Isabel Marant has unexpectedly teamed floaty mini dresses with slouchy chain accented boots in her collection for Spring 2009. The contrast between the weightless frocks and the bulky, but trendy footwear make each stand out in its own glory, and yet merge into a surprisingly harmonized look.
Ultra-summery dresses with frills, lace and tiny shoulder straps look light as air in pale blue, olive and off-white. The footwear, which reminds one of the suede boots of the eighties, has been updated with metal chain details.
The overall style is ‘I may look cute as a button, but don’t mess with me.’ And if you have legs like these girls, I say - go with it!
Babydoll Dresses & Slouchy Footwear
Isabel Marant Spring 2009 Pairs Minis and Boots
Trend Themes
1. Summer Dresses with Slouchy Footwear - Opportunity for retailers to showcase a harmonized look of weightless dresses paired with modern bulky footwear.
2. Trendy Metal Chain Footwear - Opportunity for shoe makers to create slouchy boots with metal chain details for enhanced fashion taste.
3. Weightless Dresses with Suede Boots - Opportunity for designers to fuse the eighties' suede boots with ultra-summery, off-white, and pale blue dresses.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Industry - The fashion industry can leverage these trends by creating new collections and designs to align with the modern look.
2. Retail Industry - Retailers can showcase dressing styles that balance both comfort and fashion simultaneously to offer better customer satisfaction.
3. Shoe Industry - The shoe industry can produce slouchy boots with metal chain details to fulfill the market demand for trendy footwear.