velveteen prints

Velveteen Prints at PRINTSOURCE

quinn — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:06:33 +0000

Pre-Fall 2012 Trend Round-Up!

quinn — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:25:40 +0000

GEOMETRIC

Faux Woven

Oscar de la Renta, Oscar de la Renta, Salvatore Ferragamo, Celine

Jonathan Saunders, J.W. Anderson, Salvatore Ferragamo, Jonathan Saunders

Neat and Orderly

Jason Wu, Oscar de la Renta, Diane von Furstenberg

Milly, J.W. Anderson, Stella McCartney, Giambattista Valli

Sketchy Squares

Carolina Herrera, Kelly Wearstler, Elie Tahari, Giambattista Valli

Optical Illusion

J.W. Anderson, Prabal Gurung, Antonio Marras, Sonia Rykiel

ANIMAL

Colorful and Bold

Matthew Williamson, Nanette Lepore, Matthew Williamson

Balenciaga

Graphic

Alice by Temperley, Rachel Zoe, Temperley

Pieced Hides

Yigal Azrouel, Giambattista Valli, Gucci

GLOBAL

Painted Loom

Celine, Thakoon, Zero + Maria Cornejo, Pure DKNY

Striped Symbols

Nicole Miller, Yigal Azrouel, Alice by Temperley, Nicole Miller

Folk Art

Alice by Temperley, Matthew Williamson, Chanel, BCBG Max Azria

FLORAL

Oversize Hand-painted

Alice + Olivia, Max Mara, Nanette Lepore, Erdem

Densely Packed

Giambattista Valli, Alice by Temperley, Erdem, DKNY

Graphic

Rachel Zoe, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Elie Tahari

Updated Brocade

Matthew Williamson, Antonio Marras, Tibi

Red on Black

DKNY, Gucci, DKNY

CONVERSATIONAL

Status Prints

Stella McCartney, Peter Som, Alexandre Herchcovitch

Animals

Philosophy, Nicole Miller, Honor

PHOTOREALISM

Doo.Ri, Preen, Moschino

Zero + Maria Cornejo, Givenchy, Pedro Lourenco

TEXTURAL

Chalky

Rag and Bone, Philosophy, Kelly Wearstler, Honor

Finger Paint

Vera Wang, Honor, Vera Wang

Graffiti

Moschino, Milly, J.W. Anderson

PAISLEY

Nanette Lepore, Giambattista Valli, Stella McCartney, Chanel

SCARF PRINTS

Emilio Pucci, Derek Lam, Emilio Pucci

ENGINEERED / PLACEMENT PRINTS

Geometric

BCBG Max Azria, J.W. Anderson, Diane von Furstenberg, Sonia Rykiel

Floral

DKNY, Gucci, Oscar de la Renta, Erdem

Erdem, Preen, Preen, Erdem

Mixed Prints

Antonio Marras, Giambattista Valli, Peter Som, Giambattista Valli

madelinepoolenails:Finally, I have a good camera. :)

VELVETEEN PRINTS: TUMBLR — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 02:25:23 +0000

madelinepoolenails:

Finally, I have a good camera.

