo fashion show. Many shown evening gowns had gold and silver sheens.

“Gold has been a big trend lately,” Workman said. “We saw a lot of gold in this collection, but it’s toned down a lot more to almost like a silver-gold. There was also a lot of silver, which is also something we saw in New York Fashion Week, so I think that is going to be a big (trend), moving into silver from gold.”

Sequins

Sequins were also a very prevalent feature at Provo Fashion Week, with many of the designers including sequins on elegant evening gowns, shirts and high-waisted skirts. The sequins were not the large, gleaming variety from the 1960s, but rather were small, matte sequins that added texture to the clothing.

Haunted Head Fashion creator and designer Rebecca Fenton used a lot of sequins in her pieces as a way to add femininity to bold clothing.

“I like the idea that women are very strong and tenacious, but at the same time don’t lose their compassion and don’t lose their femininity and nurturing,” Fenton said. “I think women are powerful in their own right without taking on masculine qualities. … using femininity like lace and sequins and dresses (without) a hard edge to it.”

Floral accessories with formal wear

Many of the designers included silk flowers to accessorize dresses and hair, and Workman said she thinks floral headpieces and wreaths are a big trend with bridal and evening wear.

“It was on the dresses and in the styling,” Workman said. “We saw a lot of the floral. I don’t think that’s going away anytime soon. For bridal, (the flowers) are a big one.”

The next biannual fashion week was announced for March 5-7, 2015.

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