In the past three days I’ve window shopped at three different stores that have a Moroccan-inspired spring line. So I do not feel like I’m jumping the gun by calling it: Moroccan fashion is in!* I am finely attuned to notice all things Moroccan because my husband is Moroccan (and he, unlike fashion, is never out of style).
The first place I saw Moroccan-inspired clothes was Anthro, which shot its March Lookbook in Tangier. Would it be uncouth of me to say that I adore the setting just as much as (if not more than) the clothes? I mean. So much pretty cobalt blue.
Then I found out that Tea Collection was also drawing inspiration from Morocco, in particular Essaouira. They had some cute tunics for women and tons of adorable clothes for kids. And then I saw some stuff at J.Crew, and well, the rest is history.
Later I stumbled upon this Anthro blog post about the staff souvenirs. When I finally get to visit Morocco, I will spend about a million dollars on customs fees to cover all the stuff I will buy, I’m sure, including but not limited to numerous rugs, a wedding blanket, shoes, knickknacks, clothes, and a tea set to replace our old one that got misplaced somewhere along the way. Not to mention the assortment of food items I will no doubt hoard.
What do you think of the Moroccan trend?
*I’m not the first to notice this trend; obviously there is an entire fashion universe more aware than I am!