Fashion Your Furniture: Home Trends Straight from 2013’s Runways

Rich textures and metallic accents

Rich textures and metallic accents

Sometimes you see a trend and it takes your breath away — but you’d never actually wear it. Remember how stunning Alicia Keys and Katie Couric looked when they slipped into a slinky cutout number from Cushnie et Ochs or how strong and confident Cara and Karlie looked when they sauntered down Burberry Prorsum’s leather-studded eyelet-festooned runway? You probably won’t get the chance to wear Cushnie’s razor-sharp cutouts, but you can integrate the idea of them right into your home, where you can experiment with trends and fashion in a whole different way. We’ve found a few of the trends that made a huge impact this year and gathered up a few ideas for you to use in your home. And if you think these trends might get tired (after all, you’re stuck with a side table much longer than you’d keep a swingy fringe skirt around), we assure you that these picks will stand the test of time.

Cushnie et Ochs Fall 2013

Cushnie et Ochs Fall 2013

William Yeoward Poula Console

William Yeoward Poula Console

Daring design duo Cushnie et Ochs are known for their sexy cutout dresses (they count Selena Gomez, Eva Longoria, Alicia Keys and Michelle Obama as loyal fans), so no matter the season, they carve out swaths of skin with surgical precision on their runways. The sexy dresses make what’s not there just as important as what actually is, creating illusions and giving gals without curves some clever tricks to play up their shape. Take that same idea with the William Yeoward Poula Console table, which makes a huge impact but still retains a light, airy feel thanks to a bold honeycomb cutout. It’s a modern piece that fits in with just about any other style you have in your home. Stack it high with books, candles and a traditional lamp if you’re into cozy, collected-over-time looks or keep it simple and straightforward. Let the console make a huge statement and keep it clean, just like Cushnie et Ochs’ unfussy look on the runway.

Downtown Luna Globe Chandelier

Downtown Luna Globe Chandelier

Burberry Prorsum Fall 2013

Burberry Prorsum Fall 2013

Burberry’s Christopher Bailey mines British heritage for inspiration season after season, so when he used the idea of espionage, dangerous liaisons and Christine Keeler as a starting point, we knew there’d be some tongue in cheek takes on Burberry’s classic trench coat and other staples. He modernized the looks with fringed, studded and eyelet details that drew from classic men’s shoes, traditional leatherworking techniques and more, which created the perfect blend of nostalgia and innovation. Bags, trench coats, and even boots got the treatment, and if you love the textural, heavy metal feel, then the Downtown Luna Globe Chandelier is just the thing to keep that look going in your home. It’s the perfect combination of steampunk edge and classic cool and looks perfect whether your home is 20,000 leagues under or completely mod. The flick of a switch will bathe your room in a unique pattern of dots (which was a running motif in the Burberry collection, too). Perfect for illicit trysts? We’ll leave that up to you.

Michael Michael Kors Quilted Hamilton Tote

Michael Michael Kors Quilted Hamilton Tote

Roche Bobois Kara Lamp

Roche Bobois Kara Lamp

Quilted leather is the trademark of a certain French brand, but that doesn’t mean that Madame Coco has a monopoly on it. Designers such as Marc Jacobs, Rebecca Minkoff, Kate Spade New York and more have worked quilted leather into their bags and accessories, too. Michael Kors famously told Harper’s Bazaar that he likes to count how many of his own bags he can spot on the drive between his home and his office, and we’re sure that he spots more than a few of his beloved Hamilton tote. He’s released the bag in a variety of colors, a multitude of leathers and season after season, it remains of his most popular silhouettes. This year, he put out a punchy red variation that included quilted, studded leather that added a punk edge to the polish of the purse. Get the same look with the Roche Bobois Kara Lamp. The simple-at-first lamp boasts the same diamond quilting but gets a big dose of glam thanks to a shimmering silver shade. And while you can’t carry the Kara lamp on your shoulder, it will light your rooms and be chic year after year, just like that famed 2.55 bag you’ve been lusting after.

Images courtesy Michael Kors, Roche Bobois, Elle, Style and Downtown20

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