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Perfection Spoofing

Beauty in the fashion industry is mocked through tongue-in-cheek themes

Implications - Being able to relate to brand imagery ranks high for consumers, which is an issue that some brands are cleverly addressing through perfection spoofing. Particularly prevalent in the fashion industry, this shift towards mocking beauty standards creates a more approachable atmosphere for consumers seeking acceptance.
Trend Themes
1. Perfection Spoofing - Brands are addressing the issue of relating to brand imagery by creating a more approachable atmosphere for consumers seeking acceptance by mocking beauty standards.
2. Eccentric Doll-like Editorials - Eccentric doll-like editorials have a creepy and eccentric photoshoot that appeals to women who seek cold, contemporary twists and appeal to women who were never into Barbies all that much as children.
3. Stepford Wife Lingerie Shoots - Agents Provocateur's innovated marketing through taking a throwback approach in its marketing strategy to show the Behind Closed Doors collection through showing their lingerie-clad models doing household chores in a 1950s-era suburban kitchen to create a new fantastical lookbook.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Industry - The fashion industry has centered trends around mocking beauty standards and eccentric doll-like editorials to address the issue of relating to brand imagery.
2. Lingerie Industry - The lingerie industry has innovatively taken a throwback approach in marketing strategy to create a new fantastical lookbook.
3. Photography Industry - The highly talented photography industry has shown that innovative surreal mannequin-like photography can create incredible doll-like photoshoots.
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Megatrends
6 Featured, 43 Examples:
527,756 Total Clicks
Date Range:
Nov 13 — Dec 14
Trending:
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Featured Examples

Urban Streetwear Barbie Fashion
Urban Streetwear Barbie Fashion
The Moschino Spring Collection is Full of Exaggerated Girliness
The runway show for the latest Moschino Spring Collection started with a cheerful greeting, ‘Hiya Barbie!’ And with that everyone was instantly aware of the inspiration behind the... MORE
Stepford Wife Lingerie Shoots
Stepford Wife Lingerie Shoots
The Agent Provocateur Spring 2014 Has Retro Lingerie Style
British lingerie brand Agent Provocateur is best known for its kinky modern looks, not the retro lingerie styles that have become so common in the past few years. For its Spring 2014 collection,... MORE
Surreal Mannequin-Like Photography
Surreal Mannequin-Like Photography
Aneta Kowalczyk Used Her Vision of the World to Create 'Dolls'
This incredible series by Aneta Kowalczyk features a model that looks exactly like a doll. It’s hard to tell if she’s real or plastic from the makeup on her face, the oversized props and... MORE
Designer Barbie Editorials
Designer Barbie Editorials
The Vogue Paris Panoplies Fashion Story is All Dolled Up
Magdalena Frackowiak and Elisabeth Erm star in ‘Panoplies’, a designer Barbie editorial that is captured for the pages of Vogue Paris. The top models are lensed by legendary photographer... MORE
Eccentric Doll-Like Editorials
Eccentric Doll-Like Editorials
The Dazed & Confused Korea January 2014 Photoshoot is Surreal
Appropriately titled ‘The Doll House,’ the Dazed & Confused Korea January 2014 editorial has a lifeless quality that has nothing to do with the fashion on hand. Instead, models Liu Xu,... MORE
play_circle_filledBarbie-Like Bridal Editorials
Barbie-Like Bridal Editorials
The V Magazine 'Cruise to the Alter' Photoshoot is Very Feminine
Preparing for a wedding can be like living a childhood dream for some women, so the bridal looks showcased throughout the V Magazine ‘Cruise to the Alter’ editorial is not so far-fetched.... MORE

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