Spring 2012: London Print & Pattern

quinn — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:08:45 +0000

ASHISH

BURBERRY PRORSUM

CHRISTOPHER KANE

ERDEM

HOLLY FULTON

HOUSE OF HOLLAND

ISSA

JONATHAN SAUNDERS

JULIEN MACDONALD

JW ANDERSON

LOUISE GRAY

MARY KATRANTZOU

MATTHEW WILLIAMSON

MULBERRY

NICOLE FARHI

PAUL SMITH

PETER PILOTTO

PRINGLE OF SCOTLAND

RICHARD NICOLL

ROKSANDA ILINCIC

TEMPERLEY LONDON

UNIQUE

Spring 2012: New York Print & Pattern: Part 3

quinn — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:38:25 +0000

PROENZA SCHOULER

RACHEL COMEY

RAG & BONE

RALPH LAUREN

REBECCA MINKOFF

REBECCA TAYLOR

RICHARD CHAI LOVE

RODARTE

SACHIN + BABI

STEVEN ALAN

SUNO

TESS GIBERSON

THAKOON

THREEASFOUR

TIMO WEILAND

TORY BURCH

TRACY REESE

UNITED BAMBOO

VENA CAVA

VERA WANG

VIVIENNE TAM

VPL

WHIT

ZERO + MARIA CORNEJO

Spring 2012: New York Print & Pattern: Part 2

quinn — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:16:25 +0000

JEN KAO

JEREMY LAING

JEREMY SCOTT

JILL STUART

KAELEN

KAREN WALKER

KELLY WEARSTLER

LAMB

LELA ROSE

LIBERTINE

MARA HOFFMAN

MARC BY MARC JACOBS

MARC JACOBS

MICHAEL KORS

MORGAN CARPER

NARCISO RODRIGUEZ

NICOLE MILLER

OSCAR DE LA RENTA

PETER SOM

PHILOSOPHY

PORTER GREY

PRABAL GURUNG

PREEN

Spring 2012: New York Print & Pattern: Part 1

quinn — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:59:55 +0000

ADAM

ALEXANDER WANG

ALTUZARRA

ANNA SUI

BAND OF OUTSIDERS

BCBG MAX AZRIA

BETSEY JOHNSON

CAROLINA HERRERA

CHARLOTTE RONSON

CHRISTIAN COTA

CHRISTIAN SIRIANO

COSTELLO TAGLIAPIETRA

CUT25

CYNTHIA ROWLEY

DEREK LAM

DKNY

DONNA KARAN

DOO.RI

DIANE VON FURSTENBERG

GRETCHEN JONES

HERVE LEGER

IMPROVD

JASON WU

J. CREW

autumn / winter 2012 / 2013 sneak peek

quinn — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:13:44 +0000

DIRECTION by Indigo

quinn — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:21:33 +0000

I’m pleased to announce that Velveteen Prints will be exhibiting at DIRECTION by Indigo next week!

The Autumn / Winter 2012 / 2013 collection is designed specifically for the fashion-forward women’s and juniors markets. Everything is printed on beautiful 100% silk, and all prints are available in digital format. As always, there is an emphasis on print-ability — no more than 12 colors maximum per design, and many of the prints are in repeat.

If you will be attending the show, please stop by to introduce yourself and check out the collection. I recommend making an appointment — click here to email me (quinn@velveteenprints.com) with your preferred date and time.

Here is the show information:

DIRECTION by Indigo
August 2-3, 2011
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011

NEW: Velveteen Prints Tumblr!

quinn — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:35:51 +0000

Follow the new Velveteen Prints Tumblr for an up-to-the-minute, stream-of-consciousness bombardment of all things print & pattern in the fashion world!

Rosemount Australia Fashion Week SS 11/12

quinn — Tue, 17 May 2011 20:41:35 +0000

RAFW was pretty hot this season. Here are some print and pattern highlights from some of the collections shown the first week in May.

bec and bridge

ALICE MCCALL

CAMILLA AND MARC

DION LEE

JOSH GOOT

KARLA SPETIC

ELLERY

STOLEN GIRLFRIENDS CLUB

THERESA RAWSTHORNE

ZIMMERMAN

ROMANCE WAS BORN

SOMETHING ELSE (COLLABORATION WITH ARTIST KEN DONE)

Printsource – April 12 & 13th 2011

quinn — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:22:02 +0000

It’s that time again! Printsource New York is next week in NYC. If you have any interest at all in fashion, textile / print / color trends, this is definitely a resource you should check out. Bring a business card with you to register at the door — the event is free, and open to the trade and press. I’ll be at Booth D15 with a bunch of awesome new prints. Come say hi!

Swash

quinn — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:22:32 +0000

I was just browsing new additions to SVPPLY (here’s mine) when I came across an awesome Swash shirt that Beklina had added from their online shop. Swash is Sarah Swash and Toshio Yamanaka, designers from England & Japan, and their Spring/Summer 2011 collection is a wonderland of fantastically illustrated animals and musical instruments.

SUPERMOON!

quinn — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:35:54 +0000

On March 19th, Earthlings peeped a perigee-syzygy, a.k.a SUPERMOON! The full moon was closer to the Earth than it has been for 18 years, which, according to largely mystical and un-scientific sources, can lead to fantastic occurrences on our planet. Is it any wonder, then, that the moon had such a powerful influence on several designers for their Fall / Winter 2011 collections? I think not!

PARIS FASHION WEEK: March 9th Print & Pattern

quinn — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:59:51 +0000

LOUIS VUITTON

MIU MIU

AGNES B.

