Chow also discussed bleaching as a way of lightening particular shades. “That seems to reveal layers of color,” she explained. Other techniques that will hit the market in ’08, Chow reported, include ombré—the graduation of one shade from light to dark in a single garment—and cross-dyeing—a process that involves different fibers being pattern woven into a fabric so that, post-dyeing, the threads saturate according to their dispersal. Voilà! Flat color gets its groove back.
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Chow also discussed bleaching as a way of lightening particular shades. “That seems to reveal layers of color,” she explained. Other techniques that will hit the market in ’08, Chow reported, include ombré—the graduation of one shade from light to dark in a single garment—and cross-dyeing—a process that involves different fibers being pattern woven into a fabric so that, post-dyeing, the threads saturate according to their dispersal. Voilà! Flat color gets its groove back.