Three lessons from Jacquemus to combine colors this summer

Every season we have trends regarding colours, this summer they stand out: green, orange, yellow, pink or blue. They are present in various pieces of clothing from the summer collections and accessories such as earrings, bags or scarves. In addition, we see bold combinations of companies such as valentine or Jacquemus That they are betting on the trend that is flooding street style and catwalks: the ‘color block’.

Jacquemus is an agency that is inspired by a very wide color palette. The designer, Simon Porte Jacquemus, is used to showing bold color combinations that go beyond the simple or the classic. In this way, their catwalks are an inspiration to be fearless and stylish with color. Besides the “color block” we mentioned, the couturier is also committed to mixing colors that were not accepted by all audiences, such as red and pink, They now have a much larger space. This combination has become one of the star bets for artists like Rosalia, Camila Cabello or Taylor Swift, who appeared on red carpets with outfits based on this trend. Other successful designers such as valentine or Balenciaga They too have had it in their collections in recent years and looking back, Diana of Wales was a precursor to pink and red. The princess appeared with these colors on several occasions.

The color block It is fashionable, returned to the scene in 2020 and since then it has become a choice of stylists and designers. It came in the form of vibrant shades that mix with complementary colors, with colors that are just as cool or colors that are just as warm. The great houses have given us masterful examples to implement this technique in our outfits, we have seen it in Gucci, Saint Laurent, Valentino, Prada…

The technique is directly related to the art of painters such as Mark Rothko and Piet Mondrian, who used abstract styles where block colors of two or three solid shades predominated. Mondrian inspired the famous designs of Yves Saint Laurent in his fall-winter collection of 1965. African-American designer Stephen Burrows was another big name who experimented with color in the 1970s. Directly related to Will Smith and the aesthetics of the series’ The Fresh Prince of Bel Air’, who collaborated with Cross Colors, a Californian brand linked to hip-hop and transcendental to urban fashion.

This combination is very present in the collections ready to wear from Jacques. For example, we see him on his catwalk spring Summer 2022 or in that of autumn winter 2021.

This combination deserves its own space when it comes to Jacquemus, pink and red are part of its identity. The artist has already shown his love for these tones in his collection autumn winter 2019, but it would be two years later when he presented the collection autumn winter 2021 when they became the protagonists of their catwalk and part of their brand identity.

Another designer who has championed these colors is Pierpaolo Piccioli, creative director of Valentino. The Italian showed them in his first solo collection for the label in 2016 and they have been featured in his designs ever since.

Using the same color in different shades is also a trend. This original combination is very recurring for Jacquemus and was very present in the garments of his collection. spring Summer 2022.