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Ghoulish Fall Fashion

Drape Yourself In Body Parts

— August 29, 2007 — Unique
OK, this is just creepy. Hallowe'en is still two months away (only?!?) so there's no excuse to be parading such goulish outfits down a runway. This new "fashion" is all about draping yourself with fake human hands. A great trick-or-treat costume, but this style should be restricted to October 31st.

"This Fall designers want you take a 'hands on' approach, seriously," StyleDash comments. "Some creepy disembodied hands were groping Fall fashions down the runway in Comme des Garcons runway show and in the Benjamin Cho show. I can't even begin to imagine what these designers were thinking because this look is just plain scary. The only hands I want involved in my clothing (post production of course) are mine. Having a set of fake hands grabbing my breasts or 'knitting' my dress isn't necessary. It does kind of make me wonder what lucky hand model got paid to play a hand (pun intended) in this design."
Trend Themes
1. Ghoulish Fall Fashion - Fashion industry is tapping into the Halloween spirit to design clothes with creep body parts for the upcoming Fall season.
2. Disembodied Body Part Themed Accessories - Accessories industry is exploring market opportunities by creating jewelry or handbags with artificial body parts design, as seen in the Fall runway shows of Comme des Garcons and Benjamin Cho.
3. Body Horror Inspired Costumes - Costume industry is adapting its products to satisfy the demand for unsettling, body horror inspired outfits, incorporating fake human limbs or organs in their designs.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion - Fashion industry has the potential to disrupt the way we perceive clothing by blurring the lines between creepy and trendy fashion with creative use of body parts as accessories or designs.
2. Accessories - Accessories industry could think outside the box to spice up their product offerings via innovative designs featuring prosthetic limbs or organs as part of their collections inspired by the gruesome Halloween theme.
3. Costume - Costume industry has an opportunity to disrupt the dress-up tradition by offering unique and scary body horror costumes to cater to the demand of those who want to create shock and horror in the Halloween season.
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