Once reserved for trapper keepers and fancy shells, iridescent accents recently appeared on more than a dozen runways in the form of jackets, clutches, skirts, boots and even earrings.
For his spring collection, designer Jonathan Saunders dressed his models in classic pencil skirts, re-vamped with an iridescent metallic shine.
Left: Jonathan Saunders Spring 2013. Right: Kate Moss carrying clutch from Stella McCartney Resort 2013.Designer Anna Molinari took a more playful approach for the Blumarine fall line; pairing iridescent boots, earrings and jackets with bright colours and gaudy furs.
During Paris Fashion Week, former model Kate Moss was seen carrying a Stella McCartney iridescent clutch from the designer’s Resort collection.
Iridescent colours bring beauty to beetles and puddles of oil, but do they work in the realm of fashion? You be the judge.
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Mollie Paige writes for the Toronto Standard. You can follow her on twitter @MolliePB
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