quinn — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:16:22 +0000

CHANEL

COLETTE DINNIGAN

JEAN-CHARLES DE CASTELBAJAC

VALENTINO

JULIEN DAVID

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN

PARIS FASHION WEEK: March 7th Print & Pattern

quinn — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:09:05 +0000

STELLA MCCARTNEY

EMANUEL UNGARO

LEONARD

CHLOE

VANESSA BRUNO

YVES SAINT LAURENT

GIAMBATTISTA VALLI

PARIS FASHION WEEK: March 6th Print & Pattern

quinn — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:43:40 +0000

AKRIS

ALEXIS MABILLE

CELINE

HERMES

JOHN GALLIANO

KENZO

GIVENCHY

PARIS FASHION WEEK: March 5th Print & Pattern

quinn — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 01:24:53 +0000

TSUMORI CHIMATO

LIE SANG BONG

VIKTOR & ROLF

CACHAREL

VERONIQUE LEROY

SONIA RYKIEL

COMME DES GARCONS

JEAN PAUL GAULTIER

PARIS FASHION WEEK: March 4th Print & Pattern

quinn — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 23:52:46 +0000

ISSEY MIYAKE

DIOR

ISABEL MARANT

LANVIN

HUSSEIN CHALAYAN

VIVIENNE WESTWOOD

YOHJI YAMAMOTO

PARIS FASHION WEEK: March 3rd Print & Pattern

quinn — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:04:44 +0000

MANISH ARORA

BALMAIN

BALENCIAGA

NINA RICCI

PARIS FASHION WEEK: March 1 & 2 Print & Pattern

quinn — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:09:22 +0000

DRIES VAN NOTEN

FAMITA LOPES

ANTHONY VACARELLO

LUIS BUCHINHO

DEVASTEE

ATSURO TAYAMA

GUY LAROCHE

FELIPE OLIVEIRA BAPTISTA

ROCHAS

GARETH PUGH

RUE DU MAIL

CARVEN

MILAN FASHION WEEK: Feb. 28th Print & Pattern

quinn — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:59:11 +0000

LORENZO RIVA

ICEBERG

GIORGIO ARMANI

MILA SCHON

JUST CAVALLI

MILAN FASHION WEEK: Feb. 27th Print & Pattern

quinn — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:48:09 +0000

DOLCE AND GABBANA

MARNI

BRIONI

LAURA BIAGIOTTI

MARCO DE VINCENZO

MISSONI

VERSUS

SALVATORE FERRAGAMO

AQUILANO RIMONDI

MILAN FASHION WEEK: Feb. 26th Print & Pattern

quinn — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 02:28:21 +0000

EMILIO PUCCI

MOSCHINO CHEAP AND CHIC

ROBERTO CAVALLI

JIL SANDER

BOTTEGA VENETA

SPORTMAX

DANIELA GREGIS

MILAN FASHION WEEK: Feb. 25th Print & Pattern

quinn — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 02:22:13 +0000

ETRO

VERSACE

LES COPAINS

ANTONIO MARRAS

GABRIELE COLANGELO

MILAN FASHION WEEK: Feb. 24th Print & Pattern

quinn — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 02:15:12 +0000

D&G

PRADA

ALBINO

LUISA BECCARIA

BLUMARINE

MAX MARA

HAUTE

MILAN FASHION WEEK: Feb 23rd Print & Pattern

quinn — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 02:54:04 +0000

ALBERTA FERRETTI

GUCCI

ANGELO MARANI

PAOLA FRANI

ROCCO BAROCCO

JOHN RICHMOND

NO. 21

LFW: February 22d Print & Pattern

quinn — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 02:12:02 +0000

ASHISH

JOANNE HYNES / HELEN STEELE

MARY KATRANTZOU

SUP CALI

quinn — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:01:49 +0000

I’m off to LA for some business (Vernon, Cypress, Harbor City) and pleasure (Santa Monica, Malibu, Joshua Tree). This means I’ll be taking a break from all the fashion week print & pattern reporting, but never fear! I will return with renewed vigor!

