To borrow from Zoolander's Mugatu, Franck Sorbier's Fall/Winter 2010/11 haute couture collection explores the boundaries of derelicte chic. Floor-sweeping dresses feature voluminous skirts created from crumpled brown paper and are finished with paper mache corsets. Corrugated cardboard and natural wooden pegs provide the final flourishing touches.
Another look employs Ritz Bits and M&M wrappers in a colorful pastiche of patchwork rubbish. Echoing Margiela's upcycling of vintage clutches, the main trend from the Paris haute couture collections seems to be one we can easily adopt ourselves.
'Derelicte' Chic
Franck Sorbier Raids the Bin for the Fall/Winter 2010/11 Couture Collection
Trend Themes
1. Derelicte Chic - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Exploring eco-friendly and sustainable fashion by incorporating recycled materials into couture collections.
2. Upcycling - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Reinventing vintage and discarded items to create unique and fashionable pieces.
3. Patchwork Rubbish - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Using unconventional materials like food wrappers to create visually appealing and sustainable fashion designs.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Transforming the fashion industry by incorporating eco-friendly practices and embracing upcycled materials.
2. Sustainable Fashion - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing new technologies and techniques to create fashion that is both stylish and environmentally friendly.
3. Recycling Industry - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborating with fashion designers to find innovative ways to repurpose and transform waste materials into high-end fashion products.