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7.3 | This Year and Warm
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27,970 Total Clicks Apr 12 - Oct 12 |
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Deceptive Design
High heels are cunningly crafted with comfort in mindImplications - Although many fashionistas will gladly sacrifice comfort for style, a new wave of comfort-oriented products may mean they no longer have to. Shoe designers, especially, are crafting heel designs that combine both function and fashion. In particular, these styles comprise wedges that take on an athletic spin, providing the modern fashion consumer with sporty comfort and sky-high height all at once. [More]
 Utilitarian Neutral-Toned Wedges |
 Athletic Wedge Heels |
 Deceiving Wedged High Heels |
 Posh Velour Footwear |
 Sci-Fi Platform Concepts |
 Snug Aztec Slip-Ons |
Filed in: Fashion Shoes
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6.6 | This Year and Warm
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30,576 Total Clicks Jan 12 - Jun 12 |
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Fierce Feet
Animal-inspired shoes take on literal interpretationsImplications - Fashion consumers have always loved animal-inspired designs. In the past, the styles have usually hovered on subtle inspirations such as animal skin prints and textures, but now, designers are going literal, especially when it comes to footwear. These eccentric pieces feature everything from paw print and hoofed soles to crocodile-shaped heels. Consumers today are more daring when it comes to their fashion choices, which means that creations can be as literal -- and as bizarre -- as designers choose. [More]
 Animal Hooved Heels (UPDATE) |
 Predatory Fish Footwear |
 Whale-Inspired Footwear |
 Wild Cow Printed Footwear |
 Paw Print-Inspired Shoes |
 Lifelike Croc Footwear |
Filed in: Fashion Art & Design Design Clusters Unique Shoes
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4.3 | Warm
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36,849 Total Clicks Jan 11 - Mar 12 |
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Astro Marketing
Zodiac-based designs and branding draw in a spiritual marketImplications - While we might live in an era of factual science and technology, that doesn't mean that consumers aren't enticed by more celestial ideas. Astrology has been one area that continues to captivate many, and over the last year, designs based on the the zodiac are popping up everywhere to appeal to consumers' taste for the otherworldly. Products and branding based on astrology, including shoes, jewelry and even resorts, offer consumers a way to transcend physical reality and indulge in the mystical. [More]
 Zodiac Bottle Branding |
 Amazing Animalistic Labels |
 Zodiac-Inspired Trainers |
 Astronomical B-Ball Kicks |
 Personalized Astrology Artworks |
 Chinese Zodiac Kicks |
Filed in: Fashion Art & Design Marketing Lifestyle Clusters Shoes
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5.7 | Warm
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40,747 Total Clicks Jul 11 - Feb 12 |
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Customcessories
Modular, adaptable jewelry & accessories give consumers more bang for their buckImplications - Customization and modularity have become prevalent in furniture design and now they are making their way to jewelry and accessories. Convertible clothing is a growing element in fashion design, and growing with it are customizable baubles, purses and shoes that have been designed to offer customers multiple looks in one package. With this burgeoning direction in accessories, today's fashion consumer can get not only more for her money but also unique looks suited to her personal style. [More]
 Stylishly Modular Shoes |
 Adaptable DIY Stilettos |
 Cute Customizable Baubles |
 Customizable Magnetic Jewelry |
 Multicolored 3D-Printed Eyewear |
 Modern Modular Purses |
Filed in: Fashion Art & Design Jewelry Clusters Customization Shoes
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6.6 | Warm
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39,627 Total Clicks Jun 11 - Nov 11 |
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Illumiwear
Glowing fashions let consumers shine from day to nightImplications - Fashionistas on the hunt for new styles typically have one goal in common: to stand apart from the crowd. The fashion industry is usually quick to meet this demand, and light-up apparel is one way designers are doing so. Glow-in-the-dark fashions kick up normal styles several notches, turning basic ensembles into illuminated sights to behold. For the true style-maven, glowing pieces also work double-duty to show off other parts of a masterfully put-together outfit. [More]
 Artfully Interactive Clothing |
 Illuminated Dress Displays |
 Tron-Inspired Illuminated Costumes |
 Glow-in-the-Dark Dresses |
 Illuminated Designer Heels |
 Shifting Illuminated Frocks |
Filed in: Fashion Tech Art & Design Hip Fashion Clusters Shoes
