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Maximalism

Print, ornament and historical references accumulated in expressive combinations. Michele’s Gucci helped make this decorative approach prominent during the later 2010s.

Mixed patternsRich ornamentEclectic layers and accessories

Look 48

Alessandro Michele · fall/winter 2017–18

Ensemble, Dries Van Noten, fall/winter 2015–16

Embellished skirt and top

Manish Arora · 2014–2015; Spring/Summer 2015 collection

Tailored jacket and wide-leg trousers

Rossella Jardini · 2016

Floral dress with a flounced hem

Antonio Marras · 2010

Pleated runway ensemble

Anna Plunkett · Australia Resort 2019

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Pale blue layered runway ensemble

Angela Missoni · Spring 2018

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About Maximalism

Maximalism became especially visible in the second half of the 2010s, when Alessandro Michele’s Gucci encouraged exuberant combinations of print, ornament and historical references. Street-style photographs carried these ideas beyond the runway. Outfits could mix patterns, textures and accessories instead of reducing them to a single restrained statement. The term is an established description of decorative excess; the selected garments show it through accumulated visual detail, rather than through unusual volume alone.