LFW: February 21st Print & Pattern

quinn — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 02:49:20 +0000

BASSO AND BROOKE

BURBERRY PRORSUM

HOLLY FULTON

PETER PILOTTO

DAVID KOMA

PRINGLE OF SCOTLAND

CHRISTOPHER KANE

ERDEM

SUSANNA BETTENCOURT

A LA DISPOSITION

PAUL SMITH

BUNMI KOKO

GILES DEACON

JULIEN MACDONALD

LFW: February 20th Print & Pattern

quinn — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 02:35:31 +0000

VIVIENNE WESTWOOD

MATTHEW WILLIAMSON

MULBERRY

TOPSHOP UNIQUE

COOPERATIVE DESIGNS

TEMPERLEY LONDON

JASPER CONRAN

ANTONIO BERARDI

JAZZKATZE

OSMAN

PAM HOGG

LFW: February 19th Print & Pattern

quinn — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:11:00 +0000

CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS

LOUISE GRAY

JONATHAN SAUNDERS

CLEMENTS RIBEIRO

ISSA LONDON

BELLE SAUVAGE

DAKS

CHARLES ANASTASE

BETTY JACKSON

KINDER AGGUGINI

HOUSE OF HOLLAND

J.W. ANDERSON

LOUISE AMSTRUP

BERNARD CHANDRAN

JACOB KIMMIE

GLORIA WAVAMUNNO

ALANA HALE

JULIAN J. SMITH

LFW: February 18th Print & Pattern

quinn — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:32:31 +0000

SASS AND BIDE

PAUL COSTELLOE

CAROLINE CHARLES

MARIA GRACHVOGEL

KRYSTOF STROZYNA

IRWIN & JORDAN

FELDER FELDER

JEAN-PIERRE BRAGANZA

NYFW: February 17th Print & Pattern

quinn — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:16:31 +0000

L.A.M.B.

NAEEM KHAN

L’WREN SCOTT

ISAAC MIZRAHI

ELENE CASSIS

STEPHEN BURROWS

SON JUN WAN

RALPH LAUREN

MALAN BRETON

NYFW: February 16th Print & Pattern

quinn — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:10:53 +0000

ANNA SUI

OSCAR DE LA RENTA

PROENZA SCHOULER

MILLY BY MICHELLE SMITH

CHRISTIAN COTA

JEREMY SCOTT

NANETTE LEPORE

YIGAL AZROUEL

3.1 PHILLIP LIM

MARCHESA

REED KRAKOFF

ELIE TAHARI

SUSAN CIANCIOLO

NYFW: February 15th Print & Pattern

quinn — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:41:32 +0000

RACHEL ROY

KAREN WALKER

RODARTE

JEN KAO

BIPHU MOHAPATRA

HERVE LEGER

RISTO

MARC BY MARC JACOBS

CONCEPT KOREA

A DETACHER

DANIEL VOSOVIC

TIBI

NARCISO RODRIGUEZ

NYFW: February 14th Print & Pattern

quinn — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:59:33 +0000

MARC JACOBS

BETSEY JOHNSON

TRACY REESE

STUDY NY

THOM BROWNE

CHRIS BENZ

THEYSKENS’ THEORY

ZERO + MARIA CORNEJO

CARLOS MIELE

CAROLINA HERRERA

JENNY PACKHAM

NYFW: February 13th Print & Pattern

quinn — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:42:39 +0000

Y-3

TOMMY HILFIGER

DURO OWOLU

THAKOON

ALICE RITTER

TIMO WEILAND

LELA ROSE

PREEN

CATHERINE MALANDRINO

TORY BURCH

DIANE VON FURSTENBERG

CYNTHIA STEFFE

NYWF: February 12th Print & Pattern

quinn — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:44:16 +0000

EDUN

LIBERTINE

SUNO

DARYL K

ELISE OVERLAND

VIVIENNE TAM

KAELEN

PRABAL GURUNG

RACHEL ANTONOFF

BAND OF OUTSIDERS

CHARLOTTE RONSON

UNITED BAMBOO

JILL STUART

ADAM

BINETTI

NYFW: February 11th Print & Pattern

quinn — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:48:17 +0000

NICOLE MILLER

CYNTHIA ROWLEY

RAG & BONE

REBECCA TAYLOR

JASON WU

PETER SOM

REBECCA MINKOFF

JEREMY LAING

VENEXIANA

NORMAN AMBROSE

THREEASFOUR

NYFW Day 1

quinn — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:42:58 +0000

New York Fashion Week A/W 2011 is upon us! I’ll be posting pictures daily of all noteworthy prints and patterns that pop up on the runway, so keep your little eyeballs glued to this spot. This post covers February 9th & 10th.

GARY GRAHAM

ORGANIC BY JOHN PATRICK

NICHOLAS K

STEVEN ALAN

VENA CAVA

MARA HOFFMAN

RACHEL COMEY

BCBG MAX AZRIA

WHIT

LUCA LUCA

FOXY!

quinn — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:59:40 +0000

Opening Ceremony posted about their newest collaboration with Deyrolle taxidermy shop in Paris, and I love it! Here are a couple shots from the OC Blog (taken in the Deyrolle shop) and some scarves they collaborated on for FNO ’10.

In other news, Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen threw a party for their new denim line, Textile Elizabeth & James, and Ashley showed up in a foxy sweater herself.

