Evolution of Colorblocking

The concept of colorblocking first started with the artist Piet Mondrian in the 1930s, who painted a geometrical painting of different colored blocks separated by black lines. In 1965, Yves Saint Laurent turned this painting into a dress. Therefore, this trend has been around for over 10 decades. The trend has moved through the fashion cycle several times, and its popularity both risen and declined. The most recent peak in popularity was for color colorblocking in 2011 and 2012, largely due to Gucci's Spring 2011 line. As for black and white colorblocking, I believe that it is currently in mass acceptance on the fashion cycle, which is why fashion designers aren't using it as much because they think that it is slowly on its way out.