Up-and-coming fashion designer Mark Fast describes his style as ‘gothic elegance.’ His collection for Spring/Summer 2009, shown at London Fashion Week and in this video, has been a hit with front-row viewers and fashion critics alike.
His dresses are body-hugging, lacy knits in solid red, black and blue and look fabulous teamed up with ultra-high gladiator stilettos. Swinging fringe accents the bottom of some of the gowns, adding movement to the otherwise skin-tight frocks.
In an interview with Dazed Digital he calls his designs ‘pseudo-metallic knitted body armour.’ Fast hopes to one day create costumes for Tim Burton films. Born in Canada, Fast now resides in East London.
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Gothic Fashion
- Designing wearable spider-web dresses and lacy knits in solid colors can bring an innovation in gothic fashion.
- Body-hugging Dresses
- Creating fringe accents on body-hugging dresses in solid colors can disrupt the clothing industry.
- Ultra-high Gladiator Stilettos
- Designing ultra-high gladiator stilettos to wear with body-hugging dresses can create an innovation in footwear fashion.
Sectors Adopting This
- Fashion
- Innovations in body-hugging dresses, gothic fashion and footwear can disrupt the fashion industry.
- Film Industry
- Fast's future potential to create costumes for Tim Burton films showcases an opportunity for innovation in the film industry.
- Textile Industry
- Hyper-focused textured materials and intricate knitting techniques in clothing have the potential to be disruptive innovations in the textile industry.
