Fashion Journalism: Cheap and Chic

Ombré, a French word translating to 'shaded' and referring to the graduation of colour woven into fabric, is on the lips of every fashionista this Winter, whilst set to be a huge trend for Spring/Summer 2008 also.
Prada's Autumn/Winter collection, featuring the ombré trend includes dresses, scarves, handbags and shoes. Their new line of bags focuses on the graduation of grey, black and red; whilst their clothes line takes dyeing to the extreme, featuring crinkled dip-dyed skirts and dresses in an array of red, gold, blue and green.

As Prada's ombré bags are set to be 'must-haves' this Winter, proving highly popular with celebrities such as Madonna, Jennifer Garner and Eva Mendez; other designers offer dyed garments in their collections for this season and the next. Alexander Mcqueen's Elvie bag has been dubbed the 'it-bag' for Winter and comes in an ombré-esque black and plum option, whilst Louis Vuitton, John Galliano and Marc Jacobs are fans of the dyeing technique, Alberta Ferretti also features it quite heavily in her A/W collection this year.
I recently visited the Matthew Williamson exhibition at the Design Museum, sneaking a peak at his Spring/Summer collection for 2008. Inspired by 'travel', the line is full of bright colours, linen and beading; with ombré featuring also:

As a big trend this Winter, it is no surprise there are high-street versions popping up all over the place - Monsoon, in particular, offers a great range of dip-dyed garments.

On the Runway:

Alberta Ferretti