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Rise of Headwear

Statement hats as budget-conscious, wearable art

Implications - Hats were a status symbol for many decades, and while they fell off the fashion radar for the greater part of the last decade, they're making a comeback. Millinery makes for easy-to-adopt statement pieces, as a single hat can lend itself to various looks, making it budget-friendly and versatile.
Trend Themes
1. Headwear Comeback - Headwear has become a statement piece as people look for budget-friendly and versatile fashion items, creating disruptive innovation opportunities for statement hats and accessories.
2. Whimsical Fashion - Designers are increasingly incorporating playful and childlike accents, fun colors, and funky patterns to evoke happiness and nostalgia, creating opportunities for creative and colorful fashion products.
3. Avant-garde Headpieces - Artistic and imaginative headgear, including outlandish pieces, candy hats, spikes, and cone-head hats, are emerging as a symbol of creativity and high-status, suggesting opportunities for unconventional and cutting-edge fashion accessories.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion - The fashion industry can benefit from incorporating whimsical accents and creative headgear as a way to offer versatile statement pieces.
2. Art and Design - Artistic and imaginative headgear, including outlandish pieces and candy hats, are a trend that reflects both creative and exploratory opportunities in art and design disciplines.
3. Textile and Fabrication - As the demand for avant-garde headgear increases, specialized manufacturers and textile designers can build disruptive innovation opportunities by experimenting with new materials, techniques, and styles.
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Megatrends
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Featured Examples

Spiked Cloche Hats
Spiked Cloche Hats
Avant-Garde Headwear in Andrey Yakovlev & Lili Aleeva's 'Dusty Butterflies'
Headwear has been huge this season, so it's no surprise that Andrey Yakovlev and Lili Aleeva's 'Dusty Butterflies' takes this fashion phenomenon to new heights. In the gallery above, you'll see giant spiked… MORE
Oversized Derby Hats
Oversized Derby Hats
Chic Brimmed Kentucky Derby Hats and Headdresses
Kentucky Derby hats are all we can think about -- we’ve got big-brimmed hats and lacy pillbox headpieces on our radar. This gallery is a look into some of the chicest derby-worthy bonnets we’ve spotted… MORE
Outlandish Hats
Outlandish Hats
Vogue Russia Brings Out the Peculiar Headgear
Vogue Russia takes hats and head gear to the extreme in its June 2009 issue with the editorial Новый порядок (A New Order). Photographer Jason Kibbler captured model Jourdan Dunn in outlandish head pieces… MORE
play_circle_filled Feather Faces
Feather Faces
Fabulous Avian Hairpieces From the Lanvin Fall 2009 Collection
Alber Elbaz of Lanvin paid homage to the 1940s when he sent his models down the runway with elegant feather hairpieces. For Fall 2009, he used Parisian values as one of the big themes for his show. Elbaz… MORE
Pom-Pom Hats
Pom-Pom Hats
Crafty Headgear Topped Off Diane Von Furstenberg's Fall 2009 Show
While many designers played it safe and sober for Fall 2009, fashion rock star Diane von Furstenberg went in a different direction with daring styles. Surely this collection was a backlash against the… MORE
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Cone-Head Couture
The Givenchy Spring 2010 Collection Features Dunce Hats
Ricardo Tisci, the creative mastermind behind the success of one of Paris’ biggest fashion houses, has succeeded in creating a Spring 2010 collection that, in terms of artistry and craftsmanship, rivals… MORE
Next-Gen Pilgrim Hats
Next-Gen Pilgrim Hats
Claudia Schulz Designs Wool-Felt Headwear for Autumn
Claudia Schulz has designed a set of hats which honor the past while infusing modern style. Just in time for fall, these nostalgic hats are wool-felt and are snug enough to keep you warm throughout the… MORE
Haute High Head Wraps
Haute High Head Wraps
Danielle Scutt Shows Towering Hair Accessories for Fall
Danielle Scutt’s Fall 2009 collection showed some great clothing, but what was more discussion-worthy were the head wraps worn by many of the models. The Danielle Scutt collection included towering black,… MORE
Candy Hats
Candy Hats
Will Cotton's Delicious Chapeaus Make for Scrumptious Accessories
Ever seen a candy hat? If you have ever thought that candy would look fantastic on a hat then you're in luck! Will Cotton has created some beautifully scrumptious head-worn sculptures that look just like… MORE

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