{"id":4719,"date":"2013-12-21T18:07:47","date_gmt":"2013-12-21T18:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/?p=4719"},"modified":"2013-12-21T18:07:47","modified_gmt":"2013-12-21T18:07:47","slug":"trend-watch-velour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/fashion-and-beauty\/trend-watch-velour\/","title":{"rendered":"Trend watch: Velour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Velour is an essential in everyone&#8217;s party wardrobe this winter, just like the last couple of winters. With high street stores and designers alike including the fabric in their collections year after year, it&#8217;s becoming a bit of a classic. So what keeps drawing us back to this cheeky little look? Most definitely it has something to do with the air of luxury that velour can add to an outfit, it looks and feels indulgent as a fabric.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously not all of us can afford real velvet, but I think its imitator has succeeded because it looks so convincing. In terms of trends, last years velour skater skirts have been swapped out for a matching set of velour cropped top and midi skirt combo as the \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffmust have look&#8217;. But honestly, if you commit and get creative with this seasons wonder fabric, you&#8217;ll be guaranteed to turn some heads.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/12\/skirtop.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4720\" alt=\"skirtop\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/12\/skirtop-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/12\/skirtop-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/12\/skirtop-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/12\/skirtop-700x1050.jpg 700w, https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/12\/skirtop.jpg 1092w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Velour is an essential in everyone&#8217;s party wardrobe this winter, just like the last couple of winters. 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