In the OntFront Spring 2010 runway show, designer Liza Koifman and creative director Tomas Overtoom took a radical departure from the gender-bending themes we’ve seen lately and headed back in time—to the Middle Ages, that is.
Blazers and dress shirts were flanked with pieces from a coat of armor as models were turned into knights for the OntFront Spring 2010 show. Even the knight chess piece made an appearance on shirts to bring the theme of old-school masculinity home.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Medieval-inspired Fashion
- Opportunity to create clothing and accessories that reference medieval armor and exude a sense of masculinity.
- Gender-bending Fashion
- Opportunity to explore androgynous and non-traditional gender roles in fashion.
- Historical Themes in Fashion
- Opportunity to incorporate historical elements and references from different time periods in fashion design.
Where This Applies
- Fashion Design
- Disruptive innovation opportunity to create unique and unconventional clothing designs inspired by medieval armor.
- Fashion Accessories
- Opportunity to develop accessories that blend modern fashion with medieval armor aesthetics.
- Fashion Retail
- Disruptive innovation opportunity to curate collections and retail spaces that showcase historical fashion themes.
