"Go big or go home" seems to be the motto for most designers when it comes to Fall 2009 skirts.
Designers like D&G and Oscar de la Renta are opting for a more full-bodied look for mini skirts.
Much of Fall 2009's fashion includes structured jackets and thigh-high boots. The fuller mini will help balance those looks and keep you chic and stylish.
Implications - Celebrating the female body is becoming an important element in modern fashion. Consumers are not shying away from showing off their curves anymore, and the desire to flaunt these feminine aspects is in demand. It is important to women to embrace their natural figure instead of changing themselves. Designers are producing more full-figured styles to appeal to this surge in desire for the womanly figure.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Full-bodied Minis
- Designers are embracing a more full-bodied look for mini skirts, celebrating the female body and appealing to the desire to flaunt curves.
- Structured Jackets
- Structured jackets are a key fashion trend for Fall 2009, creating disruptive innovation opportunities for designers to explore new materials and styles.
- Thigh-high Boots
- Thigh-high boots are a popular accessory for Fall 2009, presenting opportunities for disruptive innovation in boot design and materials.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Fashion Design
- The fashion design industry can capitalize on the trend of full-bodied minis by creating new styles and designs that celebrate the female body.
- Textile Manufacturing
- The textile manufacturing industry can explore innovative materials and techniques to support the trend of structured jackets.
- Footwear
- The footwear industry can develop disruptive innovations in thigh-high boots by experimenting with unique designs and materials.