In other, other news, I have a cat named Fox. She looks like a fox. Check out her tumblr.

color tests

quinn — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:25:58 +0000

Check out these awesome colors from my friend Shabd (& check our her blog, too!):

Lala Berlin

quinn — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:59:49 +0000

Style.com posted a “Dispatch from Berlin” yesterday, featuring two images from Leyla Piedayesh’s Lala Berlin Fall 2011 RTW collection (above). Apparently, this collection was inspired by “children’s arts and crafts,” but since I cannot read German, I had a difficult time finding out more information about this! I used Google Translate on the Nahtlos! blog post about this collection, which yielded the following result:

Leyla Piedayesh seems to want to Outsmarting the gray winter blues, because their new collection for autumn / winter 2011/2012 was some pretty colorful so.

Outsmarting the gray winter blues! Pretty colorful so! Couldn’t have put it better myself!

Anyway, those two photos kept me searching for more images of the collection, which combines really bright neon yellow and green with more mossy tones, and lots of gray and black. Sleek Magazine has photos of the full collection — check it out!

I’m trying to see how this is inspired by children’s crafts. Maybe the children are the offspring of LSD researchers.

I love these woodsy prints. They remind me of lichen / moss, especially in these colors.

70s: Opening Night

quinn — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:00:37 +0000

Word on the street (and in the blogs, and in the magazines, and in the stores…) is that the 70s are back in a big way. You can see it everywhere, from Marc Jacobs’ Spring 2011 show to the wide-leg trousers for sale at the Gap. There are so many ways to do a 70s look, from flowery dresses and floppy hats to oversized sunglasses and halter top pantsuits. I’d like to take a moment to celebrate one of my favorite 70s looks, which is that of the sophisticated and casually tailored style of a lady on the verge of a psychotic break. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you some stills from the completely awesome film “Opening Night,” directed by John Cassavetes and starring the inimitable Gena Rowlands.

The sunglasses, the coral pink lips, and the huge shaggy fur are straight outta 2011.

I wonder if all the “fashion people wearing jackets like capes” got their inspiration from this movie… The actual cape is bangin too; she’s like a fancy, alcoholic Druid.

I love this bright coral color. I don’t know if she’s wearing a dress or an elaborate pajama ensemble, but it works. The painted floral top is very Stella McCartney Resort 2011.

The Druid returns to her lair.

Samantha Pleet cape, Phosphorescence sunglasses, Stella McCartney dress, Chanel Rouge Coco in Peregrina, YSL dress

PRINTSOURCE: what the people want

quinn — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:50:21 +0000

Last week, the tri-annual Printsource trade show took place on the beautiful, snowy isle of Manhattan. This was my first time exhibiting with Velveteen Prints, and I was overwhelmed by the wonderful feedback I received about the new collection. I thought I’d do the blog world a service and report on what types of prints the buyers were looking for this season.

Although there were plenty of people who asked flat out to see the florals, which never go out of style, most passers-by were drawn in to my booth by the textural / painterly prints on display. These were prints that I had done by hand initially, using acrylic paint, watercolors, or dyes, to create a smeared, artist’s-studio-floor kind of look. I think this type of print is popular because it’s so versatile. With the right colors and styling, it can be pretty and soft, or dirty and grunge.

(L-R) Chanel, Balmain, Charlotte Ronson

Besides the painterly prints, my “voyager” prints were another huge draw. Voyager is just my PC term for “ethnic” / “tribal” prints — my academic background in Art History won’t let me use those terms with a clear conscience! The voyager prints are inspired by the trends sweeping the runways and street fashion recently, from Pendleton blankets to Missoni’s wacked out Spring 2011 collection, but done in an accessible, juniors-friendly palette featuring bright coral and soft pink.

(L-R) Proenza Schouler, Tory Burch, Missoni

Oh, and they’re still asking for camo!

♑ what would capricorn wear? ♑

quinn — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 06:00:09 +0000

happy birthday, capricorn! you’re a sea goat!

just like a sea goat, you’re ambitious, dignified, hard-working, and practical. since you’re also an earth sign, i’m going to guess you’re drawn to a classic, almost woodsy style — what they’re calling “heritage” these days. i’m thinking riding boots and cable knit cashmere sweaters. traditional and earthy, but not hippie. no, you like to keep a steady head on your shoulders. here, i pulled this ensemble together just for you:

steven alan blazer, vp208 tank top, vince leggings, tenoversix wedges

yeah, it’s a little more edgy than what you might be used to, but live it up a little! get out of your comfort zone, you old sea goat. check out those wooden cut-out wedges. hot, right? i can just see you kicking those off before relaxing by the fire in that old money ski lodge you love so much — that is, if you ever let yourself take a vacation. don’t worry, the blazer keeps you looking presentable in case you run into a potential business partner at dinner.

now go, have a great year! and if you need more advice, you can always consult the expert.

happy new year!

admin — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:24:52 +0000

hope your year is full of fireworks. the good kind.