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Flowers and colour swept across surface designs at the Indigo Paris show last February 14-16. The trade fair rolled out new collections from 156 international studios. More about the trends…

A jungle and tropical mood infused collections.

What's new this season?
This July 13 and 14 the show will bring together some 100 exhibitors, all selected by Premiére Vision according to extremely rigorous criteria. In addition to the weavers who come here regularly to meet the North American market, there will be a number of companies joining the show for this first time, such as Puro Tessuto, Reda and Vitale Barberis Canonico from Italy, Liberty and Robert Noble from Great Britain, JA Fabrics by Takisada Nagoya from Japan…

Can you give us your first impression of the offer?
Alongside the women's offer, which takes the temperature of Fall Winter 12 13 in terms of decoration and fantasy, the menswear offer is particularly rich with almost 20 specialists in suitings and a complementary shirtings offer. Sportswear is strong too, with outdoor and high-performance fabrics.

What are some of the fashion key points for Fall Winter 12 13?
The exhibitors are currently working on their collections. But, looking ahead, we expect a real profusion of color, with intense plains or delicious multi-colors, and aspects that are even more subtly aged for a relaxed elegance. There's a touch of visual roughness, and surfaces that are somewhat textured, punctuated with glinting or boldly gleaming shine.

What can you tell us about the new Première Vision color range?
It's a color range that generously embraces color, and repositions neutrals as rarer. This inversion of the color/neutral ratio will lend a certain radical quality to the season.

Are there any special fashion events planned for the show?
For the first time we're welcoming an exhibition presenting the work of the 10 young designers who were finalists at the Hyères International Festival of Fashion and Photography. Céline Méteil, the winner of the Première Vision Prize at Hyères, will be there too with a selection of her designs.

www.premierevision-newyork.com