Being a total “Game of Thrones” fan, but also a fashion enthusiast, I had to notice fantastic brocade outfits which are featured in this TV show. Brocade is a rich silk material which was only reserved for nobility.

My love for fashion brand Desigual started the moment I saw their fantastic brocade patchwork coats. They are a little pieces of fashion art and in them you won’t go unnoticed :)!

Hope you’ll like today’s outfit and some tidbits from fashion history!

Kisses, Dina

Brocade dress and jacket by Desigual

Blue suede heels by H&M, stockings by Jadran Hosiery, Croatia

Desigual jacket – detail

Desigual skirt – detail

Azulejo ring – a memory from Lisbon, Portugal

Leather ornamented earrings – a gift from Iran 🙂 ! Thank you Ela :* !

 

Brocade in Fashion:

Brocades are fabric with an elaborate embossed or embroidered surface effect, usually with different ground and pattern weaves.  The name comes from the Italian brocatto, meaning ’embossed cloth’.

Brocade originates from Byzantium. Before appearance of velvet in northern Europe, brocade was the most noble of fabrics due to the primary element, silk, which was hard to come by and its extravagant embroidery using gold and silver thread as well as jewels.

Two sisters in brocade gowns: Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Mary I

In the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Italy was the most renowned producer of brocade with nobles and royalty from all of Europe paying extraordinary amounts for achieving their regal look.

…and an exhibition of brocade outfits worn by characters from TV series “Game of Thrones”

Today, brocade and it’s sister fabrics like jacquard and damask are more popular than ever, being an inspiration for rich regal looks by Prada, Valentino, Dolce and Gabbanna and many more!

Brocade dresses from Alexander McQueen‘s last collection

Brocade by Chanel

Collection by Alberta Ferretti

From L to R: Mary Katrantzou, Simone Rocha and Erdem

Celebrities wearing four different versions of Valentino‘s “Bambolina” brocade dress

Kiernan Shipka and Emily Blunt in their brocade fantasy dresses

Patchwork brocade by Prada

Solange Knowles in brocade pants by Wes Gordon; Michelle Obama in dress by Tracy Reese

Brocade jacket by H&M; coat by Indikka

…sugar in the end…my forever love…Desigual in it’s full brocade glory!

Thank you Miss Stela for the pictures!