If you really want to be haute this fall, get ready to look like you played a part in the Dark Knight movie or stepped out of an oil spill. Oily, dark finished fabric is everywhere.
Alexander Want, Kai Kuhne, and Roksanda Ilinic are showing macabre, luscious silks. Balenciaga's patent coat is spectacular, and the slick dark leather from Bottega Venata is strictly Dark Knight inspired. Versace may make the price of oil seem paltry and insignificant when they show their designs this fall.
Oil Spill Inspired Fashion
Runways Blacked out for Fall
Trend Themes
1. Dark-finished Fashion - Opportunity for eco-friendly and sustainable materials that mimic the aesthetic of dark finished fabric.
2. Macabre Luxury - Potential for designers to explore unconventional and morbid themes in high-end fashion.
3. Oil-inspired Style - Innovation in textile technology to create materials that emulate the look of oil spills without the environmental impact.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion - Opportunity to explore new materials, themes, and designs for high-end fashion brands.
2. Textile Manufacturing - Potential for textile companies to invest in research and development of eco-friendly and sustainable materials.
3. Environmental Technology - Innovative solutions that address the environmental impact of textile production and the fashion industry at large, focusing on reducing the carbon footprint of industry operations.