Paule Ka | Yossi Michaeli for Luxure Magazine | 3.1 Phillip Lim | background: Chalayan

Bokeh serves as inspiration for this trend, which is known as the “aesthetic quality of the blur.” We often don’t notice this effect because it often serves as a pleasing background noise in photography. Designers such as Chalayan and Paule Ka have made out of focus take front and center for the 2014 runways.

– bekah hilleson