With earlier Victorian Gothic-style collections, United Arab Emirates based designer Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi shocked and surprised onlookers at London Fashion Week by showcasing his latest line.
Qasimi’s line raised a clamor and created tight crowds around the catwalk as models dressed to kill in brightly colored, warrior-esque shoulder pads, killer cropped jackets and spiky leggings passed by.
Qasimi also dressed Lady GaGa in another of his creations for her live performance of “Just Dance” at the V Festival 2009 stage in the UK (seen in the above video).
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Victorian Gothic-style Fashion
- Exploiting the unique fusion of Victorian and Gothic aesthetics in fashion, designers can create disruptive innovation opportunities by pushing the boundaries of traditional styles and incorporating modern elements.
- Warrior-esque Shoulder Pads
- By incorporating bold and structured shoulder pads into fashion designs, designers can tap into the trend of power dressing and create disruptive innovation opportunities in the fashion industry.
- Spiky Leggings
- The popularity of spiky leggings presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for sportswear brands to create edgy and fashionable athletic apparel that combines style and functionality.
Where This Applies
- Fashion Industry
- Fashion designers and brands can take advantage of the spike shoulder trend to disrupt the industry by designing unique and attention-grabbing clothing pieces that cater to the market demand for bold and innovative fashion.
- Entertainment Industry
- Collaborating with fashion designers like Qasimi to create eye-catching and avant-garde costumes for performers can offer disruptive innovation opportunities for the entertainment industry to captivate audiences and create memorable experiences.
- Sportswear Industry
- The emergence of spiky leggings opens up disruptive innovation opportunities for sportswear brands to tap into the growing athleisure trend by combining fashion-forward designs with functional activewear.
